Want a character named after you? In my book or someone else’s? Check this out!
Monday, October 24th, 2011This is very cool. And I’m not just saying that because I’m participating–I’m saying that because of all the other…
Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters
Writing, reading, and other vital matters
Archive for the 'Writing' Category
Show of hands: Who colors?
Saturday, October 8th, 2011I spent a couple of FANTASTIC days this past week at Austin Academy for Excellence, a magnet middle school in…
Hermione Granger and the secret plan to know everything
Monday, August 29th, 2011I’m up in the mountains right now, finally uncurling my brain from its protective mode of refusing to think too…
Coming soon! (Just not as soon as I planned.)
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Nothing like a good old-fashioned family medical emergency to throw your schedule out of whack for a while. My…
“Learning makes us uncomfortable”
Monday, August 15th, 2011If you’re not already reading Dean Wesley Smith’s Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing series, I urge you to…
Writers & the myth of talent
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Wow. It seems like lately Dean Wesley Smith has been rerunning all my favorite posts. This one on the…
Writers: How to use your stories and novels as focused practice for skills you want to learn
Friday, August 5th, 2011Oh, how I love this post by Dean Wesley Smith! It’s a rerun, and it’s worth rereading at least…
The future of storytelling is in good hands
Thursday, July 21st, 2011Yesterday I taught a teen writing workshop at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ (a GREAT indie store, by…
Harry Potter, JK Rowling, and the refusal to let go of your vision
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Last weekend I, like many of you, saturated myself with all things Harry Potter. Even after seeing the amazing, wonderful,…
Writers: Too many ideas? A great problem to have!
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Boy, can I relate to this latest post from Kristine Kathryn Rusch about how the new world of publishing…