Calling all bargain hunters: the price of Game of Sails: an Olympic Love Story is increasing to $4.99 on Jan 1, 2012. You must order soon to get the book at its introductory price. There are three main reasons for this price increase. 1. I’ve received a lot of feedback that “I would’ve paid more” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Oliver’s Surprise’
Boats Meet Books in Newport
September 20th, 2010
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Five tips for selling books in non-traditional venues
The Rising of a Star?
March 25th, 2010
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The freedom to set your own writing goals is both a blessing and a curse.
The Christmas of Books
December 22nd, 2009
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Look no further for that perfect gift – visit your local bookstore.
Linking it all Together
November 10th, 2009
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Last week, a really nice article appeared in the New London Day, about–of all things–me. Back in the late nineteen hundreds I used to read the Day on an, ahem, “Daily” basis, as a student at Connecticut College. So the story seemed somehow more significant than the others that have appeared in newspapers around the country. The [...]
What’s a Rough Draft?
October 25th, 2009
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Digging the story out of my imagination and putting it into words should be the hard part.
A Writer’s Three Hats
July 15th, 2009
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One of the most challenging aspects of being a writer, especially in today’s world, is that we must wear at least three hats. First we don our Writer cap (a hard hat, of course) and construct a story that is original or funny or touching or, even better, all of the above. Once the creative [...]
Closing the Door, Again
July 15th, 2009
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“Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” Stephen King, “On Writing” It’s been a busy year since “Oliver’s Surprise” went to press. Book signings, visits to book stores, meetings with the publisher, author blogs. Best of all has been talking with so many kids and adults who’ve taken Oliver into their imaginations. [...]
