Some sports-minded writing advice for the aspiring scribes: Authors are like point guards in that we’re as good, or as bad, as the decisions we make. Setting, story structure, dialogue, …
A few weeks ago I announced that I was confirmed for the 2026 Printers Row Lit Fest, and that My Fighting Family and I were finally coming back to Chicago. …
First, a confession: I suck at networking. I’m worse at Circling Back than I am at schmoozing, and I schmooze about as well as Carl Lewis sings national anthems. My …
Yes, you read that headline right. My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and The Battles That Made Us is coming back to Chicago in person, on stage, at the biggest …
Yes, I posted a few months ago about a sports writers’ retreat scheduled for October, where I was slated to join the faculty. And no, the event never came to …
Last week over on LinkedIn I had a chat with my followers about the reality of life as a published author, and it started like this: Myth: Writers spend three …
When I give advice, I’m not just talking. And if I’m counselling you on something I’m also invested in the outcome, so I wouldn’t suggest an action I know could …
You read the headline right. This October I’m heading west for a two-week stint as a faculty member at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, where I’ll help direct …
Back with another personal invitation. If Super Bowl Sunday is a secular holiday, then Super Bowl Saturday is the new Christmas Eve, and if you’re in the area I’d love …
Just a quick note to celebrate another lap around the sun for My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and The Battles That Made Us, which officially hit bookstore shelves two …