Monthly Archives: January 2008

THE LIAR’S DIARY Blog Day

Today, over 300 bloggers, including bestsellers, Emmy winners, movie makers, and publishing houses have come together to talk about THE LIAR’S DIARY by Patry Francis. Why? To give the book the attention it deserves on its release day while Patry takes the time she needs to heal from cancer.
Before I talk about this book, I’d […]

Reminder: Tomorrow is THE LIAR’S DIARY Blog Day

Here’s a reminder that tomorrow is THE LIAR’S DIARY Blog Day, and more than 300 of you said, “Count me in!”

THE LIAR’S DIARY at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Powell’s
My post will go up at midnight tomorrow, and you are more than welcome to take any text, photos, audio or video you like in order […]

Weekly Wrap: Penn Station

I am deep into my second round of book edits, and I’ve been very busy helping to get things ready for THE LIAR’S DIARY Blog Day (which is Tuesday, January 29th), so I’m just going to give you a quick tour for the weekly wrap.
All of the public transportation I take funnels me through Penn […]

Top 5 with Dan Passamaneck

Tell me 5 things you notice today.

My guest today, Dan Passamaneck, is going to take a slightly different angle on this question and will give his five reasons why it’s important to notice what’s going on around you. If you want to add to his list, feel free.
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1. It’s interesting. Noticing things helps […]

Question of the Week: Public Transportation

What mode of public transportation do you take most often? And tell a story of one of those travels.

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Wednesday, Dan Passamaneck will be here. Dan runs the compassionately observant and heartwarming blog, The Chucklehut, and his book proposal called FELLOW TRAVELERS is about the people he observes while taking public transport around the Bay Area. […]

Weekly Wrap: Some Fabulous News

It’s been absolutely killing me not to share this news. But I’m going to have the amazing Lance Reynald do the honors. I am so very happy for him, you have no idea! Here’s Lance…
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This week’s wrap seems such a hard one to start. It feels as though it’s such a long one coming, but […]

Reynald’s Rap: Lance chats with Monica Drake

One of the most important motivations behind my move to Portland was literature.
The city is home to the Wordstock Festival, Powell’s City of Books, Tin House Magazine and the Independent Publishing Resource Center.
Before I even made my first trip to visit I’d wandered it’s streets with Katherine Dunn in Geek Love, learned its secrets with […]

Question of the Week: Clown

Do you have a memory involving a clown? I want to hear it.

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Wednesday, Lance will interview Monica Drake, the author of CLOWN GIRL. And P.S., he’s also going to do Friday’s Weekly Wrap because he has some news to share!

Weekly Wrap: The Flip-Side of Loss

The times I didn’t think I’d live through, the ones I wouldn’t wish upon anyone and hope to never experience again, are the very times that made me wiser, more compassionate and forgiving, a better lover and friend.
I started to write about a couple of life-changing experiences I’ve had with loss - I’ve had more […]

David Habbin, Robin Lerner

Today I want to introduce you to David Habbin, a tenor with one foot in opera and the other in pop, and Robin Lerner, a songwriter who stuck with her notebooks full of poetry and lyrics until she found herself writing for singers like Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Luther Vandross, Bette Midler, and Patti LaBelle. […]