Nov 29, 2017 | Bookstores, Current Ned Note, Past Notes
The wonderful owner of my local bookstore Browsers Bookstore (Andrea Griffith) here in Olympia, Washington has volunteered to fill orders for signed, personalized editions of my novels for the holidays. I get down to Browsers at least once a week, so I’ll drop...
Nov 23, 2017 | Past Notes
THE EAGLE TREE was published by Little A. The book sold over 80,000 copies to become a national bestseller, was nominated for numerous awards, and was listed in 2016 as one of Top 5 Books on the Autistic experience. Buy THE EAGLE TREE at indie...
Feb 19, 2017 | Current Ned Note, On Writing, Past Notes
Storytelling is a calling: we manufacture meaning out of events through the act of storymaking. After all, the human experience doesn’t really make sense on a day to day basis. Story is a fabric laid transparent over the bumps and bricks of random occurrence, a map...
Jan 16, 2017 | On Technology, On Writing, Past Notes
I recently had the opportunity to talk at some length with an engaged set of students at Olympia High School. (I talk regularly to school groups, and if you’d like to book me to talk to your school group, you can contact my booking agent here.) We discussed both...
Jan 8, 2017 | On Writing, Past Notes
Created by Australian writing blog, The Expert Editor, “The Science Behind Writing Drunk and Editing Sober” reveals that Hemingway was definitely on to something. Using a variety of studies, “The Science Behind” demonstrates that at a fairly...
Jan 4, 2017 | On Writing, Past Notes
In writing my new novelette Holy Trinity, I was able to learn a lot about Pacific Northwest lichens. Lichens are a fascinating species, not merely because they have never been bred or artificially synthesized by human beings, but also because they’ve influenced...
