And now for something completely different… a conversation! I’m excited to interview Kourtney Heintz, author of the recently published novel "The Six Train to Wisconsin." I’ve been following Kourtney’s blog for more than a year. I was honored that she chose to interview me about CreateSpace when she was deciding what publishing route to take. ... Continue Reading →
A storyteller in search of a genre
If you had asked me a month ago what kind of books I write, I would have said "literary fiction." Today, I'm not so sure. Some novelists set out with the explicit intention of writing a mystery, a thriller, a fantasy, or a young adult paranormal romance. I'm not one of them. Much as I'm... Continue Reading →
The math of publishing—authors and independent bookstores on the same page
Yesterday, I visited Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park, a wonderful local bookstore that, thanks to community support and local investment, came back to life after being shut down in 2005. I was thrilled to discover that Kepler’s had ordered several copies of “Dance of Souls” at the request of a local book club, which has... Continue Reading →