The Risks Authors Take, Part IIThe Risks Authors Take, Part Deux (or “Runnin’ with the Pack Dogs”), in which we discuss who’s having the most fun publishing booksJan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
Philip Wylie: A Man For All SeasonsThe 1942 critique of American mores that rattled the country through 20 reprintings and an updated editionDec 12, 2021Dec 12, 2021
Marketing Strategies for Today’s AuthorWhat can we learn from the simplicity of yesterday’s marketing techniques?Dec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021
Enjoy a great read and support cycling safety too!My journey on bicycles and a special offerNov 21, 2021Nov 21, 2021
A Modern Day Search for DiogenesEach and every member of the publishing business wants to see books get reviewed. Today, reviews are, shall we say, the electronic or…Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
The Independent Publishers of New England Kills It With Their Virtual ConferenceFull disclosure: I’m not in Boston but rather in Florida, but nevertheless I attended the Independent Publishers of New England 10th Annual…Nov 6, 2021Nov 6, 2021
Wanna NaNoWriMo With Me?Several years ago I was working on a novel about this same time of year. I’d begun it quite a few months earlier at my home in Boston, but…Oct 24, 2021Oct 24, 2021
Days of Contemplating Life and DeathClifford Wayne Gabbard, born May 4, 1952, passed away at his home in Tucson, Arizona on Aug. 21, 2021. He is survived by his loving…Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
FreedomMy wife figures she’s been cooped up in the house for a year and a half — me, maybe not quite — but for both of us, taking a weekend drive…Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
al and MisfortueA Bicycling Odyssey ReminiscenceThe Best Bike Ride of My Life — To DateAug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
A Modern Odyssey: Bridge Across the OceanI began writing this novel over ten years ago. It’s felt like being Odysseus, trying to find his way home to Ithaca, but the shore is now…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021
Book Review: The Best of Brevity”When Rose Metal Press asked if I would consider writing a review of a forthcoming book entitled The Best of Brevity, I thought, Why not? I…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
“A Time for Mercy” by John GrishamI hadn’t read a John Grisham novel for some time, but when I saw A Time for Mercy* I was really primed for a great lawyer-courtroom…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Book Review: “Underland, A Deep Time Journey” by Robert MacfarlaneI grew up in South Dakota’s Black Hills, a small mountain range that looks as if it had gotten pushed up out of the flat prairie earth…Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
Announcing Joshua Tree Interactive’s First Associate EditorIt’s an honor to announce the promotion of Victoria “Tori” Merkle to Associate Editor at Joshua Tree Interactive. Tori began working for…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Making The SwerveLet me begin by saying Stephen Greenblatt is an absolutely marvelous storyteller. He captured my interest immediately and held it in an…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020