During a recent interview with a women’s magazine, a traveling writer was asked if there was anything special he did for his wife when he was away from home, and…View post

Remember: Book readings are serious literary affairs and should always be treated as such:

There are lots of reasons to write. Here’s one, a Facebook message I just discovered from several months ago. Name redacted: Im a firefighter back home in Upstate NY, rural…View post

A day off the road in a hotel room is a glorious thing in the middle of a self-propelled book tour, although these door-hangers make me unreasonably grumpy: Nope. I’m…View post

Grateful to my friend Phil for this post. Nervous about it, too, because I know many of my friends, neighbors, and acquaintances don’t feel the same about this particular word.…View post