HeyJaredBoo Walker's Drowning in Words
Musings of a bestselling novelist pounding out sentences despite all odds. I share my fave art of all mediums, explore storytelling craft, discuss the monsters in my head, and go anywhere else my muse leads. All are welcome here. boowalker.substack.com
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Boo Walker and Kevin Kermes talk fiction, 9/11, and the long broken road of self-development. (opens the original)
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Recommendations galore (opens the original)
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Hello, my dear lit lovelies! I had to share the above photo, which was hidden deep in the Red Mountain archives. That’s your truly and my amigo Nick almost two decades ago, shortly after we left our Wall Street jobs to go chase a dream in the wine biz in Washington State. Can you believe that banjo-playing numbskull in his long underwear can string even one sentence together, let alone make a living doing it? Anyway, where to begin. Let’s not ruminate over the end of summer, or I’ll start weepin
New Release Day: Ask Me Anything with Boo Walker (opens the original)
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Boo Walker & Libbie Grant Talk About Writing (opens the original)
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hiding and healing (opens the original)
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I’m coming off such a high from yesterday, as I had the incredible privilege of performing music with our son and a few friends for Porchfest here on Peaks Island in Maine. I don’t know what’s better in my world than bearing witness to our talented boy capturing a crowd with his mesmerizing voice, especially with Amy Winehouse’s version of “Valerie.” It was also the first time I’ve performed in over twenty years, ever since I succumbed to a hand problem that ended my music career. What a giant s
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