Andy Holloman – Dad, Writer, Goofball

I promise this is the ONLY year-end, top blah, blah, list for blah, blah that I’m going to do, period.   I find end-of-year “reflections” to be a waste of time, but maybe I’m just a little nostalgic (just a little).   However, I have made several loud announcements to my television that if I see one more “year end”, “look back”, “top _____ for 2011” on the news that I’m going to take the screen out with my sawed off shotgun.  (damn, that sounds dramatic, huh.)  So, enuff said.  I bow to the late december trend and post my list of books I’ve enjoyed this year.  Hope you’ll check them out.  (and don’t worry, I’m not going to show up at your home with my sawed off shotgun if you DON’T read these,  and hey – I KNOW you were thinking that might happen!  *smile* )))))))))

These are in alphabetical order.  If I am gonna succumb to the end-of-year lookback, then at least I’m NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT gonna “rank”

Did I happen to mention that “ranking” things is “rank”?         Sorry,  a bad pun that I couldn’t resist.

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A recent survey has brought a chuckle to men everywhere.  AARP reported that their polling of men 55 years old and up resulted in findings that 77.4% of them would rather play 18 holes of golf than have sex.  According to the survey, the remaining poll participants typically ran errands or did household chores instead of joining their friends on the golf course.

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For all of us first time, newly published writers, the world of book promotion and marketing is only  slightly  less  daunting than the world of  “book publishing”.   So when I became connected with Melissa Foster and the folks at the WoMen’s Lit Cafe, I was hopeful that my new book would get a little attention.  But boy, oh boy was I wrong.  Thanks to the WLC, my book got ALOT of ATTENTION !!  (and sales)

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So, a funny thing happened on the way to publishing my book.  I made friends.  I posted a few weeks ago about how much I have valued Twitter as a resource for connecting with other writers, most of whom are self-published.  By getting out there and mingling, I have connected with about a dozen writers that I now consider to be friends.

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By Scott Bury

The best part of being a writer, for me, is writing.

I have heard people say “I don’t like writing; I like having written.” I like both. I like being able to look over something I have written and feeling satisfied with the outcome. But I also very much like the process, the practice of writing itself. (more…)