I FOUND AN TYPO!
I tend to write like I talk, which is closer to my boots than my brain. As such (and despite the loving care of any number of despairing editors), I…View post
Category: FAQ
I get asked these questions, well, frequently. Just click for the answers. I can’t guarantee that they are the right answers, but they are my best attempt to balance hope with reality. Many of them are lifted straight from emails I sent to some of the folks who have asked these questions previously. Some of the answers are a little disappointing or daunting. A guy sure doesn’t want to be a downer. But I wouldn’t want to insult you with anything less than a frank answer. When I say I’m a lucky guy, I mean it. I just wrote and wrote and wrote for years, and then one day (after nearly a decade of writing every day and submitting work every month) the marbles aligned, not that the metaphor is perfect. I’m still trying to keep those marbles in line, and the table is forever tipping.
How Can We Help You Make the Most Money?
Every now and then someone asks a question along the following lines (in this case I am quoting a fellow named Dennis): Do you make more money if I buy…View post
Coop Discussion Guide (plus a ham joke)
(hardcover version here) First, a thank you to Redbery Books and the Brick House Cafe in Cable for hosting the recent Spring Book Club dinner in Cable, Wisconsin, where the…View post
Will You Read/Review/Write About My Book?
[UPDATED in 2014] Every week I receive a number of manuscripts, books, and email attachments from authors requesting that I read the material and provide them with a review or…View post
The Rectum? Really?
In Coop I included a section on bovine artificial insemination. Although I strive to write only the most delicate prose, at one point I do set a scene in which…View post