Devil’s in the Details
They say the devil’s in the details—and I might tend to agree, in most contexts. In the context of writing fiction, though, for me the details are almost always more fun than w
The Bookshelf Diaries (an occasional series): Macan, Walker, Townshend, Chabon
“If you want to write, the first thing you need to do is read.” In the current lull before the next big push on the new book (which is fated to have a labor lasting many months
Tim Green Will Return
Well, we made it: welcome to 2013. New Year’s Day is the perfect time to talk about the future with one eye on the past, and that’s definitely the agenda for today. First up is
Secret World
The more Michael Chabon I read, the more I’d like invite him to lunch sometime. That semi-delusional sentence is not in fact as absurd as it might seem at on first read; I only l
English Electric
I have a love-hate relationship with a number of things. Technology. Grammar. And today’s adversary: research. I love research because I get to learn new things (no, really,
Thank You (Again)
On a day for giving thanks, I’ll start with these two: Thanks to Riffraf Magazine and Richard Fulco for your faithful support, including the fresh post about Believe in Me th
We Are One Tonight
Buckle in: this is going to take a minute. As I’ve mentioned before, Tim Green spends a lot more time in Believe in Me contemplating things like faith and destiny than I had
Desire
“Persistence,” a wise man once said to me, “is the whole ball of wax.” He was talking about finishing a novel, but the statement applies equally pretty much across the boar
Master of Time
A great novel is like the best acid trip in the history of the world. It lifts you out of your reality and places you in another one, with a new identity, a new environment, new pe
Making Movies
Maybe it’s the pace of life. Maybe it’s the overwhelming volume of choices we face every single day. Maybe it’s the near-death experience that our nation’s middle class h