My Publisher
Henry Holt and
Company
In business since 1885 and still
going strong.
My Agent
No writer should be without
one. Ethan Ellenberg knows what sells and how to sell it.
Kevan J.
Attebery
Remember that little annoying animated paper clip
thingy that you probably deleted from your MS Word help file? This is the
guy responsible. One of the funniest artists I've seen, Kevan
illustrated Lunchbox and the Aliens and is currently working on
illustrations for Froonga Planet. It's as if he read my mind
while reading the manuscripts; his drawings capture my characters
perfectly! Check him out at www.oddisgood.com
Some really cool writers I know
I belong to a writers critique group known as the Lonestar Nightwriters of
Denton, Texas. We're an affiliate of the Oklahoma Writers Federation
Inc . We meet weekly and share our stuff with each other, then
pick it apart and make it better. These are some of our members who have
websites:
Berniece Rabe
A professional writer
for nearly 40 years, Berniece is our "den mother," who until her recent
move to Plano, hosted the group in her living room each week. With 17
children's books (five of them Newbery award nominees) and numerous articles and
scripts to her credit, no one is better qualified to mentor aspiring
writers.
Gretchen Craig
Gretchen is the
author of the historical novel Always and Forever, set in 1830's
Louisiana. She likes flowers, too.
Dan
Case
Dan is the editor of the bimonthly
e-zine Writing for Dollars.
He's also an author, cartoonist, illustrator, publisher, lecturer, and the most
well-connected schmoozer in the entire midwest. He is the co-author (with
Peggy Fielding) of The Complete Guide to Writing and
Selling Magazine Articles. This spring he and Chuck Sasser (see below) are
traveling to the Pacific Northwest to interview people who claim to have seen
Bigfoot, after which they will co-write a book about their
adventure.
Susan Denney
Recently
relocated to Wilkes-Barre, PA, Susan writes inspirational and instructional
articles, and when she finds the time, hilarious novels..
A member of
the Tulsa (OK) Nightwriters and OWFI:
Charles
W. Sasser
In addition to a zillion
articles on everything from how to change a diaper to how to garrote an
enemy, Chuck recently published his 50th book. Author of the
Detatchment Delta series and Sniper (which was made into a
movie), he's been a Navy sailor, an Army Special Forces soldier, a police
officer, a war correspondent, and was the first man to fly a powered parachute
from coast to coast. This man is truly larger than life. Or maybe
just nuts .
Some cool musicians that I went to school
with
I studied music for many years at the University of
Southern Mississippi, Brigham Young University, and the University of North
Texas. These guys were my classmates. I can say "I knew them
when..."
BYU
Arlen L. Card
Arlen has composed music for over 100 films. He's also a
great jazz saxophonist, and the younger brother of the famous author Orson Scott
Card.
Sam
Cardon
A dynamite keyboard player and
Emmy-winning composer. You've probably heard him on your local smooth
jazz station.
Kurt Bestor
Kurt shares an Emmy
award with Sam Cardon, his friend and business partner for many years
now. A terrific composer, pianist, and trumpeter.
USM and
UNT
Steve
Wiest
Steve and I were freshmen
music majors together at the University of Southern Mississippi (back when the
earth was still cooling). Years later our paths crossed again in the
graduate jazz studies program at North Texas, which is the Mecca for all serious
jazz students. This man makes trombone playing look easy. He's toured
with Maynard Ferguson and Doc Severinsen, and has been on the music faculties of
the University of Texas-Arlington, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and has
recently joined the elite jazz faculty at the University of North Texas,
teaching jazz trombone, jazz composition, and directing the new jazz trombone
ensemble known as "The U-Tubes." If you love cutting-edge big band jazz,
his CD Excalibur needs to be in your collection. All of the
arrangements are by Steve himself, and they are some of the most creative things
I've heard in years, along with his incredible trombone playing. I got my
copy in exchange for a signed copy of Lunchbox and the
Aliens.
Other links of
interest:
What I believe:
I am a member of
The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Families can be forever.
Calling all trumpet
fanatics:
Screamintrumpet.com A collection of sound and video files of the greatest
high-note trumpet players in history..
Warburton Music
Products Outstanding trumpet
mouthpiece maker.
Clint 'Pops' McLaughlin Cyberspace's number one trumpet teacher.
International Trumpet
Guild (ITG) Celebrating the art of
trumpeting.
Trumpet Geeks International (TGI) Celebrating the insanity of trumpet players.
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band An
incredible big band featuring L.A's top studio monsters.
And for all
of you Basset Hound lovers out there:
The Daily
Drool Newsletter for bassets and
their people.
Tait's Bassets
Breeding quality basset hounds since 1960.