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January 2008

January 22, 2008

Good Talker Doesn’t Equal Good Writer

A couple of readers were kind enough to ask me to elaborate on a point...

January 21, 2008

My Last, Best 10 Tips on How To Make It As A Writer

Take it seriously. It's just about impossible to make a living writing, so doing so...

January 16, 2008

How to Write, Part Three

First of all, I want to again thank everyone who wrote to express their sympathy...

January 10, 2008

Writing: Don’t Get Me Started (or How to Make a Living Writing, Pt. 3)

I've been astounded by how many people have read my "How To Make a Living...

January 08, 2008

How To Make a Living Writing, Part Two

This is a continuation--Part Two, as it were--of my recent post, "How To Make a Living Writing."...

January 06, 2008

How To Make a Living Writing

Decide if you really want to make a living writing. If your primary interest in writing...

January 03, 2008

Where Were You When You First Thought Going To War In Iraq Was A Good Idea?

Do you remember where you were when you first thought that America going to war in...

December 2007

December 21, 2007

Faith, Hope, a Chair With Little Claw Divots

If you're reading this, you're surprising me. I won't post this on Crosswalk or Christianity.com....

December 21, 2007

It’s A Stamp Rack!

The thing I posted a picture of (under Anyone Know What This Thing Is?) is,...

December 20, 2007

Anyone Know What This Thing Is?

Here's a picture of something that was donated to the thrift stores run by...

December 18, 2007

November 2007

November 26, 2007

What? Me, Mediocre?

Hello, all! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! So my wife Cat has this week off. Fun! Though, alas,...

November 22, 2007

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Ahhh ... Turkey Day. I'll be having salami, but still. It's good to have a...

November 17, 2007

The Wondrous Mystery of Dreams

A while back I wrote this, which pretty much no one read. Then, this morning,...

November 14, 2007

Speaking of Chinese Food, I Just Made Some

I have food issues (he typed, whilst chowing on a huge slab of bread made with...

October 2007

October 29, 2007

Anyone Here Read German?

Anyone want to help me understand what's being said about one of my books here?...

October 27, 2007

The Play’s the Thing

Last night, at the San Diego Repertory Theater, I had the almost disturbingly pleasurable...

October 25, 2007

San Diego: Paradise, Up In Smoke

A dear friend of mine (hi, Steve -- you dashing diva-maker, you) wrote to ask how I...

October 22, 2007

San Diego Is On Fire

All figures updated as of 5 p.m. PST on Tuesday, Oct. 23 A follow-up blog--written today,...

September 2007

September 28, 2007

Okay, I’m Back! But Just For This One!

Here's a short story I've lately been goofing around with. It's called: Fathers, Sons Once...

September 28, 2007

Blog Burnout! Back October 8!

I seem to be suffering from Blog Burnout. Which makes sense, I guess: Over the...

September 21, 2007

Why Must Others Be Like Us?

Here's a question: What is it within people that makes them so insane to have...

September 18, 2007

Christians and Atheists in Communion — in Harmony, I Mean! Now What?

I don't think it's going too far to say that my recent posts ("An Honest...

September 13, 2007

Atheists: How Do You Process Your Guilt?

Hello, atheists! Thanks for reading this! As you probably know, I'm a Christian. Wait! Come...

September 10, 2007

From My Blog to Britney’s Eyes?

Okay, so I've now gotten a fair number of people asking me if I think...

August 2007

August 17, 2007

My Bad!

Okay, so there's a guy named Byron Borger, who runs a truly quality independent bookstore called...

August 15, 2007

About Buying “I’m OK–You’re Not.” (And some other … babbling, basically.)

In response to some (lovely) e-mails I've received, I'd like to say that everything you...

August 03, 2007

And Now For Someone Completely Different

Hi. I'm Lucas Smith. I promise I'm not Jack Bauer in disguise. Or a hippy serial...