The other day I saw where they wanted to rename Greenland, Graceland. And change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Elvis. All right. Just kidding. But the point is, you got the joke, right? Truth is, the King is still ubiquitous nearly 50 years after his untimely death. Ubiquitous? Oh, that’s just a…… Continue reading Elvis needs boats
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Go cat go
Early on in my journey to publication I held to the belief that the art of writing is an endeavor of pure creativity. Come to find out, it’s actually governed by a surprisingly rigid set of “storytelling” rules and tropes. Oddly enough, one of the most famous of these involves a kitty. In “Last Bridge…… Continue reading Go cat go
Trying to get to you
It’s a juggling act these days: Playing book marketer slash promoter while at the same time knuckling down at the keyboard banging out a sequel. With apologies to The Shirelles, Mama never said there’d be days like this. A month into the world of being published and let’s just say the learning curve is steep.…… Continue reading Trying to get to you
All shook up
Today is the day. The day every aspiring author dreams of. My book is out. And for the first time I can say: Buy it here. I’m under no illusions that some magical transformation will take place in my life now that the day has arrived. But publishing a book is a singular achievement. Many…… Continue reading All shook up
You Gave Me A Mountain
There’s a moment in my novel, Last Bridge to Memphis, where the character of “Danny” (who is Elvis, still alive and kickin’ in the late 1980s), is having severe second thoughts about getting back on the horse, so to speak. The chapter in which this takes place is titled, “You Gave Me A Mountain,” and…… Continue reading You Gave Me A Mountain
We’re doin’ this
There’s so much opportunity today for a writer to get their work published. They call it “self-publishing.” It’s now possible for virtually anyone with a decent story to tell to be an author. Still, I tried and I tried to go the traditional route (visions of my book stacked high on a front table at…… Continue reading We’re doin’ this
Too much monkey business
You stand outside in the cruel, late winter chill. Your heart races. Your blood pressure boils. Sweaty hands clutch like death on the handle of the four-wheeled conveyance in front of you. The doors slide apart. Open your wallet and prepare to bleed out. You’ve entered the field of battle. Your neighborhood supermarket. https://youtu.be/k_hiSGmzVUM?si=_qY7JjKVg1FchSGZ Like…… Continue reading Too much monkey business
Always an Elvis angle
King Kong and the Empire State Building. Abe Lincoln and Illinois. Stephen King and Maine. Some personalities and places are just synonymous with each other. It’s like that with Elvis Presley and Las Vegas.And now we have the bombastic Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs to further memorialize this connection at the end of…… Continue reading Always an Elvis angle
Another King and “Fairy Tale”
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll plays a big part in my unpublished novel, but today I want to talk a little about another King. Stephen King. I’ve read lots of Stephen King novels going all the way back to The Stand. If I had to choose, I’d say he’s among my favorite reads. Those…… Continue reading Another King and “Fairy Tale”
Agent Elvis
This post is about agents. About Elvis. About a tasteless Netflix show called Agent Elvis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McHgb1_6UNw One and done on Netflix and for good reason. Let’s start with the agent part. Specifically, literary agents. Agent Admittedly, I’m a novice at all this author stuff. Until last spring I’d never submitted a novel for consideration to…… Continue reading Agent Elvis