Because no other media outlet has requested an interview with me since the release of my latest novel, Island No. 6, I decided to interview myself and to ask the types of questions that actually interest me rather than the typically banal ones interviewer’s tend to ask.
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Compared to What?
In other words, leave the low-hanging, easily attainable fruit for the lazy others, and reach for the unattainable. In so doing, even if we fall short of our goal, we’re all likely to do and be more than we ever imagined possible.
The “F-Word”
There are only two sorts of people who expect life to be fair: children and fools.
All the Rage!!!!
Going forward, I hope to exercise my rage according to Aristotle’s standards, directed to the right person, in the right degree, at the right time, and for the right purpose.
In the “Spirit” of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
With Halloween and Dia de los Muertos just around the corner, I thought I’d share an excerpt from my second novel, Goodness Falls, the climax for which occurs on The Day of the Dead (Nov. 2nd).
Nuns Marching
Last night, I dreamed of nuns marching.
There’s No Life in a Vacuum
“We all live in a world where our behaviors impact those with whom we share space. None of us live in a vacuum.”
Book Clubs (and male strippers)
I love book clubs. I especially love book clubs that choose my novels for reading and discussion! I really, really love book clubs when they invite me to their gathering to discuss my novels and my writing process!!
Shakespeare, the Plague, and Me: Turning Tragedy into Opportunity
“I can either choose to allow the drastic diminishment of social activity to drive me to sadness and stagnancy or I can view the unasked for hours of downtime as an opportunity for learning, self-improvement on a number of fronts, working on the next novel, and/or all of the above.”
Pastiche Makes Perfect
I’m often asked where the ideas for my novels come from. Typically, they are inspired by existing stories: those I teach and those I’ve enjoyed. My most recent effort, Island No. 6, can best be described as a Patchwork Pastiche of some of those stories. In literature, a pastiche is a text that celebrates anotherContinue reading “Pastiche Makes Perfect”
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