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March 5, 2012
Harlan Coben Shares His Knowledge
I recently posted The Center for Fiction's Masters Class interview with literary legend Elmore Leonard. It was a goldmine of writing advice, and generally enjoyable for anyone who loves books.
The master of the hook-and-twist, Harlan Coben, is the Center's latest guest speaker, and now he shares his tips for writing, and talks about his process. I've met Harlan in person before and he's a great guy, full of energy and humor. I'm also a HUGE fan of his books. Enjoy
February 7, 2012
Elmore Leonard Shares His Wisdom
The Center for Fiction in New York City has started their Writers Masters series. Each month they are holding a seminar/discussion/Q&A with some extremely talented authors. Most recenlty they sat down with literary legend Elmore Leonard. At 86 years old, he's sharp as a tack and pretty damn funny. He goes over his "10 Rules for Writing" -- which is a must for ANYBODY writing fiction. Enjoy.
Next week Harlan Coben is speaking. I can't wait to see that.
February 1, 2012
Happy Birthday to REGRET -- FREE for 3 Days!
It's hard to believe, but now that we've entered the month of February it's been a whole year since REGRET was made available on Amazon.
I want to say Thank You to everybody who has read, downloaded, or been a part of REGRET during any step of the process. This is a team sport.
To celebrate the one year milestone I've made REGRET available as a FREE download on Amazon for the next 3 days. The promotion will end at midnight Friday. So if you haven't had a chance to read the book yet, now...
January 31, 2012
Why I published as Dan Dawkins
Some authors hide behind Pen Names, and for good reason. Go take a look at all the authors in the Erotica Genre and think about how many of them are actually using their real name. Not many, is my guess. Sex is human nature, but discussing it in public, or (gasp!) writing descriptive tales of threesomes is for some reason frowned upon in society, often met with exclamations of You need Jesus! Yet, readers gobble these things up like Skittles, and authors can make good money writing for them. ...
January 30, 2012
New Website is Now Live!
Hello Friends, Family, Readers, Search Engine Crawlers, and those of you who accidentally clicked the wrong link in your Google search results. Thanks for stopping by!
Today we're all making web history! Okay, no, not really, but there is some good news: My new website is now live! (cheers, applause, tootie-horns -- Hey, I hear you booing! -- streamers fly, champagne glasses clink)
It's not very flashy, no bells and whistles; let's call it the Cormac McCarthy of websites. Simple, yet...
