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"01a0bddc-8b7b-71f3-aabf-e8ad94b2dc80", "title": "Kirkus Reviews Gives 100 Miles a Rave", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/kirkus-reviews-gives-100-miles-a-rave/", "published_at": "2014-09-23T00:41:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddc-8b7b-71f3-aabf-e8ad94c3db3a", "title": "Me and My Montblanc", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/me-and-my-montblanc/", "published_at": "2014-08-24T17:14:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddc-8b7b-71f3-aabf-e8ad956ebed1", "title": "When Your Fetal Book Starts to Kick", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/when-your-fetal-book-starts-to-kick/", "published_at": "2014-08-17T21:59:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddc-8b7b-71f3-aabf-e8ad958d0087", "title": "To All So-Called Authors: Stop Doing This; You Look Like Idiots", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/to-all-so-called-authors-stop-doing-this-you-look-like-idiots/", "published_at": "2014-07-19T00:14:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddc-8b7b-71f3-aabf-e8ad9605cae2", "title": "Success at the Millbrook Literary Festival", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/success-at-the-millbrook-literary-festival/", "published_at": "2014-06-23T23:17:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddc-8b7b-71f3-aabf-e8ad96b01218", "title": "High Stakes for Me at the Millbrook Literary Festival", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/high-stakes-for-me-at-the-millbrook-literary-festival/", "published_at": "2014-06-17T01:56:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddc-8b7b-71f3-aabf-e8ad96bc8f31", "title": "Thank You, Anne Bernay, Wherever You Are—A Writing Romance", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/thank-you-anne-bernay-wherever-you-are-a-writing-romance/", "published_at": "2014-05-01T10:00:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec33b4e1ac", "title": "A Successful Interview with Pam Stack on Authors on the Air", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/a-successful-interview-with-pam-stack-on-authors-on-the-air/", "published_at": "2014-04-30T11:00:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec34a9fea3", "title": "A Written Interview with Authors in the Spotlight with Lucie Dunn", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/a-written-interview-with-authors-in-the-spotlight-with-lucie-dunn/", "published_at": "2014-04-27T21:16:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec3538f063", "title": "My Upcoming Interview with Authors on the Air Host Pam Stack", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/my-upcoming-interview-with-authors-on-the-air-host-pam-stack/", "published_at": "2014-04-26T01:35:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec35d6ae90", "title": "A Short Documentary on Why I Write in Pencil", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/a-short-documentary-on-why-i-write-in-pencil/", "published_at": "2014-04-21T01:54:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec3650dc11", "title": "ONE HUNDRED MILES FROM MANHATTAN — A Novel by Chris Orcutt — Now Available!", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/one-hundred-miles-from-manhattan-a-novel-by-chris-orcutt-now-available/", "published_at": "2014-04-04T16:00:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec3731d978", "title": "One Writer’s “Vacation” in a Psychiatric Hospital", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/one-writers-vacation-in-a-psychiatric-hospital/", "published_at": "2014-03-25T22:57:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec37a097bc", "title": "One Hundred Miles from Manhattan—A Modern Novel by Chris Orcutt", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/coming-soon-one-hundred-miles-from-manhattan-a-modern-novel-by-chris-orcutt/", "published_at": "2014-03-12T13:58:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec37dc95b3", "title": "Long Walk Brings Writing Epiphany", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/long-walk-brings-writing-epiphany/", "published_at": "2014-01-15T23:46:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec38d2cc46", "title": "My Radio Interview on “Murders, Mysteries and Mayhem”", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/chris-orcutt-radio-interview-on-murders-mysteries-and-mayhem-with-host-stephen-campbell/", "published_at": "2013-12-20T02:35:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec39b5f79a", "title": "One of the Best Indie Books of 