Monthly Archives: June 2015

A good stylist gets inside your head, too

Posted on June 28, 2015 by chrisbohjalian

Don O’Connell has a serious issue with Charlie Brown’s friends. He is also, just for the record, not wild about any of the reindeer but Rudolph. “They’re bullies,” he observed of most of the Peanuts characters. “They treat Charlie Brown … Continue reading →

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Does Father really know best? Let’s see.

Posted on June 28, 2015 by chrisbohjalian

We all remember “Father Knows Best.” Okay, almost no one does, except for my late father’s friends in South Florida. Actually, even they don’t remember it anymore. But at least they did once. When Eisenhower was president. In any case, … Continue reading →

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‘Jaws’ turns 40. Time to go for a swim.

Posted on June 14, 2015 by chrisbohjalian

Earlier this month I gave a speech on Cape Cod, and I was struck by how much the elbow of the peninsula has fallen in love with the great white shark. In Chatham, there was a display of wooden sharks … Continue reading →

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The Writing Process That Led to ‘Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands’

Posted on June 12, 2015 by chrisbohjalian

I rarely have the slightest idea where my books are going. That’s not a confession, it’s simply a reality. I don’t work from an outline. I don’t know the last sentence when I write the first sentence, a prerequisite for … Continue reading →

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After 821,000 words, it’s time to get up from the chair

Posted on June 9, 2015 by chrisbohjalian

Neil Gaiman says, “This is how you do it; you sit down at the keyboard and put one word after another until it’s done.” Dorothy Parker caustically (but accurately) observed that “writing is the art of applying the ass to … Continue reading →

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