The new year has brought new opportunities. An interview on Spilling Ink, a podcast about the writing life. Revising and editing really can make or break a story. Decisions, decision, decisions. I personally go through countless edits on everything I write. Even the theater reviews I do, and that can be rough with such tight … [Read more...]
2017 Accomplishments
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas, 8 days of Chanukah, and, today, a great Boxing Day. For some us, 2017 has been a rough and tumble year. Yet, there have been some positives. For me, the publication of Jenna's Gang of Deadheads, the inclusion of "Mary's Zombies" in Vegas Strong: A Charity Anthology, a collection of works to benefit … [Read more...]
I made the news
I made the news, and didn't know it! The Las Vegas Weekly wrote a lovely article on the release of Vegas Strong: A Charity Anthology. The book is a compilation of short stories with the city the common thread tying them together. I wrote a piece, titled Mary's Zombies," specifically for the project. I thought it might be a chance to offer a … [Read more...]
Release date set
After a couple months of delays, the official release date has been announced by the publisher for Nathan's Clan of Deadheads. That turns out to be a pretty nice Christmas present. Many thanks go out to my editor, Alicia Dean, for keeping me on the straight and narrow. She find minute things which we writers have a tendency to overlook because … [Read more...]
A well-guvnored opening
There is some kind of a weird symbiosis here; LVLT loves British comedy and, evidently, British comedy loves LVLT. That successful relationship is front and center with One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean, now playing on the main stage. The play is based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, written and performed in Italy in 1746. The … [Read more...]