Literary Improv

Over the past year, I've been slowly creating material for a second novel. I'd like it to be funny, but funny is harder for me to come by these days. That's where you come in! Near the top of my website's homepage, I added a suggestion box for anyone to anonymously offer a funny word or phrase. I'll do my best to incorporate your offering into the narrative and hopefully one day you'll see yourself in print. There is no limit to the number of offerings you can make. English words in common usage, especially folksy words, will get priority. Please share your version of funny!

Search Me Update

The search phrase that most frequently suggests my website is currently "book marketing consultant." That's a sad commentary on the desperation of independent authors, if you ask me. My name also appears near the top of the list, but no one searching for "Rob Brownell" chose my search result. My conclusion: somewhere out there is a more interesting version of me. I can accept that I have a doppelgänger or that I'm a clone, but it stings to find that I'm not the best me.

If you're keeping score, my website was suggested twice for the phrase "mother nudes" and once for the phrase "momy nudes" (sic).

Six Years

The end of June marks six years that I have survived ALS. I was surprised that I was able to finish Invention Is a Mother and I'm even more surprised that I'm putting effort into another book. Hopefully you're in the camp where those news items are all good news, Thank you to the many people who offered kindness and support over those years.

Technology Update

The crack inventors at the Syllaballistics Product Lab recently announced a competitor to Apple's VR headset. We're tentatively calling it the iBall and it will be released with a killer app called The Darkness Simulator. Here's a picture of me demonstrating the new technology at our launch event. I'm using the Riding in a Convertible With the Lights Off on a Moonless Night module. So believable!