Hello and greetings once again from the House that St. Paddy built! (I don't know if anyone actually calls Ireland that, but it worked for the Yankees with Babe Ruth, so I thought I'd spin it. Probably for the last time.) In my last communique, I told you about all the Christmas fun I was … Continue reading Dublin Dispatch #4 – A New Year in Dublin
Month: December 2017
Dublin Dispatch #3: Christmas in Dublin
Hello, and Seasons Greetings from Ireland! I've yet to be deported! And in spite of the fact that when I thought I heard Craig say, "expense account" he was actually saying "You're expensive, get out!" I'm still having an insanely good time. Excuse me. Of course what I meant to say was that I'm working … Continue reading Dublin Dispatch #3: Christmas in Dublin
The Big Email Boom
I use a nifty service called MailChimp, that I heartily endorse to anyone who needs to develop an email subscription list. It's worked well for me, and I've used the free plan since I began using email to market my books. I have absolutely zero complaints with it. I mentioned a while ago that my … Continue reading The Big Email Boom
Ireland Research Dispatch #2
Hi! It's your old buddy, S.J.V., writing again from the Emerald Isle, which contrary to what you may believe is not a gentleman's club in Oz, but is a colorful name for Ireland, setting of the upcoming SpyCo novella, Assignment: Dublin. This is day number flrthiflr of my research trip. [Editor's Note: "flrthiflr" is the sound Scott's … Continue reading Ireland Research Dispatch #2
Full-Fledged Announcement
Recently my writing partner Craig A. Hart, who magnanimously opted not to kill me after I leaked certain details about our next book, revealed the cover of said next book, essentially letting me off the hook altogether. Take a look: Pretty jazzy, huh? Notice anything? If you take a look at any … Continue reading Full-Fledged Announcement
Some Things I Can Tell You…
... others must remain unspoken. What are your talking about, you lunatic? (Don't you just love it when I read your mind and ask the question you were thinking? I'm talking about the conversation that took place earlier today between myself and a certain author from Iowa City, namely my writing partner on the SpyCo … Continue reading Some Things I Can Tell You…
A Bad Time for Funk
When it comes to music, there is no such thing as a bad time for funk. As Stanley Clarke so eloquently tells us, "Funk is Its Own Reward." (See his album entitled "East River Drive," if you don't believe me.) I'm always threatening to make myself a playlist called "Funk," containing all the songs that … Continue reading A Bad Time for Funk
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