UPON FURTHER REVIEW…
I’ve often bemoaned the fact that it took me so darned long, ten years, to get my first novel published after I began seriously writing fiction. I understand there’s a learning curve involved and that almost all novelists have to follow the arc of that curve to learn the craft. But ten years? Perhaps–and there’s…
Read MoreYOUR EBOOK IS HOW MUCH!?
I was doing a little chest beating last week, talking to my brother on the phone and telling him about Eyewall’s success on Amazon.com as the “Kindle Daily Deal.” On October 11, the Seattle-based retail giant dropped the price of Eyewall’s eBook edition to 99¢ for the day. And faster than you could shout “Fire…
Read MoreYOU KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE A BAD DAY WHEN…
You know it’s going to be a bad day when… Your wife tells you you’ve got your shirt on backwards. Well, look, it was early. I wasn’t totally awake when I got dressed. And I thought it was just a high-necked tee shirt. Ironically, however, it’s turning out to be a good day. Thanks to…
Read MoreEYEWALL, SUPERCELL AND…?
Fans and friends, I’d love your input on something: namely, the title of my next book. As I’ve mentioned earlier, it’s a more traditional thriller (relative to Eyewall) set in Atlanta and dealing with bioterrorism, specifically weaponized Ebola. Ebola, if you aren’t aware, is one of the most deadly viruses on Earth. By the way,…
Read MoreKATIA, JANET AND LABOR DAY
Labor Day weekend is approaching and with it, Tropical Storm–soon-to-be-Hurricane–Katia. Katia, a derivative of the Greek name Yekaterina, would have been the J-storm this year except for that upstart, short-lived interloper, Jose. Thus, by the hair of our collective chinny chin chins, did we miss a real-life approximation of the fictional set-up in Eyewall: the…
Read MoreIRENE AND GHOSTS OF HURRICANES PAST
Hurricane Irene is stalking toward the U.S. on a track that will affect tens of millions of people. Once departing the Outer Banks of North Carolina late Saturday, it looks as though she’ll churn NNE along or just off the Delmarva Peninsula and Jersey Shore, putting Long Island in her crosshairs. Irene’s course is expected…
Read MoreIRENE EYEING NORTH CAROLINA
Things are looking a bit better for Florida and Georgia this afternoon vis-a-vis Hurricane Irene. The same strengthening factors as mentioned in yesterday’s blog remain in play today, while at the same time the models seem to have stabilized their shifting tracks of the past few days. That means that after Irene blasts through the…
Read MoreHURRICANE IRENE AND MIRACLE-GRO
It appears now that the core of Hurricane Irene, as it churns toward the WNW, will remain just north of Hispaniola. That’s not good news. That means the mountains of the Dominican Republic won’t get a chance to knock the stuffing out of the storm. But there’s worse news. Irene is about to be fertilized…
Read MoreTHE HURRICANE RED ZONE
So far this hurricane season, it’s been wimpy-time in the Atlantic. Eight tropical cyclones have spun up counting what is currently Tropical Depression #8, but not one has had enough oomph to become a full-blown hurricane. (Number eight won’t make it, either.) Does the augur well for the remainder of the season? I wouldn’t count…
Read MoreHURRICANE SEASON OFF TO A STUMBLING START
For what was predicted to be an active Atlantic hurricane season, 2011 so far has been stumbling along like a drunken sailor. To be sure, we’ve had five named systems, but they’ve been pretty flabby specimens. And you’ve gotta think that behind the scenes at The Weather Channel there’s some gnashing of teeth and rending…
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