September 25th, 2009

The Hour I First Believed

The Hour I First Believed: A Novel by Wally Lamb
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
At first I wasn’t so sure about this book . . . Eighty-odd pages into it, the protagonist/1st-person-narrator, Caelum Quirk, was a real jerk — one of those kind of people whom I avoid in real life. But the novel [...]

September 10th, 2009

Finding That Top Agent – Part I

Face it. It’s a jungle out there.  Finding a literary agent can be a confusing, agonizing, and frustrating ordeal. This ordeal is made even scarier by the fact that there are plenty of not-so-savory agents, ready to take advantage of the unwary, aspiring writer. Take Robert Fletcher at Writer’s Literary Agency, for example. In a [...]

September 2nd, 2009

I'm Home

First of all, I’m home safe and sound after being in Africa for almost five weeks — no problem (hakuna matata). Secondly, thank you to everyone who sent well wishes and prayers my way. I felt your strength and support throughout. Third, the mission trip was wildly successful, and I’m totally pumped yet again. Fourth, [...]