One day, when I was about mid-way through writing Stanley Park, I took Chef Barb Alexander out for drinks at Il Capo to discuss restaurant design. I wanted her to explain to me what the inside of a place like the Monkey’s Paw might look like. I also wanted to know what a money-no-object restaurant kitchen might look like if she were […]

I’m not bitter. It was in fact a great day when I got these. Hand written notes from real live editors. I felt validated as a writer to have my rejection acknowledged in ink. Make no mistake, there was a time, a long time as I recall, when this kind of thing was what passed for feedback in […]

From several years back. The image attached was my original conception of the novel Story House, including characters whose names later changed e.g. Freddy = Elliot. Rebecca became Esther. Various critics observed that the book was architectural. It was a built thing. Yes, indeed it was. Here is the wacky blueprint. I largely ignored it while writing, […]