Marketing My Writing: Part II
The following is the second essay in a series (that I might or might not continue to write) exploring my own curiosity and dread at having to market my first novel. “Like-Watching,” and Facebook...
View ArticleBook Cover Revealed
There is an old advertising strategy called “pulsing,” whereby the advertiser will begin many months before an event or product release by dangling a “teaser” to consumers. Then, as we get closer to...
View ArticleGoodreads
American Fraternity Man is now on Goodreads. Help a brother out, and add it to your “want to read” or “currently reading” (or whatever) shelves. And whenever you’re finished, just give it a little...
View ArticleThe Drunken Odyssey
Just prior to my book release party this past Saturday, I sat down with John King, host of the literary/writing life podcast “The Drunken Odyssey.” It’s a fun conversation. We talk about my book...
View ArticleMarketing My Writing Part III: Amazon
Yesterday, I finished creating my Amazon author profile. It’s right here, and it feels really good to have that tiny corner of Amazon all to myself. There’s something official about appearing on...
View ArticleMarketing My Writing Part IV: Blurbs
It is with great pride that I submit to you the following statements about American Fraternity Man, written by authors for whom I have tremendous respect: The culture of Greek life is both skewered...
View ArticleBook Trailer – American Fraternity Man
The first American Fraternity Man book trailer is on the YouTubes. Share and share alike! Soon, I’ll write a posting about my experience with book trailers, my feelings about book trailers as a genre,...
View ArticleFunctionally Literate
(Hope to see you there! Super-stoked about this, especially because it might very well be the last reading at Urban ReThink. So come. Be part of history.)
View ArticleThe Reviews Are In…
I’ll be flying to Chicago tomorrow to say goodbye to a much-loved uncle. I write a great deal about the struggles and difficulties that we face when attempting to be “the right kind of man” in a...
View ArticleAmerican Fraternity Man – A Halloween Excerpt
In honor of Halloween, a short excerpt from my novel American Fraternity Man (with some never-bef0re-seen “deleted” material that had been left on the cutting room floor, but which I’ve recovered for...
View ArticleOrlando
Oh. hello there. The week after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub was a difficult one for many of us in Orlando. I tried to organize my thoughts in comic form, posted the images on Facebook, and then...
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