The great author John D. MacDonald would have turned 100 years old this coming Sunday, July 24th. If you love thrillers like me, one obvious way to celebrate is by reading a John D. MacDonald book or short story. But it’s also appropriate to celebrate by reflecting on his life, his influences, and his legacy. […]
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How Did Hemingway Get Any Writing Done?!?
I’ve written several times about real life homes of famous authors: Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to name a couple. But there’s another author who is famous for his home… You know who I’m talking about, right? The home is in Key West, and the writer is Ernest Hemingway. The novelist was born in […]
How Powerful is Imagination?
Reading is one of the most wonderful things I ever learned to do. I’m guessing it’s one of your pleasures, too. What do you want to get from a good book? Many readers tell me they want to escape into another world and completely forget about their own. Writers who can give us the words […]
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