Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2008 | Comments Off
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
My review
rating: 5 of 5 starsTHE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss
This is my first review on Goodreads. I’ve enjoyed reading the reviews of others and hope mine is helpful. I just finished reading THE NAME OF THE WIND from DAW Books [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2008 | Comments Off
I CAN READ YOU LIKE A BOOK: how to spot the messages and emotions people are really sending with body language, by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch
I found this book at my work and took it home on a whim. It’s a quick read and is all about how to read body language and read [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2008 | Comments Off
Hello,
I spoke at Hawthorne Elementary School about four weeks ago and met a young man, Isaac, who asked me if he could interview me about dragons. He is writing a paper about dragons and wanted to ask me some questions. Of course, I said yes. He recently sent me the questions and here are my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2008 | Comments Off
Hello,
I received an email from a friend of an old friend. He wants to become a writer and sent me a summary of his ideas and a lot of history related to the basis of a high-concept fantasy novel. It sounded really interesting and I sent him this response, which I think contains some good [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2008 | Comments Off
Hello,
I spoke to a group of Boy Scouts yesterday at their weekly meeting. We talked about writing books and living the Boy Scout oath and law. I was invited by the Troop Leader, Rich Dorrans and his wife, Sharon—the Cub Scout Leader. They are great people and I am so happy to have met them. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2008 | Comments Off
My writer buddy, Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Name of the Wind, is doing an amazing fundraiser for a great charity, Heifer International. They buy animals (usually milk-producing cows–heifers) for poor people in Africa. Then the people can have milk for their family, and sell extra milk for an [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2008 | Comments Off
I had a great day today at Sprucewood Elementary School in Sandy, Utah. I spoke to the combined 5th and 6th grade classes, three of each, about 180 kids. They were a great group, a real tribute to their parents and teachers—especially Mrs. Simmons, Mr. Emmit and Ms. Blunt.
I spoke to them about writing [...]
