There is freedom to confessing the events in this book. I do so unapologetically for myself and my mother. Writers usually use one of two methodologies to create a story. The first is the outline method, where the writer creates a road map of the story's direction. The second is the "pantser" who writes by the seat of their pants, spontaneously creating each chapter until the story unfolds from them like alchemy. BAKER, LIAR, CON MAN, THIEF, … [Read more...]
Author Tom Julian Recounts His Recent TIMBERWOLF Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
"How do you spell "Noble?" I replied to the clerk who had asked if I needed anything. She smiled and said, "N-O-B-L-E." I was making a post for Facebook. I had slipped away from the book signing for a moment to snap a photo of my first novel-real copies, in a real bookcase, in a real store. TIMBERWOLF was on the spine in a blocky stylized font with cool, strategically placed nicks in each letter. My name in the same treatment was at the … [Read more...]
