Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters 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,…

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Enter here to win signed copies of PARALLELOGRAM books 1 & 2. Hurry (I said “hurray” before, and…

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]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/writers-some-fresh-thinking-for-the-new-year/feed 0 PARALLELOGRAM book 2 is here! http://robinbrande.com/writing/parallelogram-book-2-is-here http://robinbrande.com/writing/parallelogram-book-2-is-here#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:51:44 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2685
E-book ISBN: 978-1-4524-7679-7
Print ISBN-13: 978-0615581583
Print ISBN-10: 0615581587

Finally! For all of you who got…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/parallelogram-book-2-is-here/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/writers-believe-in-yourselves-and-write-the-stories-you-want-to-write/feed 0 Want a character named after you? In my book or someone else’s? Check this out! http://robinbrande.com/writing/want-a-character-named-after-you-in-my-book-or-someone-elses-check-this-out http://robinbrande.com/writing/want-a-character-named-after-you-in-my-book-or-someone-elses-check-this-out#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:42:37 +0000 robin http://robinbrande.com/?p=2606 This is very cool.  And I’m not just saying that because I’m participating–I’m saying that because of all the other…

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