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“The Mountain Between Us”
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Wed, December 09, 2009
A link to my next book. Due out June 1st, 2010. ;-)
Highland’s, North Carolina This Weekend
Posted in Events on Wed, August 05, 2009
Aug. 8th, 3-5 pm. I’ll be signing, talking, and shaking hands at Cyrano’s. One of my all-time favorite bookstores. If you’re in the neighborhood, come see us. Main Street. Can’t miss it.
Talk with Me on Barnes and Noble’s On-Line Bookclub
Posted in Book Clubs on Tue, August 04, 2009
My publisher has teamed up with Barnes and Noble to feature “Where the River Ends” in their general fiction discussion for the month of August. If books are your thing, and you’d like to ’join the discussion‘ I’ll be dropping in every day or so to try and answer questions or add my two cents. I’m not quite sure how it all works, but I imagine we can figure it out.
My First 14’er
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Fri, July 24, 2009
Mountains have always had an allure with me. “It’s there. Let’s go climb it.”
Christy and I were in Colorado with the boys this summer and I got to climb Mt. Princeton. My first 14’er. Meaning, it’s peak sits above 14,000’. A great moment. Also, pics from my time on the ropes course. Another good moment.
The Truth About My Next Book
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Tue, July 21, 2009
Here’s the deal…last year, “Where the River Ends” released sometime in June. Maybe July. Can’t remember. It’s all a blur. Its second week, River hit the NYT bestseller list. It landed at #35, stayed there a week, and then some other unkind book knocked it off, but I’m not bitter about it. A few more counseling sessions and I should be okay.
My publisher then sent me on tour—for which I’m thankful. A great tour. Something like 20-30 cities, maybe more, as far north as Boston, west as Texas, south as Orlando and east as Italy. Christy and I returned from Florence towards the end of October.
During all of this, I was trying to finish a manuscript. Not ideal conditions but neither was the gulag when Solzhenitsyn was writing. I have no room to complain. I submitted that manuscript the week following Thanksgiving. Two weeks later, my agent, Chris, called…
My Facebook Page
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Wed, June 24, 2009
Christy told me I needed to do this. Currently, I have zero friends. Sort of makes me wonder.
For My Spanish-Speaking friends
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, May 11, 2009
Vice Versa publishing bought the Spanish translation rights to Where the River Ends. They asked me to say a few words in Spanish. I did and posted the video on my Flickr account. Please forgive my pitiful Spanish.
My Next Book
Posted in Book Research on Wed, April 22, 2009
In my latest book, (due out Spring of next year) I’ve crashed a small plane in the mountains of Utah. A rather remote place called the Uintas. Leaving two strangers stranded. More about that later.
Last week, I and two friends flew out there for some ‘research.’ Take a look.
A Fish Story
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, April 09, 2009
We went fishing over Spring Break. Our middle son, John T., caught a shovel nose shark. Reeled it in himself. Nice, huh?
Thoughts for Writers
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, February 19, 2009
A friend sent this to me. Too good not to post. Enjoy.
Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across the country.