Great speech by Neil Gaiman about writing, creativity, and fun
May 19th, 2012 by robin
So much great advice in these 19 minutes. Plus Neil just always seems like such a decent guy, he makes…
Another weekend of controlled chaos
May 4th, 2012 by robin
“Controlled chaos” is Tohubohu Productions director Bill Coughlan’s term for what we’re about to do, and I can’t disagree.…
Yes, I’m a geek, and here’s proof
March 27th, 2012 by robin
I love this description from the Houston Library for the interview I just did with them: “Robin Brande discusses writing,…
Enter to win signed copy of REPLAY!
March 27th, 2012 by robin
Three people have to win, so why not you? But as they say in the lottery ads, you can’t win…
In celebration of Spring, Starbucks, & Hunger Games–all kinds of free today
March 23rd, 2012 by robin
Maybe it’s because it’s spring and that just makes me happy, maybe it’s because the person in the Starbucks drive-through…
Two ways to get REPLAY for free!
March 22nd, 2012 by robin
For a limited time only, here are two ways to get my new novel REPLAY for free–one of them…
REPLAY: What if you died and learned the truth about your life?
March 8th, 2012 by robin
ASIN: B007IIXZ0O
ISBN-13: 978-0615613291
ISBN-10: 0615613292
I died. For forty-two seconds I died.
They were operating…
Announcing my new middle grade series, SECRET SECURITY SQUAD!
February 21st, 2012 by robin
Those of you who know my work know I normally write young adult fiction. But I’ve been wanting to…
“What was your worst job?” and other fun questions for YA authors
January 30th, 2012 by robin
Last weekend I got to play and talk and teach and play some more with a bunch of fun, smart,…
Writers: Treating your writing like a 401(k)
January 20th, 2012 by robin
One of the many things I value about the business-of-writing posts by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn…
Want to win signed copies of PARALLELOGRAM 1 & 2? Enter here!
January 14th, 2012 by robin
Writers: Learn to think bigger
January 12th, 2012 by robin
Be sure to watch the cat-herding video. But then really think about some of the issues in this new…
Writers: Some fresh thinking for the new year
January 7th, 2012 by robin
There are a couple of new posts by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch that I think…
PARALLELOGRAM book 2 is here!
December 16th, 2011 by robin
E-book ISBN: 978-1-4524-7679-7
Print ISBN-13: 978-0615581583
Print ISBN-10: 0615581587
Finally! For all of you who got…
When someone decides it’s his job to make people happy
November 13th, 2011 by robin
Gotta love it when people find their place in the world. This guy is obviously doing what he should with…
Writers: Believe in yourselves and write the stories you want to write
October 27th, 2011 by robin
It’s been a while since I’ve linked to a post by bestselling, award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, even…
Want a character named after you? In my book or someone else’s? Check this out!
October 24th, 2011 by robin
This is very cool. And I’m not just saying that because I’m participating–I’m saying that because of all the other…
Show of hands: Who colors?
October 8th, 2011 by robin
I spent a couple of FANTASTIC days this past week at Austin Academy for Excellence, a magnet middle school in…
What I learned from 3 days of hanging out with burly people
September 4th, 2011 by robin
Just finished my three-day recertification course to keep up my Wilderness First Responder skills. For those of you wondering what…
Hermione Granger and the secret plan to know everything
August 29th, 2011 by robin
I’m up in the mountains right now, finally uncurling my brain from its protective mode of refusing to think too…