"Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." This line, perhaps one of Broadway's most memorable and enigmatic lines, spoken by Blanche Dubois at the end of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire has special meaning for authors. I was thinking of that this morning when I noticed another rating on Goodreads for …
Tag: Writing
My new life …
Stephen King has a routine, as do many writers. For Mr. King, mornings are for writing. Afternoons are for walking and reading. This is a plan I am adopting in this, my new life as a full-time novelist. As a morning person, I'm embracing Mr. King's routine. Summers are especially productive. As early as 5:30 …
A little trumpet fanfare, please …
I've hit it—the 100-books-sold mark for my novel, CAIRNAERIE. I am elated and enormously grateful for all those friends and acquaintances who have read it and shared it and reviewed it on Facebook and Goodreads. For a writer, having your work appreciated—even loved—is the epitome of success. Now begins the real work of finding new readers …
98 books in 98 days …
When I checked my book stats on Friday, I had sold 98 books. That's 98 books in 98 days since releasing CAIRNAERIE. YAY! HOORAY! YIPEE! This morning came 99 and number 100 is coming. I wish I could thank the person who will put me over the top and help me hit this very significant …
The book about the monkey …
When I was in third or fourth grade, I checked a book out of my school's library. The story was about a monkey and a bookstore. That's all I remember about the story except that I loved it so much, and when I returned it to the library, I asked the librarian if the author …
Step 3,065 …
There is no step one when you write a book, unless you consider being born that initiation. My personal love affair with words began as a child. My mother, an avid reader, did what good moms do. She read to us. There was one requested book, Rudyard Kiplings' "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," that …
A few words or more … about writing
Writing is a craft every bit as much as woodworking or painting or knitting. It requires one to learn the basic techniques and then move beyond to the nuances and subtleties. To begin to master the craft. Yet writing cannot be mastered, at least in the same way that woodworking or sewing might be mastered. …
M.K.B. Graham 