2013—THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/one-of-the-best-indie-books-of-2013-the-man-the-myth-the-legend/", "published_at": "2013-12-19T21:03:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec3ab0cb31", "title": "Chris Orcutt & Dakota Stevens Hit the Airwaves", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/chris-orcutt-dakota-stevens-hit-the-airwaves/", "published_at": "2013-12-19T06:00:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-497e-7126-bb32-8cec3aed57c9", "title": "Crossing the Rubicon: Replying to a Rejection from a Literary Journal", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/crossing-the-rubicon-replying-to-a-rejection-from-a-literary-journal/", "published_at": "2013-12-15T20:49:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b7295846fb2", "title": "Storytime: Chris Orcutt Reads “The Magnificent Murphy,” His Homage to The Great Gatsby", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/storytime-chris-orcutt-reads-the-magnificent-murphy-his-homage-to-the-great-gatsby/", "published_at": "2013-12-12T22:25:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b72960430c4", "title": "The Adventure of the Sherlock Holmes Aficionado", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/the-adventure-of-the-sherlock-holmes-aficionado/", "published_at": "2013-11-29T22:30:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b72969cc96f", "title": "Everything That’s Wrong With Ebooks", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/everything-thats-wrong-with-ebooks/", "published_at": "2013-11-22T16:46:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b7297345f76", "title": "Orcutt Books Back on KDP Select", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/orcutt-books-back-on-kdp-select/", "published_at": "2013-09-02T16:07:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b72981c80f1", "title": "THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND is Now Available!", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/the-man-the-myth-the-legend-is-now-available/", "published_at": "2013-07-11T23:34:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b7298538c5a", "title": "Sneak Preview of THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/sneak-preview-of-the-man-the-myth-the-legend/", "published_at": "2013-07-06T15:56:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b72994931ec", "title": "Coming Soon: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/coming-soon-the-man-the-myth-the-legend/", "published_at": "2013-06-29T14:24:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b729a05632b", "title": "My Second Office", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/my-second-office/", "published_at": "2013-04-16T20:14:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b729a7e1146", "title": "Driving in the UK: A Survival Guide for Americans", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/driving-in-the-uk-a-survival-guide-for-americans/", "published_at": "2013-03-15T12:00:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b729a9a5293", "title": "Two Ideas to Get You Through (The 1st Draft)", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/two-ideas-to-get-you-through-the-1st-draft/", "published_at": "2012-12-12T22:27:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b729b8187a9", "title": "Dakota Novels Get 5 Stars from IndieReader", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/dakota-novels-get-5-stars-from-indiereader/", "published_at": "2012-11-28T22:45:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-da9d-73b0-b85f-4b729c0f1ed7", "title": "Dakota Stevens #3: Starting from Scratch", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/dakota-stevens-3-starting-from-scratch/", "published_at": "2012-11-26T21:04:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-310c-707e-83b4-2a441a3c1db7", "title": "Publishing Your Ebook: Don’t Go It Alone", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/publishing-your-ebook-dont-go-it-alone/", "published_at": "2012-11-23T19:20:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-310c-707e-83b4-2a441a579062", "title": "Thanks for the Incredible Year", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/thanks-for-the-incredible-year/", "published_at": "2012-11-20T12:18:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-310c-707e-83b4-2a441b186c13", "title": "How I Miss Paris", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/how-i-miss-paris/", "published_at": "2012-09-28T10:30:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-310c-707e-83b4-2a441b7f9bc7", "title": "Gratitude", "url": "https://orcutt.net/weblog/gratitude/", "published_at": "2012-09-01T13:43:08+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

