Tuesday, November 26, 2019

What One Might Find on an Author's Website

The New York Times book review section had an interesting "Inside the List" column on the things one might find on an author's website -- beyond the expected stuff, such as biographical information,  a list of titles and various forms of promotional fodder.

The author of the column, Tina Jordan, checked out the websites of half a dozen very well-known authors, such as John Grisham and Ann Patchett, and discovered coffee for sale; letters to readers; music recommendations; news about dogs; movie reviews, and (no surprise) T-shirts for sale.

Which, of course, brings me to my own website -- www.fowlermartin.info -- where you will find, as you might expect, information on my two novellas ("Manhattan Morning" and "Gina/Diane)" plus the latest updates on my ongoing collaborative effort to have music composed for a proposed neo-baroque, one-act operetta called "Patricia," and a retrospective of an exhibition of prints by the British artist Patrick Caulfield.

Jordan mentions that Michael Connelly, an author of popular thrillers, has a photo gallery of real sites mentioned in his books.  So do I.  You can take a pictorial walking tour of the route of my protagonist, Dan, in "Manhattan Morning." Hmmm. Maybe I should offer T-shirts based on the cover of "Gina/Diane."

If you have read either of my books and have any thoughts about them, I would be delighted to post your comments on my website -- good, bad or indifferent.  Just reply to this blog and I will take it from there.

As for a performance of "Patricia," don't hold your breath -- yet.

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