Paperback Writer

Samhain Publishing has open calls for two anthologies, each with interesting themes: Superhero Romance and 2012 Summer Olympics. Some deta...

I finally had a chance to look at J.K. Rowling's Pottermore , which has been sending shockwaves as well as lots of speculation through t...

Ten Things I Hate about Your WorldBuilding Beasts from your hell are always slimy, odorous, loud, over-size horrors with broken but razor-sh...

Another of my rewards for crossing the novel finish line was a nice big stack of art magazines (pretty much everything Somerset Studio publi...

Tonight I sifted through Julia Cameron's The Right to Write , another how-to skewed more toward adjusting one's writing philosophy t...

Today I'm unplugging to finish up some work for my editor. So that your visit here was not entirely wasted, I thought I'd let you m...

Ten Things About Submission Opportunities A word of caution about three sub ops over at Ralan.com that threw up some red flags for me: Andr...

I went looking around for online events to link to for those who are wisely avoiding RWA National next week, but unfortunately I found zip e...

Whenever I'm away from home I carry my camera in my purse, just in case I see something I want to shoot (in the good way.) Experience ha...

I appreciate all the great comments for the One Book giveaway . What you wrote about what your one book means to you, the impact it's h...

Ten Things to Help Name Your Fictional Location Chaotic Shiny's Place Name Generator -- this unusual place namer gives you random names...

Today I'm being questioned over at author Shiloh Walker's weblog, where among other things I confess the title of the one book I t...

Author Shiloh Walker asked me some interesting questions the other day (and my answers will be appearing on her blog tomorrow.) Among them...

I've never checked what search terms new visitors use that lead them to here because I don't know how to do that spy stuff. Turns ou...

You know you're a series writer when you never want your stories to end. I happen to be that kind of storyteller. I'm also allergic ...

I am bailing on you guys today to take care of some new contract negotiations. So your trip here was not entirely wasted, you might visit M...

In Naming the World , a how-to with a collection of essays and exercises from writers/editors/teachers, author Nick Arvin wrote a piece abou...

While hunting for some architectural info, I discovered Cristóbal Vila's short CG movie showcasing Falling Water , the magnificent home...