Over the weekend, my husband and I updated the website in order to allow us to use the most recent version of wordpress. This means, among other things, that you can follow my blog with the click of a button. (On the righthand side.) It also means I have a new theme, after all these […]
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Twisted Endings
Sure, I like a good twist as much as anyone. It’s thrilling when you make a discovery that is both unexpected and, in retrospect, makes absolutely perfect sense. Sometimes, it feels like, “Aha!” and sometimes, more like, “Ohhhh….” Either way, it’s fun. BUT (you knew there had to be a but), not every story needs […]
On a Scale of 1 to 5…
When you’re asked to rate your feelings about something, are you the type of person to gravitate toward the middle, or do you tend to the extremes? We each tend to approach these types of questions differently, and yet when a large enough group is sampled, we get fairly meaningful averages. I’ve been rating books […]
Four-Leaf Clovers: Uncovering the Magic
Last summer, researchers from the University of Georgia discovered the gene that can turn a three-leaf clover into the luckier four-leaf variety. Science Daily A reminder that sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Why I Don’t Own an EReader
I’ve been pushing read an eBook week for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that my own titles are available in electronic format (as well as print). I think eBooks have a lot to recommend them — they are cheap to produce and distribute, and they have the potential to allow […]
Read an eBook Week
Twilight Times Books is giving away FREE books all week in honor of read an eBook week. One of these books is “How I Wrote My First Book: The Story Behind the Story,” which contains an article I wrote: My Million Words of Crap. This book will be free all week. Also, each day select […]
Hi, who are you?
I’m not exactly Ms. Manners, but come on, folks, a little common sense goes a long way. I answer the phone with a basic, “Hello?” At that point, I have one simple expectation: Identify yourself, and the person to whom you wish to speak. There are a few ways we can go about this basic […]
Writing Workshops
This month, I have been teaching a workshop on beginnings through an on-line chapter of the RWA. I teach workshops from time to time, usually at www.savvyauthors.com (in fact, I’m teaching Beginnings there in July, and a Scifi/Fantasy World Building workshop early next year), and I find I quite enjoy it. The young writers who […]
Web Site Updates
Just a quick note to let you know I’ll be doing some updates to the site this week, hopefully making it easier to find the information you need. In the meantime, you may come across a few blank pages or broken links.
I’m Back
My blog is up and operational once more, thanks to my husband, who has been working hard on it for days.