by LB | Nov 12, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
Yeah, I’ll bet. “The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown” is out, and the reviewers can’t contain their enthusiasm, and the book’s flying off the virtual shelves, and blah blah blah. And that’s your headline? Some surprising news indeed. The real surprise is you didn’t...
by LB | Oct 14, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Newsletter, Playing Games
There’s a Burglar Coming ! Hi there. I’ve a few things to tell you, and no end of other things I ought to be doing, so why don’t we Get Right To It. (And, to lend this missive the illusion of order and structure, I’ll number the items.) 1. The Burglar Who Met...
by LB | Jun 24, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Newsletter
Well, Happy Birthday, young man! Have I got the date right? June 24? That’s the date. Another solar return, as my astrologer would tell me. I didn’t know you were into that. I’m a writer. Part of the job description calls for a minimal surface knowledge of almost...
by LB | Jun 14, 2022 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, John Warren Wells, LB's Classic Crime Library, Newsletter
I suppose the burglar in question is Bernie Rhodenbarr, and you’ve got something to say about audiobooks. It’s hard to sneak anything past you, isn’t it? Yes, the larcenous fellow is indeed Bernard Grimes Rhodenbarr, and the forthcoming work of which he’s the titular...
by LB | May 21, 2022 | Newsletter
Ah, hello there! I’ve been out of touch with y’all for ages, and one happy result is that I have a lot to tell you. And, in the hope that you’ll read all the way to the end, I’m saving the best for last. Isn’t that another way to say you’re burying the lede? Oh, why...
by LB | Jul 31, 2020 | For Writers, Newsletter
Back in the 1980s, I developed an experiential and interactional seminar for writers, focusing on what you could call the inner game of writing. What I called it was WRITE FOR YOUR LIFE, and for a couple of years my wife and I presented it in one-day seminars all over...
