Television
Amazon watching
Tracking sales ranking I’ve been confusing my friends and family a lot lately due to my addiction to Amazon. I don’t mean shopping, I mean watching other people buy my books. It’s unhealthy, and I understand that it’s unhealthy, and I can’t seem to stop. Or make any sense. “Okay but what does that mean?”…
Read MoreMy appearance on CBS Los Angeles
A new addition to my TV reel I appeared with publisher Amanda Hayward yesterday afternoon for a spot on KCAL channel 9, CBS Los Angeles. The subject was the rise of erotica and the e-book, so Immortal, while appearing in my hand, was not discussed. BTW, there was simply no way to not slouch in those chairs.…
Read MoreGood Day NY appearance
TV appearance Below is a link to the video of my appearance this morning with Amanda Hayward as we discuss Immortal, Hellenic Immortal, and some other book TWCS used to publish. If you’re curious, yes, my right hand IS stapled to my thigh. Good Day NY
Read MoreHellenic on television
Good Morning Texas The Writer’s Coffee Shop is on the road and promoting, even when I’m sitting here talking to you folks. Below is a link to a clip from Good Morning Texas featuring an interview with Amanda Hayward and Jenny Pedroza from TWCS. (I tried embedding footage, but it doesn’t seem to want to give me a…
Read MoreNetflix obtained
Technical problem solved by getting rid of device A few days ago I asked my readers for advice and/or help solving a strange problem. I had just bought a new Panasonic Blu-Ray, and couldn’t access Netflix from it, even though it had a nice little Netflix menu, and even though I could get every other…
Read MoreNot getting Netflix
Tech mystery As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we picked up a new HD television and a Blu-Ray player. The reason for the Blu-Ray, other than that it plays HD movies, is that the television doesn’t have a wireless hookup and the Blu-Ray player does. And the reason we wanted a wireless hookup…
Read MoreWe enter the 21st century
High definition for our life The weekend before last, we bought a big screen HD television because of the Walk For Hunger. Every year at (apparently) around this time a large number of people in the Boston area participate in a fund-raising event called the Walk For Hunger. What happens is a shit-ton of people…
Read MoreWhile we're waiting
That hiss you hear is my head imploding slowly Officially, Immortal is out at the end of this week. I say “officially” only because there are things that have to get done in a certain order for the release to actually happen entirely on schedule, and since they haven’t all happened yet, my cynical “I’ve…
Read MoreLove letter to David Simon
Television as it should be We decided a few weeks back that it was time to introduce the children to The Wire, which is also referred to in our household as The Best Show Ever Made For Television. (There will be no arguments on this point. If you have seen it and disagree, we might…
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