Source: Shitao, “Don’t ever let go of my hand…….” Last week I reported that I was doing an experiment on the Kindle Direct Publishing promo system. I wanted to see what would happen if I didn’t use the multi-pronged marketing […]
Experiments in Independent Publishing
Several weeks ago I used three of my Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) free days and watched 10,110 people download my novel, Beyond the Will of God. The book is currently priced at $2.99 (that will change in the fall and […]
The Adoption Option: Teen Pregnancy in America
The author with his first son in 1988. This blog, The Formality of Occurrence, began as a series of episodes that became the story of how I found my birthmother. I was adopted in 1958. My birth parents were both […]
Mobiusing the Self: Deep By Sound Alone
A review I did for TalkingWriting.com back in January of 2011 has been reposted as part of their summer “Writing and Music” feature. “Deep By Sound Alone,” (a magically crafted headline by Martha Nichols, founder and editor in chief at […]
Plagiarism and Other People’s Words: Welcome to the Revolution…or the Nuthouse
As an independent author, I am always tuned in to plagiarism and copyright issues. I’ve written on these topics already this year, but they are so vast and dynamic I want to first reiterate something important for all readers, writers, agents, […]
America’s Finest Are Coming: Teaching in The Age of Inspiration
A teacher in the making. When I was in college trying to figure out what I would do with my life, I knew that my “fall back” job could be as a teacher. It really didn’t matter what level of […]
Therapy for the Writer: Learning to Trust the Subuncular Mind
It’s all so simple! Years ago I learned how weird the creative mind is. Subconscious thought needs to be given a great deal of leeway in the artistic process. One of the first real short stories I wrote (real meaning […]
Teenage Wasteland: unanswered questions about the significance of music
For the past three decades I’ve been looking for novels and stories that illuminate the power of music. Rhythm linked with melody seems to go all the way to the depths of the human soul. This astonishes me. I have loved […]
On Beauty, Genius, and Paying Attention: Tim Williams Got Me Through So Much
“Morning of the Magicians”Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shitao/3197160727/in/set-72157625031441773 From about 1993 through 2000 I worked as best I could on my first novel. I am deeply indebted to nearly 20 friends and colleagues who read various drafts over that period. From 2000 through 2005 […]
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