by LB | Apr 16, 2016 | Keller, LB's Classic Crime Library, Matthew Scudder, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
…but while he’s relaxing, we’ve got ground of our own to cover. There’s a lot to tell you, so let me Hop To It.1. Those books at ridiculous prices. Earlier this month David, my Indispensable Assistant, tipped you off about a close-out...
by LB | Apr 8, 2016 | For Writers, Matthew Scudder, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
Here’s an email I received the other day: “This is going to sound stupid to you perhaps, but Matt Scudder has made me a better salesman. I walk into a prospective client’s place of business now and don’t give two fucks if they like me or not,...
by LB | Apr 1, 2016 | LB's Classic Crime Library, LB's Collection of Classic Erotica, Matthew Scudder, Newsletter, Non-Series Novels
…and isn’t it a fine old world? I’ve had the great good fortune to have seen a fair amount of it over the years, and so have my books. Some of the world’s leading publishers have done a stellar job of making my work available in a vast array of...
by LB | Jan 11, 2016 | Matthew Scudder, News
Haben Sie Deutsch lesen? If Google Translator is to be trusted (and, like a broken clock, it’s right at least twice a day) I’ve just asked you if you read German. If so, I’ve got an announcement to make, and a favor to ask. It’s bothered me for...
by LB | Oct 30, 2015 | For Writers, Matthew Scudder, News
You don’t have to believe in coincidence to be struck by the way things tend to coincide. I’ve been busy these days, working on an expanded and updated edition of Writing the Novel from Plot to Print. The book’s been a leader in its field since 1978,...
by LB | Jun 19, 2015 | Matthew Scudder
I published this blog post yesterday, June 18, and later discovered that most of the links went to the wrong places. This should have been easy to correct, but it wasn’t, and it took an hour and a half of diligence, ingenuity, and non-stop cursing to get the job...