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Wherein Someone Says Something Slightly Positive About Something I Wrote

By jim_snowden July 3, 2013Books

From yesterday's review of Dismantle the Sun. (Thanks, Indie Books R Us): Every-so-often, a book comes along that I can’t put down. I don’t want to rhapsodize about this book, because that’s…

Townbuilding

By jim_snowden May 20, 2013Writing

Literary fiction writers don't usually have to do quite as much world building as their science fiction and fantasy colleagues. We work mostly with existing locations, either past or present.…

So Over it Contest #20: Two. Two Is Good. Edition

By jim_snowden May 17, 2013Contest

No winners for So Over It #19. The answer is 3632 Skyline Dr., Jackson, Mississippi. The location is historic because it was here on June 12th, 1963 that Medgar Evers,…

So Over It Contest #19: Way Down South Edition

By jim_snowden May 10, 2013Contest1 Comment

No winners for the 18th edition of the contest. (Cue sad trombone sound). The location was Page Hall, on the Caltech Campus. I lived there during the summer of 1985…

Should You Go For The Creative Writing MFA?

By jim_snowden April 24, 2013The Larger World

The first, most honest, and initially least helpful answer I can toss your way is "Damned if I know." It's one of those questions where the pros and cons are…

Review: Dismantle the Sun is “Wrenching”

By jim_snowden April 22, 2013Books, Criticism

I certainly hope so. (From Dactyl Review) Dismantle the Sun (Booktrope, 324 pages) is literary, but if you are looking for a novel of bright sunshine, lollipops along with skittles and…

We Have A Situation Here

By jim_snowden April 4, 2013Writing

Of all the frequently asked questions tossed at writers, in letters, at readings, or in interviews, the reigning champion of frequency remains "Where do you get your ideas?" Now being…

The Coen Brothers Have Optioned Dismantle the Sun

By jim_snowden April 1, 2013Movies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Directors Joel and Ethan Coen, the academy award winning auteurs behind True Grit, No Country For Old Men, and Fargo, may soon return to their midwestern roots. Through their production…

Greetings, Book Club Members

By jim_snowden March 26, 2013Books

Dismantle the Sun is now listed at readerscircle.org, a website that connects book clubs with authors like me. How fortunate that I am an author like me. Check it out.

The Worst Book Cover Ever

By jim_snowden March 25, 2013Books, Movies1 Comment

Only yesterday I was making a few suggestions about what the Summer of Long Knives cover should be. Basically, I suggested a theme and left it at that. The cover…