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August 29, 2009
"The Harwood Method" Hits Jungle Red!!
Yes, the wonderful women of the Jungle Red Writers Blog, especially my long-time news hero Hank Phillippi Ryan from Boston, introduced their readers to "The Harwood Method" on Friday. I had a complete blast doing this interview with Hank after I got to meet her during my Boston reading swing through Newtonville Books. What a night!
As they say at Jungle Red, "Writing Well Is the Best Revenge!"
Many thanks to Rosemary Harris, Hallie Ephron, Rhys Bowen, Jan Brogan, Roberta Isleib, and Hank Phillippi
Behind the Grammar with Mignon Fogarty (Grammar Girl)
In this podcast Mignon Fogarty, of Grammar Girl fame, stopped by to interview me for her new podcast, Behind the Grammar:
Listen up (download here) as we talk about:
* JACK WAKES UP
* infinitives
* why JACK WAKES UP is a good book to read on a plane or on the beach
* what my writing and revision process are like
* why the book is in the present tense
* how I use diction and syntax to distinguish characters
* how I planned my book tour
* the pros and cons of BookScan
* new projects including Author Web 2.0
August 24, 2009
Reading from JACK WAKES UP: Mysteries to Die For
I'm happy to present in its entirety a recording of a reading I did this summer at Mysteries To Die For, the wonderful independent mystery bookshop in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Listen To/Download the Reading here
Bigtime thanks to the staff and customers of Mysteries to Die For for having me visit, Joelle for coming along, and Aldo "Mystery Dawg" Calcagno for showing me the way(s) around and about L.A.
This photo is actually from my reading at Murder By The Book in Houston, another awesome bookseller I vi
August 20, 2009
Jack Palms Flick Blows Up!
More news this week from L.A's Ozzy Sheraton. This time it's Jack Palms that he's following. (Original post.)
Who does Jack Palms think he is, Sinatra or something?
Just weeks after announcing that he had secured private funding to produce "Shake It Up", the long-awaited sequel to his 1999 hit movie "Shake 'em Down", Palms has been dumped into a scandal that even this action hero might not be able to shake his way out of.
Former girlfriend and bartender Maxine Lopez dropped the big one on Palms, al
August 18, 2009
New Online Creative Writing Class at Stanford OWS
That's right: the registration for Stanford fall online creative writing classes is NOW LIVE!!
This fall I'm teaching The Gripping Read: Plot and Suspense for Fiction and Nonfiction. More info here: csp.stanford.edu
Class description follows here.
New Online Class Online at Stanford OWS
That's right: the registration for Stanford fall online creative writing classes is NOW LIVE!!
This fall I'm teaching The Gripping Read: Plot and Suspense for Fiction and Nonfiction. More info here: csp.stanford.edu
Class description follows.
Blogs of the Week!
Lately I've been the recipient of some awesome reviews and blog entries on the web. So I want to take a minute to shout out these sites:
First up is this HOT OFF THE EARPHONE-PRESSES interview that P.G. Holyfield just *finally* dropped. Sure, we recorded it way back in July, but who's counting? Listen up, pilgrim.
Danny Machal's Blog: DannyMachal.com Up and coming podcast author gives super review!
Andrew Jack, another up and comer, drops this review at AndrewJackWriting.com
I felt the love on the D
August 13, 2009
Harwood and Sigler spotted with Lindsay Lohan
Ozzy Sheraton reports this covert sighting of myself and fellow novelist Scott Sigler partying last weekend at an undisclosed San Francisco night club with Lindsay Lohan. You can bet this was the V.I.P. section, baby! No word yet on which of us went home with her.
If only I could remember anything that happened after I got there...
August 11, 2009
Hot Tub Cast™ 04: A Solution!
[image error] That's right! I got in the hot tub! (Direct Link to Episode. Listen here.)
Today I'm talking about how the book publishing industry could go forward, how it is completely different from either music or newspapers and what top execs might do to get around a possible Amazon or Apple takeover of the industry by monopolzing sales.
Let's call this: The Future of Books
I also cover some of your comments, feedback, my vacation, books I'm reading, and what's coming this fall in the way of new fiction on th
August 9, 2009
It's a Dog's World! (or: Happy Dog Day!)
Hadley Had a Birthday! That's right, some of you might remember last year's wondeful (to me, at least) experience of watching Hadley eat an entire pork steak without a fork or knife, doggy style. Well this year, she celebrates with a char-grilled buffalo burger, a side of sweet-potato fries, and her favorite: green beans! Check it out:
And yes, I've caved to the powers that be in the world of YouTube searches, which is why I've named this video, "Cute Dog Eats a Burger!" Bring on the hits!
