This is the first of many introspective/exploratory chapters where the narrator is trying to piece together exactly what is happening to him. High on stream of consciousness, low on dialogue. I’ve always hated writing dialogue, which is probably one of the many reasons I abandoned my screenwriting training and wrote a novel instead. Most of…
Commentary 2: Two Of Us
A bowling league felt like a neat place to kick off the journey and was a setting I hadn’t seen explored in literature before. It also allowed me to include a few nods to bowlers and teams I had encountered over the course of my short semi-recreational league bowling career. Once Bowlingus got his nickname…
The Movie
Got a call a few days ago from a friend in the industry. He circulated his copy of Timely Persuasion around the office and said it generated interest faster than anything he’d ever seen. I’ve been commissioned to convert the book into a screenplay (with an option for a sequel) in a mid six-figure deal…
Commentary 1: One
While the prologue seemed to write itself in a single sitting, I was at a loss for how to kick off the first real chapter. Two paragraphs in and I was already at my first roadblock. How would I ever write an entire novel? It was then that I got some help from my younger…
Commentary: Prologue
Ok. Here’s the long awaited debut of the chapter by chapter commentary posts. Let me start at the start, then take it away… Once I decided to write a time travel novel, the first idea to be brainstormed was a character going back in time to save his relationship with the one that got away….
iPhone Version on TextOnPhone.com
Attention iPhone and iPod Touch users: Timely Persuasion is now part of the catalog at TextOnPhone, a special eBook platform with 25,000+ titles. To check it out, visit www.textonphone.com from an iPhone or iPod Touch. After registering, click on the “Featured Authors” button near the bottom. As of today you’ll find me on the third…
Origin Story
Back from my trip and ready to kick off the series of behind the scenes and commentary posts. But before we go chapter by chapter, it feels like a little more detail on the origins of the project would be appropriate. I alluded to the “Maybe I’ll write a book” quote in the first post. …
Paperbacks & Vacation
Word on the street is that paperbacks are starting to arrive in people’s mailboxes. Great to hear that the pool of “readers” is about to move past the original handpicked dozen or so who read the early evolving drafts. Very exciting times as I wait in eager anticipation of some candid reviews. I’m heading out…
Original Ideas
When I made my little joking reference to Lost in the launch post on Friday, I hadn’t actually watched the most recent episode that had aired the night before. Â (We time shift and are usually a couple days behind.) Â So when I got around to watching it on launch night, I was surprised to see…
PDF for Read an eBook Week
I’ve added a half price PDF version of the book to the Lulu store to complement the free online html edition for the tech savvy in the audience. There’s also a free, password protected PDF version available this week only in honor of Read an eBook Week. What’s the password? Clues are available in the…