by toby | Sep 23, 2012 | Life
Eight Ways to Savor Alone Time My husband is on a service and photography trip to Nicaragua, and we have the kind of marriage where we happily let each other do our own thing. I kissed him a quick public goodbye in the middle of an artist party and he drove himself to...
by toby | Sep 16, 2012 | Life
Aumakua is a Hawaii thing. Specifically, a Lanai and Molokai, and maybe someday, a Maui thing. I wrote Aumakua, a 45,000 word upper middle grade book, because I just had to. I finished writing it yesterday, and I’ve even blown my own speed record by finishing it in...
by toby | Sep 10, 2012 | The Writing Life
Ten signs you’re a successful author: You have to hire a bookkeeper to comb through the accounts and figure out how you got money and where from. (Once it gets to be several thousand dollars, it gets worrisome.) Because of the above situation, you leave a secure job...
by toby | Sep 1, 2012 | The Writing Life
Top three reasons to give away your book: ah, it seems counter-intuitive to give away your book, doesn’t it? How giving away your book (Torch Ginger) helps sales is. . . paradoxical. (and it's free this weekend, 9/1 to 9/3/2012 just click on the title to access a...
by toby | Aug 27, 2012 | Life
I'm married to a photographer, and I love it. I've been planning this blog post for awhile–sneakily taking pictures of Mike Neal taking pictures.The sheer obsessiveness, the contortions to get the shot, are just too fun. It's helped that my interest in...