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 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “What was your worst job?” and other fun questions for YA authors 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 Writers: Treating your writing like a 401(k) One of the many things I value about the business-of-writing posts by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn…

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

]]> http://robinbrande.com/reading/want-to-win-signed-copies-of-parallelogram-1-2-enter-here Writers: Learn to think bigger Be sure to watch the cat-herding video. But then really think about some of the issues in this new…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/writers-learn-to-think-bigger Writers: Some fresh thinking for the new year There are a couple of new posts by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch that I think…

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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 When someone decides it’s his job to make people happy Gotta love it when people find their place in the world.  This guy is obviously doing what he should with…

]]> http://robinbrande.com/life/when-someone-decides-its-his-job-to-make-people-happy Writers: Believe in yourselves and write the stories you want to write It’s been a while since I’ve linked to a post by bestselling, award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, even…

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]]> http://robinbrande.com/writing/want-a-character-named-after-you-in-my-book-or-someone-elses-check-this-out Show of hands: Who colors? I spent a couple of FANTASTIC days this past week at Austin Academy for Excellence, a magnet middle school in…

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