J.J. Goodman: Writings, Musings and More

Admittedly my main purpose for this blog is the promotion of my work. A friend recently reminded me though, that there is a fine line between being an author for principle and an author for profit. I mention this because I am currently feuding with my online publisher over whether or not it properly distributed my first novel, The Diligent , to the appropriate online vendors. As a result of the error in publishing I have been denied certain royalties I otherwise could have earned. Yes, the money is important. But how important? Right now writing, sadly, is not my so called "career." I have a day job. Writing for me is a release, but it is not a hobby. It is part of me. The money is just a bonus. Why do I mention all of this? Because I originally intended to fill this space today with links to, and the cover art of my published works in an effort to boost sales. You know what? Not today. That will come in time, rest assured, but not today. Today I want to really introduce my...

"So this is a blog, eh?" (He says, looking around.) Ok. I get it. So I suppose I should write something here. Something profound. Something that will knock your socks off. Something that will make you laugh, cry, and want to call your mother, to whom you haven't spoken since the "Great Potato Salad Incident of '97" to profess that my writing so inspired you that you just had to call and apologize for starting a fourteen year grudge match over which is better, Hellman's or Miracle Whip. Um, right. Let's start simple. Hi. I'm Jim. I'm a writer. I write stuff. What kind of stuff? Well, all kinds of stuff. I like to think of myself as kind of a cross between Nicholas Sparks and Clive Cussler, with the occasional dash of Dave Barry thrown in for good measure. People tell me they like my writing, but I don't believe them. Mostly because they are my friends and I am a good cook, so I think they fear I won't make my Greek stuffed chicken ...