Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters » Life http://robinbrande.com Writing, reading, and other vital matters Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:52:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 “What was your worst job?” and other fun questions for YA authors http://robinbrande.com/writing/what-was-your-worst-job-and-other-fun-questions-for-ya-authors http://robinbrande.com/writing/what-was-your-worst-job-and-other-fun-questions-for-ya-authors#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:15:16 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2770 Last weekend I got to play and talk and teach and play some more with a bunch of fun, smart,…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/what-was-your-worst-job-and-other-fun-questions-for-ya-authors/feed 0 When someone decides it’s his job to make people happy http://robinbrande.com/life/when-someone-decides-its-his-job-to-make-people-happy http://robinbrande.com/life/when-someone-decides-its-his-job-to-make-people-happy#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:12:33 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2653 Gotta love it when people find their place in the world.  This guy is obviously doing what he should with…

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]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/show-of-hands-who-colors/feed 33 What I learned from 3 days of hanging out with burly people http://robinbrande.com/life/what-i-learned-from-3-days-of-hanging-out-with-burly-people http://robinbrande.com/life/what-i-learned-from-3-days-of-hanging-out-with-burly-people#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:46:44 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2529 Just finished my three-day recertification course to keep up my Wilderness First Responder skills. For those of you wondering what…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/life/what-i-learned-from-3-days-of-hanging-out-with-burly-people/feed 4 Hermione Granger and the secret plan to know everything http://robinbrande.com/writing/hermione-granger-and-the-secret-plan-to-know-everything http://robinbrande.com/writing/hermione-granger-and-the-secret-plan-to-know-everything#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:03:55 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2502 I’m up in the mountains right now, finally uncurling my brain from its protective mode of refusing to think too…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/hermione-granger-and-the-secret-plan-to-know-everything/feed 11 Want to hear me talk about God and evolution and all sorts of personal topics? http://robinbrande.com/writing/want-to-hear-me-talk-about-god-and-evolution-and-all-sorts-of-personal-topics http://robinbrande.com/writing/want-to-hear-me-talk-about-god-and-evolution-and-all-sorts-of-personal-topics#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:20:11 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2269 If you do–

I was interviewed recently by the very curious, very kind Bridgette Mongeon over here. Take a…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/want-to-hear-me-talk-about-god-and-evolution-and-all-sorts-of-personal-topics/feed 2 Don’t you kind of wish you could still go to camp? http://robinbrande.com/reading/dont-you-kind-of-wish-you-could-still-go-to-camp http://robinbrande.com/reading/dont-you-kind-of-wish-you-could-still-go-to-camp#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:46:00 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2248 I have this weird thing about summers: I want to put myself in a bunch of classes, do a bunch…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/reading/dont-you-kind-of-wish-you-could-still-go-to-camp/feed 4 This is what luck looks like http://robinbrande.com/life/this-is-what-luck-looks-like http://robinbrande.com/life/this-is-what-luck-looks-like#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:13:51 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=1911 Some of these go by almost too quickly to digest, but overall you’re going to find yourself going, “Whoa! What?”…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/life/this-is-what-luck-looks-like/feed 0 The New Year’s Eve ritual http://robinbrande.com/life/the-new-years-eve-ritual-2 http://robinbrande.com/life/the-new-years-eve-ritual-2#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:53:46 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=1909 I posted this a few years ago and forgot that I’d done it until Kathy Burnette linked to it…

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