Writing about my questionable past and dangerous present (Costa Rica murder investigation, 1998).

Since my new book is, among other things, a writer’s memoir, for this first issue of The Bandito Browser I’ll give you five short writing-related excerpts.

• The First Page
• Publishers!
• If you’re a Cormac McCarthy fan
• My homage to Kurt Vonnegut
• On Insecurity and Amazon
• The Last Page
  

Elsewhere in this first issue of The Bandito Browser I opine that if you write something and all that’s going on is what’s going on, you’ve failed. I use this quote, which essentially means the same thing:

What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers.

--Logan Pearsall Smith

This applies to any sort of storytelling, including song lyrics. Here’s an example, a rock ‘n roll tune that’ll knock you out with its in-your-face imagery, while whispering its ass off. I love these guys.

You’ve probably figured out that I have great respect for (most) writers. But what do Readers mean to me?

• Learn more about my latest book
• Reviews

• Excerpt: Author's Note
• Excerpt: On Insecurity and Amazon
• My Homage to Kurt Vonnegut (Excerpt from Can't You Get Along With Anyone?)
• On Publishers
• The Last Page
• Weisbecker’s Take on Cormac McCarthy

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The Photos of Walter Iooss Excerpt: Author's Note