Books? What books?
Here is something to share with the kids if they are already disillusioned with back-to-school, lunches, riding the bus, lugging books or...
top of page
Rick Townley
Aug 19, 20141 min read
First Editions?
Authors and publishers don’t always get it right the first time: #Publishing #humor #booktitles #satire #books
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Aug 15, 20144 min read
Just A Good Girl With Bad Habits?
Lilith, first wife to Adam according to Judaic legend, was regarded pretty much as just a wretched, demonic character until the late 19th...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Aug 7, 20141 min read
Step out of time this Friday with a free e-book from Amazon!
I received a lot of emails from people who missed last Friday’s giveaway, so we’re extending the program to every Friday in August....
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Aug 5, 20142 min read
A rose by any other name…
A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. – Ray Bradbury You know the smell. It’s nothing you can...
1 view0 comments
Rick Townley
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Did you miss the Paperback Book Day celebrations?
I have not been able to track down the origin of Paperback Book Day, but it takes place on July 30th every year in celebration of those...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Free Friday! Free Friday! No, not THAT Friday, THIS Friday…
After six weeks, seven support calls, five technicians and two psychotherapy sessions, I finally worked through Amazon’s Kindle promotion...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Jul 22, 20142 min read
The Second Battle of Marianna
I did some browsing, bought a box full of interesting used books and gave a copy of my book to the owner, Mike Downum, to read while...
1 view0 comments
Rick Townley
Jul 8, 20141 min read
Stepping Out of Time this summer.
So what is this novel all about? Mostly it’s about our attempts to overcome the limits of time, or at least come to terms with it. Time...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
May 14, 20142 min read
Three words for June grads who want a career in writing.
It has long been an accepted fact in the world of academia that you must publish stuff or disappear from view. Among the learned...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Apr 15, 20141 min read
All she had to do was step out of time, and allow herself to feel.
Paris, 1918 Lilith took Evelyn affectionately by the arm and escorted her quickly outside. It was late afternoon and the street was busy...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Apr 1, 20141 min read
Victim or murderer?
“He’s cold…my baby’s very cold…” she stuttered. Clausewitz spoke just above a whisper. “I know that, let me take you both to the hospital...
1 view0 comments
Rick Townley
Mar 24, 20141 min read
Hide the children. Lilith is in town.
Announcing the publication of Stepping Out of Time — now available in print and for the Kindle (including the Kindle app for tablets) via...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Jul 1, 20132 min read
Creepy stuff
Stigma, by definition, is someone or something that is an outcast by merit of having some kind of really bad experience, or by displaying...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Jun 3, 20132 min read
Doppelgangers: the next big thing for supernatural or horror fiction?
Horror and supernatural fiction can be trendy like any other genre. During the 1980s it was all about dead teenagers and slashers, in the...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Apr 29, 20133 min read
What to do, what to do…
…when ideas far surpass one’s energy levels? Ideas keep rolling in but I would need a half dozen clones to write everything that comes my...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Apr 17, 20132 min read
Librarians are still on the front lines of the censorship battle
Here is this year’s list of most frequently challenged books. Some are of questionable taste and some are just plain stupid, but all are...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Mar 12, 20132 min read
Coming soon to an online column near you.
This week I am putting the final touches on a new column that will launch next week at Washington Times Communities. Say good-bye to...
0 views0 comments
Rick Townley
Jan 31, 20124 min read
Humor Is Just No Fun Anymore
“Most people have a sense of it [humor]. Some people don’t. I feel sorry for those people. The humor impaired.” Dave Barry, writer. “I...
1 view0 comments
Rick Townley
Dec 5, 20112 min read
And Now A Shameful Plug From Our Sponsor
For Boomers Only, The Book… We’ve been receiving a lot of letters and comments about our new book, For Boomers Only, available from...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page