Programmer, Writer, Mom
Posted in Writing/Reading on Dec 9th, 2009
A while back I had an interesting conversation over dinner with three other writers. One asked what Biggie Smalls would do if he was a writer. She went on to offer that he would look for and eventually control the vertical market around his work. What would that look like for an author? The answer [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Nov 8th, 2009
I just finished Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. It is not entirely fair to compare these writers to Janet Evanovich. Janet’s books tend to be almost a light cozy. Sex and violence are minimally on the page or completely off screen. Janet’s stories are intriguing but not complicated. The characters [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Aug 9th, 2009
Last Friday night, I listened to the New York Times Best-selling author Steve Martini talk about writing in general and his Paul Madriani series in particular at Village Books. He was discussing his latest book, “Guardian of Lies.” While listening to him recount his path to publishing and to his current book in the Madriani series, he [...]