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January 27, 2014
My short story - My Little Children - is free for your Kindle...
My short story - My Little Children - is free for your Kindle (.mobi file) now through the month of February to anyone who subscribes to my New Release Mailing List.
Just a warning: the story is a little fucked up…
And a special shout-out to John Sumrow for his excellent cover design!
January 26, 2014
"The rewrites are a struggle right now. Sometimes I wish writing a book could just be easy for me at..."
sumrow:
Watching The Last Unicorn with George R.R. Martin. :)...
Watching The Last Unicorn with George R.R. Martin. :) #GOT (at jean cocteau)
My good friend John Sumrow hanging out with George R.R. Martin in Santa Fe for an exclusive screening of… The Last Unicorn?
January 15, 2014
"What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the Earth not because we were..."
January 13, 2014
"In many cases when a reader puts a story aside because it ‘got boring,’ the boredom arose because..."
Reading is Intellectual Freedom!
I have a difficult time imagining...
January 11, 2014
smithsonianmag:
That “Old Book Smell” Is a Mix of Grass and...
That “Old Book Smell” Is a Mix of Grass and Vanilla
Photo: David Flores
Smell is chemistry, and the chemistry of old books gives your cherished tomes their scent. As a book ages, the chemical compounds used—the glue, the paper, the ink–begin to break down. And, as they do, they release volatile compounds—the source of the smell. A common smell of old books, says the International League for Antiquarian Booksellers, is a hint of vanilla: “Lignin, which is present in all wood-based paper, is closely related to vanillin. As it breaks down, the lignin grants old books that faint vanilla scent.”
A study in 2009 looked into the smell of old books, finding that the complex scent was a mix of “hundreds of so-called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released into the air from the paper,” says the Telegraph. Here’s how Matija Strlic, the lead scientist behind that study, described the smell of an old book:
A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much a part of the book as its contents.
Ed note: What makes rain smell so good?
Love me that old-book smell. I’ve considered hanging an old book in my car just to keep it fresh. ;)
January 9, 2014
I'm a Failure!
January 8, 2014
MARROW’S PIT is available for advanced reading by...
MARROW’S PIT is available for advanced reading by professional book reviewers and bloggers over at NetGalley.com.
If you’re an eager reader awaiting the official release, it’s coming in March! For a reminder, sign up on my New Release Mailing List (which I only use to announce new releases) and be the first to hear about it!
