Any book with dogs as a pivotal plot point wrenches my heart
My friend and I read Nicole Helget's book, The End of the Wild, aloud to each other on a long road trip, driving home from Calgary, Alberta. We both loved it. Although a few reviewers have said, "What? Another dead mother?", the heaviness of Fern's grief seems...
TT after recent crashes
In the last few weeks, the Mankato cycling community has been plagued with crashes. One super serious one has left a friend in Mayo in Rochester, after having been run over by a car (no one's fault; just a random horrific accident). He's recovering, but it's...
Lanterne Rouge (Last place) in the Tour de France or in Writing?
I got a new perspective on being a dedicated writer who writes stories people like to read, but may never, ever make the best-seller list or win a national award. Last week, I completed this delightful book, about the back end of the Tour de France, by Max Leonard....
Nicollet Bike Gravel Ride to Morgan Creek Vineyard
Last night, I met some friends at Nicollet Bike Shop in Mankato to ride gravel roads out to Morgan Creek Vineyard, near New Ulm. First, let me say that I’ve just obtained a gravel bike in the last half year. I love exploring gravel roads alone or with a couple...
Thinking about promoting books and how stories get attention in the world
How a Debut Novel is like Jane Austen's Lizzy Bennet Rachael Hanel, in my writing group, posted this rather hilarious, but also disconcerting blog link on our group discussion page. I think it's so appropriate that I had to pass it along. It came along just as I was...
A great review of Jake Riley I had forgotten
I just had a flashback. My editor Mark McVeigh at HarperCollins for my first book, Jake Riley, Irreparably Damaged, called and left a voicemail because he was so excited about this review from Kirkus. He read the whole thing into my voicemail, and I saved that message...
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