Dear Mister Jesus: Stop Embarassing Me.

So I grew up convinced that the children of senior Pastors had the hardest time. Guess I forgot about the kids of Ministers of Music. (You’ll need sound for this one; the clip comes about 20 secs after the host’s lead-in, but it’s worth it. Hat tip to E! and The Soup.):
http://vids.eonline.com/services/link/bcpid1396519019/bctid1805534554

The Five People You Meet at Every Book Signing

I had another book signing yesterday.  Traffic was pretty light.  I blame the economy, the sunny day, Barack Obama, Bristol Palin, global warming, and Red Dye #5. 
In all seriousness, I get tired of hearing writers bemoan light-traffic book signings.  Writing a book, and then having that book published, is very difficult nowadays.  So if you find yourself sitting [...]

The Communal Highchair of Righteousness

This week, I took my one-year-old to preschool at our church for the first time. (Yes, our church construes the definition “school” liberally. Since our son only recently managed growth of his own eyebrows, I can’t imagine what exquisite lessons in finite mathematics await him. I just hope he’s challenged enough, you [...]

The Book Therapist

People often ask me what I’ll do if someone says something bad about the book. You know, the inevitable comment on Amazon (by A. Nonymous, of course): “I HAAAAAAAATED… it!!!!! May-be will sell on ebay 2day and make some money back that I spent on it cause was horribel LOLOL.”
(Yes, I am implying [...]

Book Singing Tomorrow!

Stop on by the Barnes & Noble at Virginia Center Commons (9850 Brook Rd., Glen Allen, VA), tomorrow between one and three, to talk Trespassers with me and get a copy signed.  Should be a wonderful time, so I hope I’ll get to meet some of you readers I know only through the blog.  Besides, [...]