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I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve got Big Picture plans for the Maradaine books, so now that The Alchemy of Chaos is ready to go out into the […]

When I was a kid, there was one book I just plain consumed, over and over again, which was D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths.  This book, to me, was the […]

I list “playwright” in my bio, but truth be told, that isn’t something I put a lot of focus into. Back in the day, I was pretty much living and […]

So, I really didn’t read anywhere near as much as I ought to have this year.  I’ve been slow at it.  It’s one reason why I can’t get too upset […]

NaNoWriMo ended last week, and while I don’t participate and don’t think it’s a good way to write a good novel, I do think it can be an excellent exercise to […]

So, about a month ago, I turned in the “final” draft of An Import of Intrigue, though there are still several stages of copy editing and proofing before the actual finished […]

I don’t really get political here.  Anyone who knows me knows I’m somewhere in the left-leaning moderate range, and I won’t actively pretend I’m not that… but at the same […]

Today I’m in the kitchen doing all sorts of things– if you’ve read my books it probably does not surprise you that I’m into food and I’m the primary cook […]

It’s no secret that I’ve had a very good 2015.  Two books came out, to solid reviews and decent sales.  Even made the Locus Bestseller List one month. Did I […]

I’m not much of one for simple quotes of advice on writing craft.  Part of the reason for that is it’s not that simple. It’s about doing the work, the hard […]