Chat with a New York Times-bestselling author

I'm honored to have been invited to present author Michael Koryta for an author talk in Franklin, Indiana, on March 27. A native of Bloomington, Indiana, Michael is a New York Times-bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages and has won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book... Continue Reading →

Writing Tip: How to conduct an in-person interview

Many of us writers are good at researching topics in books or online or coming up with cool stuff in our own heads. But there are some instances where we can only get the kind of information we want from talking to an actual human being. This is especially true if we want to know... Continue Reading →

Variety of topics on tap at writers conference; and I’ll be presenting one of them

I'm thrilled to have been asked to give a presentation at the Spring Writers in Columbus, Indiana, on April 25. The conference will be held at the YES Cinema, 328 Jackson St., and will feature four speakers. Besides my talk, entitled "Researching Non-Fiction:  From personal interviews to document discovery," the other topics presented will be "Breathing... Continue Reading →

Updates, updates and yet more updates

It's finally time to exhale. After a couple of months of book signings, talks and several trips to the Milwaukee area, my schedule (where my book is concerned anyway) has finally settled down just a bit. We had 11 author events in the past three months, highlighted by a three-suburb, one-day tour in the Milwaukee... Continue Reading →

Some great news!

It's been a great hour or two here  tonight. 1) Jim Higgins of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted a very nice review of the book and announcement of my busy schedule this coming Saturday. This is Milwaukee's major metropolitan daily newspaper.2) WUWM 89.7FM Milwaukee will re-run my interview on the Buddy Schumacher book tomorrow (Oct. 9) about... Continue Reading →

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