“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…
Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters
Writing, reading, and other vital matters
Archive for the 'Writing' Category
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…
Coming soon: INTO THE PARALLEL
Saturday, June 25th, 2011Quantum physics. String theory. Parallel universes. Romance. High mountain adventure. Family secrets. An awesome dog.
Coming in one week, INTO…
Want to hear me talk about God and evolution and all sorts of personal topics?
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011If you do–
I was interviewed recently by the very curious, very kind Bridgette Mongeon over here. Take a…
Is rewriting improving or killing your work?
Monday, June 13th, 2011An intriguing question, and the kind of thing a lot of us writers are too afraid to confront.
But man…
Fast writing is good writing
Saturday, June 11th, 2011Long, long ago, back when I’d been rewriting the same novel for EIGHT YEARS, I took a class from bestselling…