This time of year, folks in the U.S. get a sobering picture of exactly how much it was they made the year before. For writers, this can be even more humbling. Though I can’t share my actual day job income numbers due to policies and all that, I can share exactly what percentage of my […]
Why you should never quit your day jobs, kids…. Read More »
I’m leaving tomorrow for ConFusion. I don’t actually “know” a lot of people there, which makes this very unlike Wiscon, which was my regular con there for a few years. That means I am very likely to be unscheduled for most of this con, so here’s where you can find me and – more importantly
Epic ConFusion Programming: WHY YOU SHOULD COME Read More »
Since I’m heading to my first con as a “real writer” next week, I thought it was time I put up a post about my take on fan fiction written in my worlds/featuring my characters, since there is, uh, rumor that some may be floating around. That way I can refer back to it whenever
My Stance on Fan Fiction Read More »
For some bizarre reason, I agreed to attend a con this year – my first actual attendance (instead of a drive-by) as somebody who actually, you know, wrote some books. It’s been a long time since I’ve been social, so I’m looking forward to meeting and re-connecting with folks I haven’t seen in years. If you’d
My Epic Confusion Schedule – Jan 20-22 Read More »
It’s no secret that the last year has been a rough one for me as far as getting back on the fitness train. I have a real hard time staying at my much-needed 90 minutes a day minimum workout time. It felt so daunting this year that just getting in 20 minutes on the bike
How I went from working out 20 minutes a day to 90-100 minutes a day (and liked it) Read More »
We’ve all experienced it: you’re reading along and you find a scene in a book that you could swear you’ve read a hundred times before – in some other book, or in some other show. There’s a formula to much traditional storytelling, especially the stuff that’s written and/or produced very quickly. Formulas are great for
Trope Avoidance: How to Stop Writing What Everyone Else is Writing Read More »
I’m not much of a year-end wrap-up person. A lot of shit went down in 2011. After a whole lot of years of writing, my first two books – GOD’S WAR and INFIDEL – were published. I blogged most weeks over at The Night Bazaar with some great debut authors. I settled into a great
Typing into 2012: What’s Happening This Year in the Writing Life Read More »
Writing is a lot of work. Oh, I always knew that, of course, but writing a book over 2, 3, 5 or 7 years stretches all that work out and makes it feel like a lot less. Or at least a lot less all at once. I was about halfway done with RAPTURE when I
“A writer is someone for whom writing is harder than it is for other people” Read More »
Today, I’ve got a guest post up over at The Ranting Dragon reviews site. Stories From Another Country When I was growing up, the holidays meant family gatherings over rich food slathered in buttery sauces and familiar stories of life during wartime in another country. My grandmother grew up in Nazi-occupied France, and met my
Stories From Another Country: Tales of wartime, immigration, and assimilation Read More »