Monthly Archives: August 2009

After a late start, the hurricane season is off and racing, with a 1-2-3 punch of storms being named all within a day. The most serious of them, Bill, looks like it might be what is called a “fish storm,” … Continue reading →

I finished my review of Audrey’s Door last night and sent it off to Dead Reckonings. Two months ahead of deadline, no less. I’m in desk-clearing mode again. This morning I wrote my Storytellers Unplugged essay, which I’ll proof this … Continue reading →

This is the first full review I’ve seen for Tesseracts Thirteen. The punch line: “hands down recommendation from me on Tesseracts 13. Whatever it takes to get this collection in your hands….you will not be disappointed!” Had to work late … Continue reading →

I went back to work this morning on my review of Audrey’s Door for Dead Reckonings #6. It’s a fairly long piece, 1500 words, and I think I’ve got it more or less in the shape I want. Another couple … Continue reading →

I turned in the 1000-word review of Under the Dome to Cemetery Dance last night. I think it actually turned out to be closer to 1100 words, but that was as short as I could make it in the time allotted. … Continue reading →

I finished Under the Dome this morning. Took me less than four days. My right shoulder is a little sore from holding the book up while I lay in bed reading. I’m going to recommend that people work out to … Continue reading →

I made it to page 900 of Under the Dome by the end of this morning’s reading session. I’ve pretty much abandoned everything else to meet this deadline. I received the book on Tuesday evening and I’ll finish it tomorrow, … Continue reading →

I’m putting pretty much everything else aside to read Under the Dome. My evening is spent reading, as is my morning writing time slot. I’m about 555 pages in after two days, so I think I’ll be able to finish … Continue reading →

I received the 1080-page book last night. I opened the front door to speak with someone collecting signatures for a petition–a very perky young lady named Scarlett–and there it was, leaning up against the doorframe like a stack of bricks. … Continue reading →

A very clever conclusion to The Closer last night. They had people confessing left, right and center, and the DA thought for a moment that the real confession was going to be inadmissible because the suspect (a rather eleventh hour … Continue reading →