Here’s the premise of TOWN HOUSE, the novel by Tish Cohen that sold to FOX movie producers before it was picked up by HarperPerennial:
Jack Madigan lives in the delapidated, mammoth town house owned by his dead rock star father, Baz. Jack, who was kept in a crate as he toured with his father, now [...]
What are you afraid of? And if you want, tell a story to show what you do when you’re scared.
(Oh wait, there’s a bonus question because this is the last Question of the Week until September: What’s your favorite Hendrix tune?)
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I love this quote of Tish Cohen talking about phobias:
It won’t surprise many to hear [...]
People have asked me before if I’m really up blogging at midnight, and the answer is, No. I just set my blogs to load automatically, and right now, as this is loading, I’m at a friend’s house for a bonfire. I brought some tricky bits from my novel with me because that’s where my head [...]
Usually, if you’re talking to a writer, the term “close call” refers to a manuscript that’s made it to the final rounds. The rejection letter typically reads like a love note. And still, the bottom line is, No. Another door closes.
Most of us would opt for the other type of close call – the near-death [...]
Lines marking the road.
Lines of a journey.
Lines on a map.
Things to be crossed, followed, broken and blurred.
As writers we deal with all kinds of lines, and everything we see between them.
A funny thing occurred to me in this interview, a certain subjective quality to literature. Those broken lines, what line a writer follows [...]
Have you ever had a near-death experience? Tell me about it.
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Wednesday, Lance is back to interview Claire Cameron, author of THE LINE PAINTER. While you wait for the interview, you can “friend” both of them on MySpace.
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I got this cool news on Saturday night: Pulitzer-nominated author, Dave Eggers, picked something of mine for The Best [...]
You want to know who won the link-to-Tommy-Kane contest? You’ll have to get to the end of this post to find out who, and what she won.
Quick wrap this week because I am working like crazy to hit my deadline for novel edits, which has included the following activities:
1. curling up in a ball and [...]
I met Ken Barris last summer when I did a reading at A Touch of Madness in Cape Town, South Africa. He read for the open-mic portion of the evening. His reading was outstanding, and we got to talking about J.M. Coetzee’s DISGRACE, one of my favorites. He mentioned that his own book, which was [...]
Where do you live? State and country, please.
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Wednesday, South African writer, Ken Barris will be here to discuss Coetzee, tattoos, post-colonialism, poetry, and his newest book, WHAT KIND OF CHILD. I hope you’ll be back to join the conversation.
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Some etcetera: A shout out to the mighty Smith Magazine for the link, to E. I. Johnson, [...]
On Wednesday, Mr. Henderson and I celebrated our 15th anniversary (20th, if you count dating) by going to… a book signing! Can you tell who was in charge of planning?
We went to see the beautiful mindfreak who sometimes throws himself into a woodchipper for kicks. Oh yes!
Lucky I’m not a romantic because [...]
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