The publishing business is pretty strange. There’s plenty of money being made, tons of books being sold, and if you scratch the surface, you’ll see that no one really understands […]

Man, this is an auspicious start to the new year, hmm? Late for the first blog post. In my defense, the Christmas “break” screwed up my sense of what day […]

Folks, 2018 has been quite a time.  A crazy, disheartening year in many ways, but I’ve made the best of it.   So, we made it!  Raise a glass. (For me, […]

How is this year already almost over? I still have plenty of goals to fulfill over the next… eleven days?  So I need to keep my nose on that grindstone. […]

So, it’s time for those end-of-the-year lists, and one of the classics is the Bad Sex Award, and this year it’s some really glorious badness.  Looking at these ignoble entries, […]

So, I have to confess, I’m not much of one for holiday books.  I certainly would struggle to pick a favorite. Of course, I do have a deep fondness for A […]

Happy Thanksgiving, all!  Today I am thankful for all the love and joy that I have received this year, and especially in the last week.  PhilCon was a lovely time, […]

Hey all!  I’m off to PhilCon this weekend, and if you’re around, please come say hello.  Here’s my full schedule.   And what’s my Special Presentation?  It’s a surprise!  (But it’ll […]

There’s an old saying, “No text can survive a hostile read.” I also like this exchange from the West Wing, when Sam Seaborn is told that a passage from a […]

Point-of-View is one of those funny things writers get very worked up about.  And I’ve noticed, reading through some older books I have, making concrete POV choices is a relatively […]