The Late Bloomer at 56 original ↗

21 Feb 2026

3,697 Days (and Counting)original ↗

17 Jan 2026

2025

The Controversy Begins … BRING IT ON original ↗

5 Sept 2025

It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done original ↗

6 May 2025

2024

Another Draft Bites the Dust original ↗

27 May 2024

2023

The Nuclear Submarine U.S.S. Bodacious Resurfaces After Six Months of “Deep and Silent”original ↗

1 Oct 2023

2022

At the Dawn of a New Age in Art original ↗

6 Nov 2022

Livin’ the Dream original ↗

19 Jun 2022

The Seventh Year original ↗

29 Jan 2022

2021

One Decision that Changed My Life for the Better original ↗

21 Aug 2021

Aloneness original ↗

29 May 2021

F-ck Fifty-one original ↗

21 Feb 2021

2020

The Social Distancing Champion Thrives in the Pandemic original ↗

24 Dec 2020

Hard(ish) Times original ↗

15 May 2020

The Hat original ↗

2 May 2020

Come What May, the Writing Life Rolls Along original ↗

13 Mar 2020

The Inspiration of New Places and New Spaces for a Novelist original ↗

4 Jan 2020

2019

The Post-Social Media Novelist original ↗

20 Jul 2019

Spark Joy: In Which a Novelist Applies the Ideas of KonMari to His Entire Life original ↗

19 Feb 2019

Backstory: The Story Behind The Perfect Triple Threat original ↗

9 Feb 2019

2018

Backstory: The Story Behind A Truth Stranger Than Fiction original ↗

20 Oct 2018

Chris Orcutt’s Favorite Short Stories original ↗

6 Jul 2018

Backstory: The Story Behind Chris Orcutt’s The Man, The Myth, The Legend original ↗

23 Jun 2018

On the Virtues of Being Able to Write Anywhere original ↗

27 May 2018

Backstory: The Story Behind the Second Dakota Stevens mystery, The Rich Are Different — Part 2 original ↗

5 May 2018

Backstory: The Story Behind the Second Dakota Stevens mystery, The Rich Are Different — Part 1 original ↗

28 Apr 2018

Writing in Asian Restaurants original ↗

20 Apr 2018

Backstory: The Story Behind the First Dakota Stevens Mystery, A Real Piece of Work original ↗

7 Apr 2018

FREE Giveaway! — A Sneak-Preview of the Prequel to The Dakota Stevens Mystery Series original ↗

24 Mar 2018

My Prodigiously Convoluted Yet Miraculously Productive Low-Tech Writing Process — Part 2 — With a Few Modest Writing Secrets original ↗

17 Mar 2018

My Prodigiously Convoluted Yet Miraculously Productive Low-Tech Writing Process — Part 1 original ↗

11 Mar 2018

Backstory: The Story Behind Perpetuating Trouble original ↗

24 Feb 2018

Do Less, Achieve More original ↗

17 Feb 2018

Being a Novelist Isn’t a Job, It’s a Lifestyle original ↗

27 Jan 2018

2017

Perpetuating Trouble: I’m Livin’ the Dream! Or Am I?original ↗

21 Oct 2017

Procrastination as a Rarefied Art Form original ↗

8 Jul 2017

The Role of Scaffolding in Writing a Long Novel original ↗

30 Apr 2017

WANTED: A 21st Century Author Promoter original ↗

30 Apr 2017

The Ronald And Other Plays: A Political Satire of How Trump Won the Presidency original ↗

5 Mar 2017

New Year, New Work original ↗

13 Feb 2017

2016

The Writer with the Master Number Clears the Deck original ↗

23 Nov 2016

Only Have Time for Essentials original ↗

26 Jun 2016

Why This 2016 Writer is Going to the Woods original ↗

28 May 2016

A Lovely Authors’ Luncheon with the Junior League of Poughkeepsie original ↗

17 Apr 2016

Out with the Old, In with the New original ↗

3 Jan 2016

2015

A REAL PIECE OF WORK — NOW ONLY 99¢!original ↗

28 Dec 2015

Orcutt Books Holiday Sale!original ↗

20 Dec 2015

The Awesomeness that is Bond Day original ↗

7 Nov 2015

The Novelist Heals original ↗

13 Oct 2015

Farewell, Facebook. Ta-Ta, Twitter. I’ve Got Writing to Do.original ↗

23 Aug 2015

“Almost Nailed It!” – My Appearance on Coast to Coast AM original ↗

9 Aug 2015

A Helium-3 and Oil Timeline: Is There a Conspiracy Between the U.S. Government and the Fossil Fuels Industry?original ↗

