Father's Day and Other Things

Wow, I just realized how pitiful my posts have been lately, and decided that, hey, why stop the trend now. Father's Day was especially fun this year. My three-year-old son got me a pair of stereo headphones for my iPod Touch, which was very thoughtful of him. My eleven-year-old daughter got me a book, The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones, which I 'd rather be reading right now. This was followed by an awesome day at Dorney Park. <<<<>>>> The...

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Library Event

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, welcome to Thursday. Hope you enjoy your stay.This weekend I will be volunteering at my local library, either reading to children or stocking shelves or both. Every year my library has a book sale, hardcovers for 2 bucks, paperbacks for 50 cents. Later in the week, the deal gets even sweeter: all the books you can fit in your bag for 1 or 2 bucks. I get nearly a year's...

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Lottery Tickets

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, rub thy magical blog to receive three wishes.On good advice from the writer Steve Vernon, I try to think of my work as more of a lottery ticket than a piece of art. Thinking in those terms keeps disappointment to a minimum. Hey, you don't really expect to win the lottery, but if it happens ... So this week I sent out lottery tickets to some of the agents I met at the BEA...

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The BEA/Writer's Digest Aftermath

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild ... hmm, this mud on my blog smells like crap.I'm sure you've all been refreshing this site, waiting at the edges of your RSS feeders for my tales of the Writer's Digest conference, and wondering when my story will be in your fingers. The wait is over!Please standby while my ego deflates ...OK, so the conference wasn't bad. Most of the panels, at least the ones not trying...

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