Raiders of the Lost Notebook
The "Lost Notebook" sounds like something that Indiana Jones would pursue through jungles and...
How Many Words Should You Write Per Day?
I’m not sure how he did it, but the late Michael Crichton supposedly wrote 10,000 words a day,...
VeggieTales, the Bunny Song, and King Nebuchadnezzar
You may recall the classic VeggieTales video, Rack, Shack, and Benny, where the scheming zucchini,...
Safe at Home
With a portrait of Abraham Lincoln looking on, Jackie Robinson sat at the mahogany desk across...
Where is the Best Spot for Writing?
Whenever I see somebody writing in a noisy coffee shop, tapping away on a laptop, I wonder how in...
Of Moose and Men in 2nd Printing
My latest book, Of Moose and Men, has gone into its second printing three months after rolling off...
The Cauldron and the Chalice
Two Irish lads, Jim Quinn and Paddy Flanagan, were digging around in a potato field in 1878 when...
The Philistines! A Major New Find Announced
I like the way that NPR begins its report on a major new archaeological discovery: "There's no...
Infernal Machines: Civil War Submarines
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate," businessman Thomas J.Watson...