Image by Eric Kilby via Flickr Lately, I’ve been busy getting the second Johnny Denovo novel, “The Green Monster,” ready to publish. This has included last-minute proofreading, letting new people read it to make sure it’s as good as possible, and dealing with the author’s version of stagefright. The reason for the stagefright stems from [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Literacy Means More than Reading
Posted in Housekeeping, Mental Health, Research, Thinking Out Loud, tagged literacy, misinformation on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia As an author, the issues of literacy and book purchasing always interest me. And since I write mysteries, I also like a good detective story. So when the two combined this morning, I had to write a quick post about it. Yesterday, a friend pointed me to an article decrying the lack [...]
A Good Sign for “The Green Monster”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, Green Monster, Red Sox on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Having people willing to read early drafts of a novel is indispensable to an author. When you’re tackling subjects you think you know but want to be absolutely sure, these volunteers become even more vital. “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” is now at the publisher, but last-minute changes are still [...]
Can’t Put It Down!
Posted in The Books, Thinking Out Loud on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The most flattering comments I’ve received about “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” are those when readers tell me they couldn’t put it down, often reading the novel in one day or a weekend. Here are a few quotes: I took your book with me and read it in ONE DAY! It’s a cliche, [...]
Weather Metaphors
Posted in Thinking Out Loud on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Summer is approaching, and the first heat waves have raced across the United States, causing tornadoes, thunderstorms, and human discomfort. Heat travels in waves, but cold snaps. These simple differences point to the way in which we capture metaphors in our daily language. Weather is abundant with these small but important linguistic [...]



