Recently, I was thinking about the mistakes I’ve made in my writing career. There have been a few. But what career doesn’t have some? Screw-ups are all part of learning…as long as you don’t keep making the same ones again and again. […]
If you want your wings then… ”Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.”—G.K. Chesterton
Ah crap! I think I’m turning into my dad. I’m doing things he’s done. No, no, no, this can’t be happening. I’m original! I’m a rebel with a cause. I’m mad, bad and dangerous to know. And other stuff that makes me […]
I do quite a few talks on the craft and business of writing, so when I see something that I can use during a presentation as an example I pounce on it. So when I saw someone using copyrighted images on the […]
Gotta love the bright side of things.“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” ~Irv Kupcinet
Well, I pulled it off! I’m back from Long Beach, California and the biggest gig of my writing career (thus far). I was the toastmaster for this year’s Bouchercon (aka the World Mystery Convention). I was honored to have been asked seeing […]
SIMON SEZ is dark this week as I’ll be emceeing this year’s BOUCHERCON. See you in a week.
Because it’s my wedding anniversary next week. “‘I am’ is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that ‘I do’ is the longest sentence?” ~George Carlin
Maybe it’s because it’s Guy Fawkes Day that I’m in peevish and rambunctious kind of mood at the moment. I could be quite Zen about it all and let go of my irritation, but I don’t want to. Sometimes bottling these things […]
As people are aware, well I hope they’re aware, I am the toastmaster at this year’s Bouchercon (aka the World Mystery Convention) to be held in Long Beach, California next week. With every Bouchercon, the convention supports a couple of local charities. […]