Randy-Stuff, where’s the humor in all of it?

       I often write short autobiographical pieces.   It seems to be easy, but to expand them into a novel or something equally as long seems to be difficult; it would require a change in my routine that so far I haven’t been able to make.   I have many examples of unfinished projects, chapters and parts [...]

The Society of Southwestern Authors-Jan. 2009 Forum PROS AND CONS OF A SMALL PUBLISHING HOUSE

      Every writer dreams their work will be published by a big New York house, but everyone knows the competition is fierce.  Having an agent is not guaranteed entry through the front doors of Random House.  One option authors have today is to consider a small regional publisher.  On January 18, 2009, Virginia Nosky will [...]

MOCA Tucson-conversation with filmmaker and author Bill Carter

      Often referred to as the “godfather of Alt.Country,” Gelb (of Giant Sand, The Band of Blacky Ranchette, & OP8) and his many creative collaborators – amongst them the late Rainer Ptacek, Paula Jean Brown of the Go-Go’s, Joey Burns & John Convertino of Calexico, Bill Elm of The Friends of Dean Martinez, Lisa Germano, [...]