Joseph L. Selby

Welcome to a world of boundless imagination. Joseph L Selby DOT COM! is your portal to the written works of author and playwright, Joseph L. Selby. Whether it is the decline of man and the end of The Third World in The End of Bliss, irreverent sarcasm and chicken wings in "Black Magic and Barbecue Sauce," or a future unmade by the mistakes of today in "Galileo Rocks the Baby" or Jehovah's Hitlist, you'll find everything you need to keep apprised of Joe's writing, his future publications, and his upcoming appearances.       The Inkwell is your first stop to see what projects he is currently working on and those recently completed. It even includes samples of his work! The Queue is where you go to see what's percolating in Joe's brain. Rumors persist that his head is filled with strawberry pudding, but we won't know for certain until it explodes (most likely from writing too much). Please come in and look around. Maybe you'll find some pudding!

In the News!

When you're sitting at work, wishing you could just be at home writing, be careful what you wish for. A victim of the recession, I lost my job at the end of 2008 (on my birthday no less!) and was left with a lot of time to write. I did not write a word. Overcome by fear of not being able to provide for my family and similar stresses, I caught up on my reading and video game playing but did not write. COULD not write. But now I am employed once again and financial security has allowed my creative juices to resume flowing. I have a two hour commute twice a day (crazy but it's work) half-of which is on a train. That means I get a total of two hours each day dedicated to writing. And I'm making the most of it. I am encouraged at the progress I've made in just a few short weeks and am hopeful that I'll have a finished manuscript to submit by the end of the year.

What I'm Reading

While I've been a big fan of Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series for many years, I had only read half the series. I rectified that, starting with Outlander and reading all the way through A Breath of Snow and Ashes. I've now started on the "Lord John" series.

I've read Tad Williams' best-selling trilogies (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and the Shadowmarch Trilogy) as well as his stand-alone novels (The War of the Flowers and Caliban's Hour). I never made it through the Otherland series, so I'm giving them another go.

And I've started to reread Bujold. I don't usually reread a book so close to reading it the first time, but I love her balance of pace, characterization, and world building. If I emulate authors I read (which I do), I would love to emulate the work she did on the Miles series for Black Magic and Barbecue Sauce.

        This site is best viewed with Chrome or Firefox at fewer than 1800 pixels wide.