by toby | May 11, 2013 | Life
(Here are all the streams and rivers I fished in the last two days, making the most of my 22 dollar fishing license. I got one strike and no fish. Mike caught two. This is par for the course) Off the deck and into the wild–Yosemite travel day. Day Four-...
by toby | May 9, 2013 | Life
Off the deck and into the wild. It has a ring to it. Mike and I are off on thirty days of National Park exploration. Neither of us have ever done this, though Mike says this is “the road most traveled” it's new for us and thus, thrilling. I'm calling this...
by toby | Jan 24, 2013 | The Writing Life
Aloha Writer’s Conference Lessons I had the privilege (and I do mean that, in every sense) of attending the recent Aloha Writer’s Conference on my home island of Maui. Lessons from a top notch writing conference are best digested in small bites, but the experience...
by toby | Dec 31, 2012 | The Writing Life
Seven Publishing Predictions and Plans to Deal with Them I follow a number of industry blogs/websites including The Shatzkin Files, GalleyCat, Seth Godin’s Blog, Publishers Weekly and others, just trying to keep marginally abreast of what’s happening in the publishing...
by toby | Dec 26, 2012 | The Writing Life
Stephen King is my writing coach—even though I’ve never seen or met him, or even read more than a couple of his books. Here’s why: it’s Christmas day, and I’m writing—both on my novel and this blog post—and I love King because he gives me permission for this...