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Writing something huge and sprawling and multi-faceted, I’m always struck by something I heard Steven Brust say many years ago when I was still in BabyWriter mode and he was […]

Hello, Friends!  SHIELD OF THE PEOPLE is out! I am very excited.  Some review quotes: “I love seing good-hearted characters who keep true to their moral centers even in a […]

Folks, it has been a TIME for me the past few months.  In good ways, with the Good Kind of Busy, but still: A TIME.  And a big part of […]

ArmadilloCon is this weekend!  I have quite the action-packed schedule.  I hope to see everyone there!  Come say hello, please! Friday, August 2 7pm: ArmadilloCon 2019 Opening Ceremonies Ballroom D, […]

Hello dear friends, How is July nearly over?  I’m losing track of the summer, and there is so much going on. For example, ArmadilloCon is just a week away.  I’m going to […]

You know, it wasn’t that long ago– only five years ago– that I got to reveal my first cover for THE THORN OF DENTONHILL.  Now we’re nine books deep into Maradaine stories, […]

All right, if you want to WRITE BOOKS and GET THEM DONE, you’ve got to do the work.  There’s no getting around that.  So, do the work, and avoid the […]

So let’s talk about plot weaving. Just a reminder that novel writing is an industry where you have to fight REALLY HARD to get to do something and when you […]

My friends, I’ve been a bit radio silent the past few weeks, but it’s because THINGS HAVE BEEN AFOOT. Some of those things involve just doing the work.  At any […]

Man, I love a good SFF-lit con.  I wish I could go to more, but any that involve travel, unless I’m invited as a guest of honor, is out of […]