About Douglas Thomas Wallace

Hello, my name is Douglas Thomas Wallace and I’d like to thank you for stopping by my little corner of the world. I am an essayist, short-story writer, poet and painter. I like humor, lowbrow and knuckle-sandwiches to the noggin.

I’m also interested in our experience on this planet as a human. I like to write about a million things that catch my interest. One day it may be marketing, the next day it could be marathons. But no matter what the topic is about, I try to write like no one’s going to read it. That way my writing is true. This is my first mission of this site—true writing.

My second mission?
To help save traditional publishing as we know it.

Do you like books? Not E-books or “books” you read on a screen. I’m talking about traditional, paper books, with art on the cover?

Well I do. And I’d like to see books around for at least my life time.
As idealistic as I can get about money sometimes, the bottom line is if the publishing industry isn’t making any money, they’re not going to be around very long. And right now the publishing industry as a whole seems to be losing money like a nickel-slot winner with a hole in his pocket.

As an author, I think I need to take some responsibility in marketing myself and create a following before I even publish my book. So if you would like to have my updates delivered straight to your inbox, then please sign up at the “FeedBurner” box located on the right hand side of the page. (Don’t worry, I won’t sell or share your email address to anyone. In fact, if you sign up, I won’t even see your email address.)

Please feel free to comment on anything you like. You won’t hurt my feelings if you disagree with me on something. Just remember that my grandmother pops in to read this site here and there, so please keep the comments semi-respectful.

Thanks for reading,
Douglas Thomas Wallace