February 1, 2012
Very excited—really, I am so excited that I will be a juror for the 2012 National Scholastic Writing Awards for the second year in a row. (Past Arts and Writing winners include: Stan Brakhage, Truman Capote, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, Sylvia Plath and Richard Avedon, to name a few.) Hopefully, I'll be judging the Science Fiction category again, but any category is an honor. Last year, I couldn't tell anyone I was a juror, wasn't allowed, but this year, I'll be telling everyone I know. Because reading the work of these phenomenally talented young writers was both tremendously humbling and one of the true highlights of my 2011.
Also, on that note, and at long last, I am very pleased to announce that my next novel, Ghost Signs, my first attempt at YA, young adult, will be published by Amazon Publishing in 2013. Time to get to work on the second installment.
Last piece of news, I'm heading to Shanghai in March. On assignment, more or less--we'll see which comes first.
December 16, 2011
Just filed a story about the Louis Vuitton/MOCA Art Talks Series, held here, in Los Angeles, this past September and October. Also filed an interview with the most wonderful Todd Cole. Both pieces will appear in Whitewall Magazine’s spring 2012 Art issue.
September 15, 2011
Well, now, here’s some news worth sharing: I’ve become a regular contributor for the fabulous Whitewall Magazine, with three interviews on file.
One, the first, is with English designer/director/photographer/phenom Adrien Sauvage, for their September issue; and another with the most charming Jason Beckley, the global marketing director of Alfred Dunhill, which will appear in their December issue.
And, last, but not least, an interview with Mathilde Laurent, the “nose” of Cartier—and what an incredible woman, she is.
In the past few years, I actually forgot how much I love to interview, having the opportunity to speak to people who are out there, doing brilliant work, all over the world, so it’s been a wonderful reminder.
June 7, 2010
Where does the time go? Well, this past April, six months into Saccades Project, I had to put it on hold. Because, having reached the halfway mark I’d laid out for this new novel, I already had 1,000 pages of writing. Which is about three books worth of material.
Speaking of good problems. Last month, while taking a break from Saccades, my novel in progress, I wrote my first sci-fi novel, start to finish. Sci-fi, that’s right. Why the hell not? It just happened, and it was fun, too—like who knew writing could be so much fun?
So I’m now polishing two novels, which just gave me an idea for another book. And all three of these novel ideas are sizing up to be serial, too. Like three books per series, easy. In other words, I’m looking at something like two novels down, and only seven more to go. That should keep me busy for a while.
Oh, and after eighteen months in Buenos Aires, I moved to LA in March. The only real change—okay, two annoying habits I’ve picked up. One, I can’t stop talking about how great the weather is, and two, I can’t stop saying, “douche.” Didn’t used to get that at all, but now it makes perfect sense.
Otherwise, life is good. Thanks for stopping by.
January 12, 2011
Very special thanks to Eden Osucha for inviting me to beautiful Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine, where I spent a week as a guest writer this past September. Eden worked so hard to get me there and took such good care of me, once she did—loved it, had themost excellent week—especially meeting with as all the students who shared their work with me. Much thanks to Nora Brouder for her lovely words, as well.
I’m also indebted to Bill Walsh for writing the first interview about Saccades Project for his Kenyon Review series on literary collaborations. And yes, Saccades Project continues; I’m currently editing the novel, hope to update the site with new galleries in the very near future, and in the meantime, you can see more of the artists involved on our Facebook page.
Got a little sidetracked, these couple months, but for the best possible reason, which was guest editing the January 2011 issue of BLIP Magazine. Please stop by if you have a chance. And thank you, if you do.