The Divine Detail

“Caress the detail, the divine detail.” – Vladimir Nabokov I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but I do take a personal inventory when the calendar flips to the next

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Troubles, Great and Small

“Of all your troubles, great and small, the greatest are the ones that don’t happen at all.” – Thomas Carlyle What if agents don’t want my book? What if small

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Why Books?

“I’m not interested in writing short stories. Anything that doesn’t take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing.” – Cormac McCarthy I complain a

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What October Means to Me

“The world is a lot more fun when you approach it with an exuberant imperfection.” ― Chris Baty, founder of National Novel Writing Month Here in central Ohio, the weather

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As Far As You Can See

“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.” – Thomas Carlyle I’ve queried one hundred and five agents. From the results

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