I had another brush with Hollywood with a possible screen adaptation of my work. A small production company wanted to adapt one of my short stories into a TV pilot. After a few months of back and forth, the deal is effectively […]
Don’t make me go get my gun.“You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.”—Al Capone
Christmas is a great time to sit down and watch a movie. Well, I have a few go to movies that I always take in over Chrimbo to get me in the holiday mood. So here are my Xmas movie recommendations—some traditional […]
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.