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

Actually, these posts by Kristine Kathryn Rusch are for writers and other freelancers, but I assume other freelancers are reading other blogs, so we’ll just stick to the writer part of these.
Check out Kris’s latest post, on overcoming emotional setbacks. Do you see yourself in some of those examples? I sure do.
Makes you [...]

One of the sweetest notes I’ve ever gotten from a boy was in fifth grade, when Tony T. wrote: “You would make a great author. You’re a great student too. You get your work done too.”
And though of course I love the part about how I would make a great author, it’s [...]

Another excellent post from multiple award-winning novelist and short story author Kristine Kathryn Rusch about the business side of writing. This week’s installment, how to get paid.
And if you haven’t read the previous installments yet, take the time to catch up on the whole collection. For those of you who want to making [...]

If you haven’t been following all of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s posts on freelancing (including last week’s, in which she discusses what we can learn from Michael Jackson’s financial situation), do yourself a favor and catch up.
This one is part five, and discusses the value of diversifying if you’re a writer or any other kind [...]

Someone sent me this great post by New York Times columnist David Brooks. Lots to think about here.

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I should be sleeping right now because I barely have in the past 48 hours, but I’m too wired because I had such a great time at the Michigan Library Association Spring Institute last night! Hurray! I was up there because they had chosen Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature as [...]

Thank heavens for Adrienne and Eisha. Because they were at the Rochester Teen Book Festival last weekend, and actually had the strength to write a post about it. Which I’m totally stealing now.
Or look at this one, which includes a clip of Wordgirl, with my new pal Jack Ferraiolo doing the [...]

Here’s today’s math question: How much extra sleep does it take to make up for five nights of extreme sleep deprivation? Show your work.

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See if you can relate to this.
There are times when you feel like you’re being filmed, or photographed, or if you’re somehow living out your own make believe of playing with paper dolls or army men. Suddenly there’s a moment where you realize you’ve stepped past the fantasy, and right that second you are [...]

[NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT AWESOME RESPONSES ALREADY!]
Okay, then, here’s the deal:
A friend of mine–a friend of many of ours–is too young to have breast cancer but has it. Believe me, we’ve all done a lot of cussing about this. And although we all know money can’t cure everything, we [...]