Novelist Monte Schulz’s follow-up to his dark, yet rollicking This Side of Jordan is The Last Rose of Summer, which should be out in December.
Monte has had a long association with the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. His father attended the conference for many years, as did Ray Bradbury. The conference ran into financial trouble and ended up in bankruptcy court. Monte made an offer and now he owns the conference, presumably along with all of the headaches that go with it.
WRITERS CONFERENCE SOLD: Monte Schulz, son of the late Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz, has purchased the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robin Riblet, on Tuesday, June 8, approved the $27,000 sale. Monte plans to hold the next conference next June. There was no conference this year or last due to prior owner Marcia Meier’s bankruptcy.
And with apologies to Stephen Colbert, I think the title of this post qualifies for greatest pun of all time.
You’re welcome, Monte, although I can’t say how much influence my site has over the book-buying public. Something I’ve picked up on about your writing is your ability to set completely different tones. In contrast, I’m always trying to maintain the same consistent, relatively neutral, tone.
Doug, thanks for the comment and the plug for SBWC! And my new book is entirely different from Jordan, though they both belong to the same big novel. Maybe you’ll even like the main character as much as you liked Jane! Thanks again!