Pithy Thoughts On Ghostwriting

“Ghostwriting requires the absence of ego, a kind and empathetic soul, a thespian’s ear, a diligent work ethic, a love for loneliness, a sense of humor, a love of all learning, a passing knowledge…

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How Hard is it Really?

Nowadays, many literary agents have blogs where they spew out raw numbers on how many queries they receive and how many new clients they sign. I read one recently that stated that in 2009 they…

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Hospital Fun facts

Things I did not know before I had open heart surgery. 1.  Even though they harvest veins from only one of your legs, they shave both of them. This may not seem like much to most, but I've been…

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He Lives!

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If I Die Before I Wake …

Tomorrow I get open heart surgery, and so I look at the computer screen and hope this is not my last blog entry.  The percentages favor that I should be blathering on well into the future, so I will…

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Editing Paranoia

"Editing?  No, no, no.  See, I spent years of my life on this work, connecting with my muse and channeling my inner creative spirit.  I can't let just anyone begin working on it like it's a car that…

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Copyright and Paranoia, Part 2

"I know I have to show my stuff to an agent or a publisher in order to get published, but then can't they steal it from me?" What is it with noobs and paranoia?  When they should be wracking their…

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Copyright and Paranoia, Part I

Sometimes in the course of one simple conversation with a would-be writer, an awful lot of commonly asked questions come up.  Take this exchange, for example:   “I’m going broke paying for…

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Rabbit Remembered

Here we go again with another Zukus eulogy.  The other day, John Updike, native of Shillington, PA, near Reading, died.  Updike was, in my humble estimation, the most talented writer of my lifetime.…

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NOT Sold Out!

Just got a call from the wonderful folks at the Lazy Dog Coffeehouse in beautiful downtown Minersville, PA.  As you can see from the opening page of this website, autographed copies of THE FOURTH…

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