by Troy Lambert | Aug 12, 2019 | Crime, Fiction
For many of the state capitals we will write about, I have a confession to make. I haven’t spent a lot of time there. But that’s an exception when it comes to Sacramento. Due to another writing assignment (I also work as a freelancer) I have been traveling to that...
by Troy Lambert | Sep 7, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
There are religious people who will argue otherwise, but I would argue that the greatest story ever told simply has not been told yet. In fact, you may be the one to write it. There is only one way we will ever find out. We need to keep writing. Write every day. I...
by Troy Lambert | Jul 18, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
(and the benefits) It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and I feel like gambling. Do I go down and purchase a lottery ticket? Nope. Instead I set up a table at the Kuna Library during summer reading events. There is tons of promised traffic. And traffic there is. But People...
by Troy Lambert | Apr 7, 2014 | Event, For Readers, Opinion
What Scotch Night can teach us about Books and Reading There were perhaps a dozen of us, although I never got a definite head count. And there were at least a dozen bottles of Scotch on the bar. Plus a Japanese whiskey. It was a tasting party, so no, we did not plan...
by Troy Lambert | Nov 5, 2013 | Advice for Authors, For Readers, Opinion
What I Learned at THAT Camp BSU 2013 On Saturday, one of our sessions at THAT Camp BSU un-conference was about the future of the book. The beauty of an un-conference is that topics organically center themselves on what really concerns those in the room: the root of...