I got a rejection letter with a bonus today. It was a company to which I had applied to work writing some documentation; while I didn’t make their final cut for interviews, the person who wrote the email said that the intriguing reviews of my novel inspired her to order it. So one more sale, [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 22, 2008
Brick and mortar, here I come!
Gathering Grace has made its debut in a real brick and mortar store: Balderdash Books and Art, a small independent Seattle (Greenwood neighborhood) bookseller, has a few copies to sell! And it’s just a few doors down from the Wayward, where I’ll be reading from it next Friday evening (August 29th.)
So if you’re in the [...]
August 20, 2008
Why Superheroes?
I have three “in-general” theories about why folks like superheros:
Theory One: I like Good vs. Evil fights because they are so much simpler than the slings and arrows of slogging through every day. Superhero fiction usually revolves around battles between Good and Evil. Even when the line between them starts to gray, redemption lies in [...]
August 19, 2008
Public Reading by the Cape and Cowl Collective
Did you know I’m a co-founder? It’s true – author Nathan Crowder and I have joined forces to create the Cape and Cowl Collective. It’s a group for those who write, read, and support fiction with Superhero themes, like my Gathering Grace. Nathan and I will be reading from our novels August 29th at 8pm [...]
August 14, 2008
Post One: Torreybird’s a Writer
“There’s no secret handshake.”
This is the phrase that most sticks with me from my first professional event as an author. I had written a novel, gotten it published, and now I’m trying to get people interested in it. Gathering Grace has its own website, it’s listed on Amazon, and available from bookstores and the publisher [...]
