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…
Coming soon! (Just not as soon as I planned.)
August 23rd, 2011 by robin
Nothing like a good old-fashioned family medical emergency to throw your schedule out of whack for a while. My…
“Learning makes us uncomfortable”
August 15th, 2011 by robin
If 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
August 10th, 2011 by robin
Wow. 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
August 5th, 2011 by robin
Oh, 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
July 21st, 2011 by robin
Yesterday 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
July 19th, 2011 by robin
Last 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!
July 14th, 2011 by robin
Boy, can I relate to this latest post from Kristine Kathryn Rusch about how the new world of publishing…