Scott B.

Category: Writing

Updating My Style

I did something last week that had been unthinkable for the first 13 years of my working life – ordered my own copy of the Associated Press Stylebook. Unthinkable because…
99 Problems, But A Witch Ain’t One

Throughout my life, I’ve been more of a fan of performing in stage musicals than seeing them. But since my wife wanted to see a show for her birthday this…
The Art of the Interview

Back when I worked full-time in newspapers, I was occasionally called upon to do what were referred to as “brown baggers” – mini seminars that could take place over a…
Waiting for Superman

For all the good in my life every day, the last week has been challenging. “Too many difficult conversations,” I told my wife last night. “I think I’m done with difficult…
God Bless Allyson Bird, For She Speaks the Truth

A few weeks ago I wrote about why going into journalism is a great career choice for people who want to write for a living but aren’t sure how to…
One Amazon/Goodreads Combo, Comin’ Up

So, Amazon – great, lumbering consumer juggernaut that it is – gobbled up literary social networking site Goodreads in (an impeccably timed) Good Friday announcement. If you’re interested in catching…
Scene from a Window

Yes, this is what spring is looking like in southeastern Pennsylvania today. Not many distractions to lure me away from the desk, so much has been written. Not much novel…
Another Public Display

Tonight I have the pleasure of doing something a lot of writers don’t enjoy – talking to people in public. The topic will be indie and self-publishing and I’ll be…
An Early ‘Guide’

Last week marked what would have been the late Douglas Adams‘ 61st birthday, and I should take this (belated) opportunity to thank him for proving to me that although writing…
A Contract From Alibi

A great entry from “Redshirts” author John Scalzi on what could possibly be the worst publishing contract ever. Most surprisingly, it’s not from a sneaky vanity press, but a division…