Category: Lucky Ride

“Eyes on the Prize” reading in Oakland tonight (3/25/26)

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If you are in Oakland CA or the Bay Area, you might want to check out the “Eyes on the Prize” reading 5-7 pm tonight at the Oakland Liberation Center, 1499 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland.

The reading will feature SF Writers Grotto authors who were finalists for literary prizes but did not win. All of the readers are talented and entertaining, and I’m looking forward to a good time. For my segment, I will share a few pages of my irreverent sixties road novel, Lucky Ride, which was a finalist for the Maxy Award.

Hope to see you there!

Event poster for 'Eyes on the Prize' featuring Writers Grotto members reading from their nominated works, held on March 25 at Oakland Liberation Center.

Lucky Ride at the Friends of Walnut Creek Library Author’s Gala

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A worthy benefit for a beautiful library. Lucky Ride and I greatly enjoyed ourselves and were thrilled to be invited.

Everyone was warm and welcoming, and I loved talking about literature and answering questions about my books and my writing journey.

Hear my Brief Interview on the “Words to Write by” Podcast

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Thank you to Kim Smuga-Otto and Renee K. Nelson for including me in their podcast! You can find my comments at 5:22, but you might enjoy the entire podcast episode.

https://wordstowritebypodcast.com/podcast/speeding-up-and-slowing-down-your-novel/

I respond to Jack M. Bickham’s concept of sequels from his writing craft book Scene & Structure. Bingham calls sequels the glue that holds scenes together, in that scenes build on the action of previous scenes.

Kim’s provocative questions led me to describe how the structure of my novel Lucky Ride includes scenes that both enforce and violate Bingham’s tenets and assumptions. It was great fun.

I recommend the Words to Write by podcast for any writer who wishes they had time to read seminal writing craft books, including those from John Gardner and Ray Bradbury. Kim and Renee apply insight and wit to boil the books down to their basics, and they take on a different chapter or concept in each episode. Think of it as eating your dessert first.