Monday, October 25, 2010

A letter to Timm

I  think I tried to send this to you before; this is my book page at Shelfari (owned by Amazon).  A few jokes here, but not hilarious. (This  is sort of a contest to get mentioned in their newsletter, which probably has total circulation of 37 readers.)
 
Just click on the various categories to read the unconsidered marks of the Author, who is no grand fellow. He was caught recently having supper over the kitchen sink.  He somehow managed  to have a grand allergy sneeze which sent his shredded wheat flying through his nose.  A harrowing experience.
 
 
I spent much of this week at these two Amazon sites.  Was proud of myself that I figured out  how to use a feed to have blog sent to my Author page. 
 
Also trying to get the Inside the Book thing done at Amazon.  Even flirted with having book converted into a Kindle edtion so people could have the option of not reading Hidalgo on online, as well as current option of not reading it in print.
 
But it's been fun to fill in some of the blanks in the author page.  
 
Dan not the Man (as Musical was called, I think) but the Wreck that  avoided tall buildings and speeding bullets.
 

Friday, October 22, 2010

Hello.

Attention Amazon Shoppers: I'm adding this blog to my author page, as it needs something. All it has now is a bio and a vintage  photo of the author at  the age  of eight, which was  taken by my dad in 1953.  (I know this because Dad had thoughtfully printed the year on the back--a very rare instance of photo dating in my family.)

 I thought maybe my Commonplace Book might be of interest to Amazon readers, as it is basically clippings about books,writers, and writing.

Today I'm posting a link to E. B. White's Paris Review interview. Happy reading!

http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4155/the-art-of-the-essay-no-1-e-b-white