First of all, I'd like to announce that my novel The Auctioneer will be available as a free Kindle download at Amazon.com today (Monday) through Wednesday. You can just click on the picture of the book to the right on this page to take you there. If you haven't read it yet, this is a great chance to get it for free. If you like it, please leave a nice review on Amazon. If you don't, please just keep it to yourself. But I think you'll like it.
I got a nice message on my Facebook author page - https://www.facebook.com/garyspraguewriter - from a woman who read Bobby's House and wanted to let me know how much she enjoyed the book. That's always nice to hear. I really think more people like Bobby's House than any of my other books. I personally like Rock Star, but Bobby's House definitely has more action.
Yesterday was Easter. We had the usual egg hunt in the living room, but it was kind of easy for Sam and I think that next year we'll hide them throughout the house. Maybe even outdoors, weather permitting. I spent the afternoon spraying bleach on my shed to remove the little mildew spots and spraying them off. It worked well, and the hose peeled off quite a bit of paint so I won't have to scrape as much. I'm hoping to paint it by next weekend. After that, my next project is to clean the mildew spots from the house and paint it. The mildew shows because the house is white, so I need to remove it before painting. Because I'm very sore - particularly my shoulders - just from the little work I did yesterday, I may need to enlist a couple of teenagers who want to work for very little money to help me.
It's nice out again today. Because it is school vacation, I may take Sam to the beach this afternoon. I really should be writing, but that can wait. I have an article to write for Redbeacon and then I really have nothing that absolutely needs to be done.
I started watching Deadwood last week. I watched the entire series 5 or 6 years ago and thought it was just about the best dramatic series ever. After watching a few episodes this week, I have to say I was right. The character of Al Swearengen, played by Ian McShane, is one of the best ever on television. It's very rare to see an actor who captures a role so completely that he doesn't seem to be acting. I seem to remember that the series took a big dip during Season 2 but recovered for Season 3, the final season. I'm almost done Season 1, so I'll find out soon enough.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
My Interview with Our City Radio Portland Maine
This is the warmest day of the year and it is being very well received, at least in this house. Sunny and in the 60's. I went for a great walk and even did some raking. I'm going to grill burgers later, too. Winter is LONG, but days like today give you a glimpse of how nice it can be in Maine. It gives us all something to look forward to, at least.
The bad part about such a nice day is that I'm going to spend the next couple of hours in my basement office, working on my novel and writing articles for Redbeacon. Oh well, I've already enjoyed the sunshine.
I recently did an interview with Our City Radio Portland Maine. You can read it here. It's a truly fascinating look at me and my writing. Okay, maybe not fascinating. But it's a good way to learn a little bit about me and my writing process.
I'm reading Empire Falls, by Richard Russo. I read this book years ago and really enjoyed it, so I decided to revisit it. My wife walked by me as I was reading this morning and asked, "What are you smiling about?" I answered, "This book. He's such a good writer." You know you are reading a good book when you smile while reading it.
The bad part about such a nice day is that I'm going to spend the next couple of hours in my basement office, working on my novel and writing articles for Redbeacon. Oh well, I've already enjoyed the sunshine.
I recently did an interview with Our City Radio Portland Maine. You can read it here. It's a truly fascinating look at me and my writing. Okay, maybe not fascinating. But it's a good way to learn a little bit about me and my writing process.
I'm reading Empire Falls, by Richard Russo. I read this book years ago and really enjoyed it, so I decided to revisit it. My wife walked by me as I was reading this morning and asked, "What are you smiling about?" I answered, "This book. He's such a good writer." You know you are reading a good book when you smile while reading it.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Scripted.com, Free Bobby's House Download
Spring is here! Whether or not it will stay, I don't know. But the snow is almost gone and the temperature has been in the 40's all week. It may even get into the 50's tomorrow. It's a heat wave, mistah!
My laptop died a few weeks ago and I had to buy a new one. Aside from the painful cost, the purchase was also unpleasant because I'm expected to learn a new operating system. Every time I buy something new, it's completely different from before. The good news is, I was able to channel my frustration and write about it in my latest Sanford News article.
How is my latest novel going, you ask? Terribly bad, as my son would say. I can't seem to get any flow going. I've been working on it for over three months and I've written 4,000 words. Well, that's not true. I wrote over 20,000 words but it was honestly so awful that I had to start over. I may just shelf it and start something else, but I hate to do that. I still believe that the story will come around and I'll have it finished by this summer.
I've begun doing freelance editing at Scripted.com. I'm not doing much of it, but every little bit counts. It would pay pretty well if I could get more work. I enjoy doing it, too, which helps.
I'm currently reading Skinny Dip, by Carl Hiaasen. It's the third book I've read by him this year, and I'm really enjoying it. I'm also discovering that every book by him has similar characters in very similar situations. It's a very transparent formula (which is why it only took me three books to figure out), but it really works well and Carl Hiaasen's books are probably the funniest I've ever read.
Oh, I almost forgot - my novel Bobby's House is a free Kindle download all weekend at Amazon.com. Several people have said that it is my best novel, so be sure to read it and leave a glowing review!
My laptop died a few weeks ago and I had to buy a new one. Aside from the painful cost, the purchase was also unpleasant because I'm expected to learn a new operating system. Every time I buy something new, it's completely different from before. The good news is, I was able to channel my frustration and write about it in my latest Sanford News article.
How is my latest novel going, you ask? Terribly bad, as my son would say. I can't seem to get any flow going. I've been working on it for over three months and I've written 4,000 words. Well, that's not true. I wrote over 20,000 words but it was honestly so awful that I had to start over. I may just shelf it and start something else, but I hate to do that. I still believe that the story will come around and I'll have it finished by this summer.
I've begun doing freelance editing at Scripted.com. I'm not doing much of it, but every little bit counts. It would pay pretty well if I could get more work. I enjoy doing it, too, which helps.
I'm currently reading Skinny Dip, by Carl Hiaasen. It's the third book I've read by him this year, and I'm really enjoying it. I'm also discovering that every book by him has similar characters in very similar situations. It's a very transparent formula (which is why it only took me three books to figure out), but it really works well and Carl Hiaasen's books are probably the funniest I've ever read.
Oh, I almost forgot - my novel Bobby's House is a free Kindle download all weekend at Amazon.com. Several people have said that it is my best novel, so be sure to read it and leave a glowing review!
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