writing

What do cooking and writing have in common?

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A nice little observation in the Harvard Business Review combining Anthony Bourdain, business, and–in my case–writing. First found on The Passive Guy, but visit HBR for the original!

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How to Spend the First 10 Minutes of Your Day

by Ron Friedman  |   8:00 AM June 19, 2014

If you’re working in the kitchen of Anthony Bourdain, legendary chef of Brasserie Les Halles, best-selling author, and famed television personality, you don’t dare so much as boil hot water without attending to a ritual that’s essential for any self-respecting chef: mise-en-place.

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The Wicked Flee – An Explanation

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cliff_notes_twfSome readers have expressed disappointment/concern that there’s “less Marty” in the latest book, The Wicked Flee.

I’ve put together an elucidation of why I did what I did that might help explain things, including some tricks of the trade that I employed to put some spice in the book.

Check it out and feel free to leave comments or ask questions!

Scribl, Patreon, & Noisetrade

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scriblI’ve recently come across three interesting web sites—Scribl, Patreon, and Noisetrade–that could potentially benefit both writers and readers. Each has its own new twist on book distribution, which is exciting to see, since the democratization of the internet (and of the ebook industry) is often in question.

I’ll cover each of these new sites in a different post over the next week or two. First, up…Scribl! [Read more…]