Wm. Stage's Blog - Posts Tagged "new-book"

My 1st blog post ever. I like the idea of being among a community of avid readers. I have a new book coming out in just 1 month. Creatures On Display is my 11th book and first full-length novel. It's also the first book I've ever done while NOT WRITING for a newspaper, and, believe me, that was a luxury. I was a journalist / columnist here in St. Louis for 33 years, from 1980 to 2013, and one thing I learned to like was deadlines. I gave myself a deadline of 1 year to write this novel, and I did just that. Of course, I spent another 5 months fine-tuning it, but the story had been completed to my satisfaction in a year. Sometimes people ask me to help them write a book or even write the whole thing for them. I have to think they really have no idea what they're asking, because writing a book takes an incredible amount of self-discipline over a prolonged period; I'll do that for myself and the chosen task, however daunting, but I can't muster the willpower to write a book for someone else - even if they were to pay me handsomely, I don't think I could. Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself, and throw out a few lines about my work. Cheers, Wm. StageCreatures On DisplayNot Waving, Drowning: Stories Mound City ChroniclesFading Ads of St. LouisFool for LifePainted Ad: A Postcard Book of Vintage Brick Wall SignsThe Practical Guide To Process Serving 3rd Edition