2 Aug 2015

Dakota & Svetlana ARE Going to be a TV Series original ↗

9 May 2015

Why I’m Selling My Books Everywhere Now, Instead of Just on Amazon original ↗

10 Apr 2015

Paying Attention as a Fiction Writer original ↗

15 Feb 2015

Helium-3, Alternative Energy & The China Problem original ↗

5 Feb 2015

A California Drive-Time Interview with Phil Cowan original ↗

27 Jan 2015

A Brief Q&A About the New Dakota Mystery original ↗

16 Jan 2015

Write to Support Your Writing: A Guest Spot on The Author Biz original ↗

9 Jan 2015

Why I Write a PI Series original ↗

2 Jan 2015

2014

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas original ↗

23 Dec 2014

A Truth Stranger Than Fiction — Book Trailer original ↗

20 Dec 2014

On Recognition and Accolades: Why I Drank the Metaphorical Motor Oil this Year original ↗

17 Dec 2014

The Next Dakota Stevens Mystery is Done original ↗

1 Dec 2014

“Parisian Women on Bicycles” & “The Young Woman in the Café”original ↗

25 Sept 2014

Kirkus Reviews Gives 100 Miles a Rave original ↗

23 Sept 2014

Me and My Montblanc original ↗

24 Aug 2014

When Your Fetal Book Starts to Kick original ↗

17 Aug 2014

To All So-Called Authors: Stop Doing This; You Look Like Idiots original ↗

19 Jul 2014

Success at the Millbrook Literary Festival original ↗

23 Jun 2014

High Stakes for Me at the Millbrook Literary Festival original ↗

17 Jun 2014

Thank You, Anne Bernay, Wherever You Are—A Writing Romance original ↗

1 May 2014

A Successful Interview with Pam Stack on Authors on the Air original ↗

30 Apr 2014

A Written Interview with Authors in the Spotlight with Lucie Dunn original ↗

27 Apr 2014

My Upcoming Interview with Authors on the Air Host Pam Stack original ↗

26 Apr 2014

A Short Documentary on Why I Write in Pencil original ↗

21 Apr 2014

ONE HUNDRED MILES FROM MANHATTAN — A Novel by Chris Orcutt — Now Available!original ↗

4 Apr 2014

One Writer’s “Vacation” in a Psychiatric Hospital original ↗

25 Mar 2014

One Hundred Miles from Manhattan—A Modern Novel by Chris Orcutt original ↗

12 Mar 2014

Long Walk Brings Writing Epiphany original ↗

15 Jan 2014

2013

My Radio Interview on “Murders, Mysteries and Mayhem”original ↗

20 Dec 2013

One of the Best Indie Books of 2013—THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND original ↗

19 Dec 2013

Chris Orcutt & Dakota Stevens Hit the Airwaves original ↗

19 Dec 2013

Crossing the Rubicon: Replying to a Rejection from a Literary Journal original ↗

15 Dec 2013

Storytime: Chris Orcutt Reads “The Magnificent Murphy,” His Homage to The Great Gatsby original ↗

12 Dec 2013

The Adventure of the Sherlock Holmes Aficionado original ↗

29 Nov 2013

Everything That’s Wrong With Ebooks original ↗

22 Nov 2013

Orcutt Books Back on KDP Select original ↗

2 Sept 2013

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND is Now Available!original ↗

11 Jul 2013

Sneak Preview of THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND original ↗

6 Jul 2013

Coming Soon: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND original ↗

29 Jun 2013

My Second Office original ↗

16 Apr 2013

Driving in the UK: A Survival Guide for Americans original ↗

15 Mar 2013

2012

Two Ideas to Get You Through (The 1st Draft)original ↗

12 Dec 2012

Dakota Novels Get 5 Stars from IndieReader original ↗

28 Nov 2012

Dakota Stevens #3: Starting from Scratch original ↗

26 Nov 2012

Publishing Your Ebook: Don’t Go It Alone original ↗

23 Nov 2012

Thanks for the Incredible Year original ↗

20 Nov 2012

How I Miss Paris original ↗

28 Sept 2012

Gratitude original ↗

1 Sept 2012