by LB | Jan 18, 2024 | Audiobooks, John Warren Wells, LB's Afterthoughts, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica
Two of them, actually. Each is a part of the burgeoning universe of audiobooks, and both of them surprised me, as a Damon Runyon character would phrase it, more than somewhat. The first surprise found me becoming for the first time an enthusiastic audiobook listener....
by LB | Oct 29, 2023 | A Writer Prepares, Audiobooks, Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
Okay, what in the world are you talking about? I’m playing with words. You’re probably familiar with the acronym “AI”—capital A, capital I. Artificial intelligence. So? Well, the word “ai”—both letters lower case—turns up every second or third blue moon in crossword...
by LB | Nov 22, 2021 | Audiobooks, Playing Games
Who, Linda Shepard? She’s actually a real person? If only. No, the book’s heroine, Linda Shepard, has always been the product of a 21-year-old’s overactive imagination. The book she starred in, Campus Tramp, was my first novel for Nightstand Books and marked the debut...
by LB | Oct 13, 2021 | Anthologies, Audiobooks, Collectibles, Midcentury Erotica
So tell us, LB—what color is the moon? What kind of question is that? Rhetorical, because I already know the answer. It has to be blue, because there’s a newsletter from you in my inbox, and how often does that happen? It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I could dodge your...
by LB | Jul 21, 2021 | Audiobooks, For Writers, Write For Your Life
This will be brief—for two reasons. First, I’ve only got one piece of information to impart. I think it’s a significant one, but it shouldn’t take all that many words to convey it. Secondly, I’ve got a train to catch; my Frequent Companion and I are actually taking an...
by LB | May 22, 2021 | A Writer Prepares, Audiobooks, Collectibles, Jill Emerson
Yeah, right. You know who was the first person to say that? Edward III. Really? What was the occasion? He was addressing the troops right before the start of the Hundred Years War. Oh. Well, this definitely won’t take that long. I have only a few things to tell you,...
