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 | Jun 12, 2021 | A Writer Prepares, Jill Emerson
Really? Our Jill? Well, not Jill herself, who’s the same radiant polyamorous creature she was when she first began writing novels on my typewriter some 55 years ago. There have been nine books over the years, published variously by Fawcett, Midwood, Berkley, Putnam,...
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,...
by LB | Mar 26, 2021 | A Writer Prepares, Anthologies, Collectibles, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, Matthew Scudder
That’s quite a header. It almost sounds… I know what it almost sounds like, and it’s not. What it is is the only way I can think of to plunge into the rushing floodtide of books coming your way. I’d like to find an elegant way to introduce this report, but I’m up to...
by LB | Mar 8, 2021 | A Writer Prepares, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica
Sometimes, alas, it’s hard to tell which is which. I have a few things to tell you, but one is quite clearly the lede and ought not be buried. You may recall that I’ve mentioned A Writer Prepares, a memoir of my beginnings as a writer. It’s been a quarter of a century...
