Morning Shill
As we approach the release date of my epoch shatteringly wonderful novel, Dismantle the Sun, I will unfortunately be doing a good deal more shilling, frequently hooking it onto some barely…
Favorite Historical Novels
Over the weekend, Laila Lalami asked her twitter followers what their favorite historical novels were. My choice was the oddly structured and unforgettable Crossing the River by Caryl Philips. Share your…
Everything is Connected to Everything Else
Charles Stross posted about Scrivener, a word processing program that allows authors to organize their long projects in all sorts of useful ways to facilitate catching continuity errors and snip…
Come Inside a Prize Jury’s Mind
I've heard from some of my more famous acquaintances about what it's like to serve on a prize jury, but Michael Cunningham takes us deep inside the decision making of…
Firsties!
In honor of my first post, rather than stolidly introducing myself, the author, to you, the you, I thought I'd honor some of my favorite firsts: specifically, the first lines…