The original Starbucks want ad. From a newspaper. Going home again to find the want ad Was it Thomas Wolfe who said you can’t go home again? Not sure why he said it. For me it was easy to jump in my car and drove two hours east to my birthplace of Dayton, Ohio.... Continue Reading →
Now that I’m a novelist
Yesterday morning at this time my backside was here. I was revising, rewriting, reworking -you name it- my second novel, "Back outta the World". This morning, I am using that very same backside to sit in the same chair and use the same keyboard. However that exact backside now proudly supports a novelist. Since you... Continue Reading →
Ohio River Traditions
Whitman. Twain. Melville. VanSchaik. (I’m the tan one) Yes, that is a list of a few of America’s greatest writers. But it means something else to me. You see, every summer for the past five years, I’ve managed to take a short mid year holiday at a rental house on the Ohio River. I discovered... Continue Reading →
A dream for my novel
"Society often forgives the criminal....it never forgives the dreamer. - Oscar Wilde I am willing to write this post on the proposition that anyone reading it has had daydreams for their novel, whether it is finished yet or not. A side bet I would make is that the dreams are not of the novel ending... Continue Reading →
What to do with Tripio?
There it sits a few feet away. In book form. My book. The novel I wrote. What to do with it? The box actually arrived three days ago. I knew what was in the box and opened it with a kitchen knife. Tripio was bigger and thicker than I thought and expected. It didn’t “feel”... Continue Reading →
I asked for a review and received much more
I want my historical fiction novel, Tripio, to sell. And sell. And sell some more. If you have a book on Amazon, then I assume that is a goal of yours as well. To that end, I recently attended a class on just that subject. The class was called, “How to sell more books on... Continue Reading →
Please answer this question!
And the question is this. The following is the question: Do you know what a Tripio is? Have you heard or seen it used anywhere in any context? I know that is actually two questions but there may be two parts to any given answer so... The reason I am seeking help from you all... Continue Reading →
When Amazon was a river
I have done it now. I have just signed up for a class at the Indiana Writer's Center called "How to sell more books on Amazon". As some of you know, my historical fiction , or "Starbucks"novel, Tripio, was published on Amazon last year on April 13th. I'm sure a lot of you are asking... Continue Reading →
Writing Back outta the World
“I’m sittin’ in first class and they can all kiss my ass, ‘cuase I’m goin’ back baby, back outta world.” Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band - Back Out Of The World - 1987 album - Amerasia Headed Back outta the World In Tripio, Jay is writing Back outta the World, which is his... Continue Reading →
Grow your own story
May 2, 2017., 8:36 AM: “Just finished meditation preceded by candle exercise and yoga. In the meditation I found the name of my novel- ‘Chicago Days’ is Tripio!” The above entry is from a more recent SotM (Sketchbook of the Mind) and captures my process, my technique, my style and my approach to writing perfectly.... Continue Reading →