Author David Wind Blogs about the writing life and books of note

The Last Generations Baby Boomers & Early Gen X & More

The Last Generations, Baby Boomers, EarlyGen X, & More On this Independence Day weekend, I’m bringing you three thoughts on three of today’s most prominent issues. All three need to be addressed by more than me. Read on… (Written between 6/24-6/30) I can’t help but write this! I am a novelist, not a journalist, not even a true blogger. I’m just a writer, and I write (in alphabetical order): Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, and Science Fiction novels, which means I can...

July 1, 2022 David Wind

The Future Ain’t What It Used To be! Yogi Berra via Stephen Colbert

‘The Future Ain’t What It Used To be!’ The first time I heard this particular Yogi-ism, was a long time ago. I’d forgotten about it until the other night, when watching Stephen Colbert on his Late Show. Colbert did a piece on it, and as I laughed, I also thought about the meaning behind the words, and realized this particular Yogi-ism, was a gem of deep and absolute wisdom, and is especially meaningful in today’s world...

July 26, 2021 David Wind

di·vi·sive·ness | a tendency to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

di·vi·sive·ness: a tendency to cause disagreement or hostility between people. I know I promised to discuss my newest novels in this blog—and I will; but having published my first nonfiction book I wanted to explain why I wrote The Indie Writer’s Handbook before bringing out my next novel. I also wanted to post this

December 20, 2019 David Wind Authors, Independent publishing, Indie Publishing, Writers

You’ve finished writing your book, what’s next?

You’ve finished writing your book, what’s next? As many of you know, I started to Independently publish in 2008, after publishing 28 novels with Traditional publishers. I haven’t looked back since then. HOWEVER, I wrote my newest book, The Indie Writer’s Handbook, as a ‘step-up’, if you will, for new Indie writers/authors as well as

August 26, 2019 David Wind

A Timely Subject?

The Difference Between Novelists and Politicians ### Hi, All. Given the increasingly difficult social/political atmosphere, I thought the following would be worth repeating— the first part was originally in one of my newsletters, and hopefully ya’all will see the humor of the situation… American politics today is nuts, and the crazies are on all

July 30, 2019 David Wind

ROAD TRIP

THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME CLEVELAND, OHIO Stepping into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, or THE ROCKHALL as they call it, is akin to stepping into one’s youth. This is especially true for those of us who were born into or just before the Baby Boom generation (1942-1964). When you

October 2, 2018 David Wind