Monthly Archives: August 2008

My August Storytellers Unplugged essay is online. It’s called Publishing…and publishing well and discusses my philosophy about publishing book-length works. Canada is coming alive at the Olympics — we’re up to seven, now. Two gold, 1 silver and four bronze. … Continue reading →

Canada has hurtled from last place in overall medals into 17th, racking up one of each in the last twenty-four hours. A gold in wrestling, a silver in rowing and a bronze in wrestling. I watched Manhunter last night. I’ve … Continue reading →

One thing I’ll say about Eureka. The writers know how to take a metaphor and beat it to death. This week’s episode was about “pressure.” Academic pressure, wedding pressure, pressure to make diamonds, job pressure. Still, it’s a cute show. … Continue reading →

Canada: still zero I’m nearing the end of Red Dragon. Harris seems to find it necessary to explicate his monsters. The forward momentum of the book is spoiled by several chapters that delve back to the killer’s childhood and the … Continue reading →

Still zero. Slap some skis or skates on us and we’re golden. Not sure what to do with this liquid water stuff. Does that happen often? I’m tearing through Red Dragon, making notes in the margin so I can find … Continue reading →

As I mentioned yesterday, I did a submission log inventory and realized that a few of my stories had been sitting in slush piles for a woefully long time. I sent out queries after the ones out the longest that … Continue reading →

I read the new Joe Lansdale novel, Leather Maiden, this weekend, finishing it this morning. A great crime novel with touches of the trademark Lansdale humor, though not quite as much as in a Hap and Leonard novel. The main … Continue reading →

I liked Burn Notice last night, but then again I’ve rarely been disappointed by the show. Michael’s mother wasn’t around at all, though she’s usually good for a couple of interesting scenes. I like the way they delay identifying a … Continue reading →

This week’s Eureka was pretty amusing, with the cad of a scientist reverting to snakelike form in the biosphere. I’m wondering about the significance of the last minute or so, when the efficiency expert finds evidence that scientists in Eureka … Continue reading →

Nothing so exciting as a tropical storm today. The local media is making fun of itself (well, poking fun at each other, actually) over the hyped up coverage for what ended up being a rainstorm. Hours and hours of coverage, … Continue reading →