by Admin | Oct 25, 2018 | Books, FILM & TV, Keller, News + Events, Newsletter
Yes, you read that right. I have a batch of things to recount, and rather than bury the lede I’ll come right out and lead with it. (Lede with it? Never mind.) Years ago, before any of us were born, I wrote a story called “Bride of Violence” and sold...
by Admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Anthologies, Audiobooks, Books, For Writers, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, Matthew Scudder, News + Events, Newsletter, Nonfiction, Resume Speed, Short Stories
Let me tell you about my week. A couple of days ago I subwayed a few stops uptown on the #1 train to the Automedia Production studio, where I narrated “The Burglar on the Screen,” my contribution to Hollywood vs. the Author. Edited by the estimable Stephen...
by Admin | Jul 16, 2018 | Books, Matthew Scudder, News + Events, Newsletter
Hi. David Trevor here, subbing for LB, who is packing for his crews. I’m in a rush so this may be poorly written but at least their won’t be any typos as I’m running Spell-Czech. The point of the title is that the Eight Million Ways to Die graphic...
by Admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Alive in Shape and Color, Anthologies, Books, FILM & TV, In Sunlight or in Shadow, Matthew Scudder, News + Events, Newsletter
Scudder’s back? What about his back? Is it bothering him? Well, he’s a little long in the tooth to be a spring chicken, so— You know, I could spend a thousand words clueing you in, but this is way easier: That’s Patrick Faricy’s cover for the...
by Admin | Jun 15, 2018 | Books, Matthew Scudder, News + Events, Newsletter
…and a glorious season it is for the man. As I reported a couple of weeks ago, I’ve finished the first new book about him since A Drop of the Hard Stuff in May of 2011. (Later that same year came a short story, “One Last Night at...
by LB | May 29, 2018 | John Warren Wells
May 29, 2018—Maybe you know this, but maybe not. An Audible membership is a virtual must-have for you if you listen to a lot of audiobooks. It’s $14.95 a month, and will very quickly pay for itself in savings. It’s only a bad deal if you don’t use...
by Admin | May 24, 2018 | Books, Matthew Scudder, News + Events, Newsletter, Resume Speed, Short Stories
Huh? I don’t even know what that means. In journalism, the lede is what you start off with, because it’s the most important part of the story. Thus you are well advised to lead off with it—and when you don’t, you’re burying the lede. So...
by Admin | May 19, 2018 | Matthew Scudder, News + Events, Newsletter
Guten Tag! Ich hoffe, dass es Ihnen gut geht und Sie die Frühlingsonne genießen. Hier in New York hat der Winter damit gedroht, niemals ein Ende zu nehmen, aber mittlerweile können wir endlich unsere Anoraks und Mäntel wegpacken und den Frühling begrüßen. Die große...
by Admin | Apr 30, 2018 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter, Resume Speed, Short Stories
…even as all of y’all may be wondering why the falling leaves template is here to announce the long-awaited vernal season. I was going to try passing it off as a nod to my readers in Australia and New Zealand, whom I do in fact cherish, but the actual...
by LB | Mar 19, 2018 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Midcentury Erotica, News + Events, Newsletter
…but for the fact that an overgrown rodent in Punxutawney saw his shadow and blessed us all with six more weeks of winter. Which still makes it hard to explain the falling-autumn-leaves motif of this newsletter, but it’s my favorite template and I keep...
