by Cooper West | Jul 11, 2013 | Editorial
This story came across my feeds earlier today: Robert Vann Marshall Killed By Wife 15 Minutes After Leaving Jail; She Acted In Self Defense, Police Say. There is a huge amount of stuff to discuss in relation to this, including matters of incarceration of abusers,...
by Cooper West | Jul 10, 2013 | Editorial
This video from AFI featuring Dustin Hoffman was posted last December, but just now seems to be getting some traction. I first saw it as a series of gifs on tumblr, and then people started posting the video along with commentary. (video embedded beneath all my...
by Cooper West | Jul 9, 2013 | Health, Modus Operandi
It may be that not one of you gives a flying hootenanny about health issues, particularly my health issues. I can accept that. But IF YOU DO, then let it be known: I am at the end of the first full week of living without sugar. Why the madness, you ask? Well...
by Cooper West | Jul 8, 2013 | Writing, Writing Process
Ahahahaha, I bet you’re thinking that this post is about writing erotica! Well, it is. Sort of. A little. This weekend was pretty productive for me, not optimally so but I wrote about 2k both Saturday and Sunday and then did line edit on 30k today as well. As...
by Cooper West | Jul 6, 2013 | Writing, Writing Process
Kristen Lamb is pretty much required reading if you are an author these days. The media guru gives fantastic advice at her blog about all aspects of marketing, social media, and the process of writing itself. This particular post of hers, When it comes to success, is...