Recipe for Success

May 11, 2012 in Other Stuff

Book cover, "Fire in my Belly: Real Cooking"My cousin, Chef Kevin Gillespie, has announced the arrival of his first book, Fire In My Belly: Real Cooking. If you’re a fan of the Season 6 fan favorite — or just good food in general — take a jog over to Amazon and preorder your copy of the hardback version. Read the rest of this entry →

More stories out, best wishes to Kevin and Valerie

September 5, 2011 in General Topics, Other Stuff

I’ve gotten yet more stories out into the wild that really needed submission, including a few that didn’t get a fair shake in my subs process the first time around. I also had a little jolt of inspiration strike me at a rather wonderful wedding and reception last night.
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Shameless Promotion Landmines

March 23, 2011 in General Topics

As I’ve discussed here before, I’m looking at self-publishing my work. But is there a point where promotion of one’s work is counter-productive? This has been heavy on my mind recently.
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