First off – apologies for being away from the blog for so long.  We took a much-needed family vacation last week, so I seized the opportunity to step away from the online world for a bit.  Probably not an optimal course of action when it comes to promoting a book, but sometimes you just want to lay on…

Right now, there are two drawings which you can enter for a chance to win a free copy of Peripheral Involvement: I’m giving away three copies on Goodreads.com (entries close on March 17):   Goodreads Book Giveaway Peripheral Involvement by Bob Waldner Giveaway ends March 17, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win…

I’ve added a new page to the website:  “Press.”  This is where I’ll link to media coverage of Peripheral Involvement – reviews, interviews, appearances…  everything, really.  You can check it out here.  I hope to add to it soon and often as the book continues to build momentum. I want to thank my friend, Lina Plath,…

Little-known fact: when I was a kid, I played the trumpet.  Badly.  I suspect that most of my schoolmates won’t have any memory of me playing it at all.  I was in the orchestra, but I always contrived to blend in with the rest of the brass section.  If my mistakes were heard at all,…

“Consensus” and “internet” are two words that don’t find their way into the same sentence very often. I know this because, as I’ve embarked on my publishing adventure, I’ve had to look a lot of things up. Usually, the process goes something like this: (1) I formulate a question (e.g., “One or two spaces after a…