Failing again. Failing better.
For four volumes now, Locke & Key has repeatedly demonstrated why it should be at the top of your “to read” list. Not “comics to read,” but “works of fiction to read.” It is so well written and beautifully illustrated that it will go toe to toe with anything else on your list. After I…
So NaNoWriMo wrapped up last Friday, and I successfully completed the challenge. One the one hand, it’s probably a bit too early to write this post, as I don’t realize the best lessons from an event until long after. For example, I didn’t really figure out lessons from my first marathon until a couple years…
Sorry for the extremely late post today. I had a lunch meeting with my editor; I conducted an interview for an upcoming article, and most importantly, I crossed the 50,000-word barrier! My first NaNoWriMo, and I won! I’ll write a post later about lessons learned, but for now, I’m celebrating with some dinner, some bourbon,…
As someone who lives in the DC area and is a fan of HBO’s “The Wire,” I felt I had to pick up a George Pelecanos book at some point. I decided to start with THE CUT because it was one of his latest, and it was the first book to introduce a new protagonist,…
Sorry, no real post today. My bathroom renovation is winding down today, so I need to go through the checklist of items; I’m getting a haircut today; I have 5,000 words left in NaNoWriMo for the month; and I’m meeting a friend from out of town for dinner. So instead of a real post, I…