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Discovering the Core

One piece of advice I’ve heard again and again from veteran writers is to know your core story. For new […]

So as a proud member of the Science Fiction Romance Brigade, I’m participating in the SFRB Summer Blog Hop. We’re

So January is editing and plotting month. I’m still writing on a little flash fiction, but mostly I’m editing. And

This post was previously published on the Romance Magicians blog: Have you ever learned a new word or heard about

I’ve been thinking about both of these things lately. Taxes, because I still haven’t finished mine, and Death… My Dad

“Then I look into my students’ faces, and they look solemnly back at me. ‘So why does our writing matter, again?’

One of my favorite things in the world is to sleep in–especially after daylight savings time schedules my mornings in

(robot credit: Steve Talkowski) Off to Hawaii to catch some waves. Wish me well! ….especially as there’s a hurricane

Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And