Pet noir?

by | Jul 10, 2008 | Uncategorized

Just heard that my short story, “Dumb Beasts,” has been accepted for Deadfall: Crime Stories by New England Authors, to be published in November by Level Best Books, a multiple-award-winning small publisher up here in New England. I’m tremendously...

How not to write

by | Jul 8, 2008 | Boston Globe

Now, there are clearly Kathryn Harrison fans out there, but I’m not one of them. I just found While They Slept, her take on the Gilley family tragedy to be narcissistic and unnecessary.

Writers on writing

by | Jul 7, 2008 | Caroline Leavitt, Writers on Writing

Maybe it’s because I’m teaching writing again, but I love this interview between Ann Patchett and Elizabeth McCracken. And, yes, I stole it – as all good ideas are stolen – in this case from good buddy and excellent novelist Caroline Leavitt...

All About Agatha

by | Jul 3, 2008 | Agatha Christie

Did you know Agatha Christie only received 25 pounds for her first mystery, The Mysterious Affair at Styles? And that wasn’t even an advance. She only got that because someone agreed to serialize it, and that was her take.I’ve been asked to write the...