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This week at SFFSeven, we’re talking about things to bring to a party.  As it happens, I’m going to one tonight, for Austin SFF Writer Amanda Downum.  So, what am […]

This week’s question is, how do you level up as a writer?  And that’s a really good question.  For me, the big answer is by lifting EVERYONE up.  The rising […]

If you’ve been paying attention to me and my various babbling on writing, you know I’m a big fan of the outline.  I try to avoid the whole “paint myself […]

Everyday, my social media feeds are kind of an assault. Like, the world is a trash fire and there are tweets and links and stories pretty much every hour on […]

So, some seven years ago I made a decision that made a lot of sense at the time.  I had a website and a blog, but I wasn’t doing much […]

“Where do you get your ideas?” is the question put to authors a lot, and it’s fundamentally the wrong question. The ideas are always out there.  They are almost irrelevant.  If you’re […]

It’s been a busy weekend, friends, so I’ll just share some quick news.  In a couple months we’ll be getting the second German Maradaine novel, DIE CHRONIKEN VON MARADAINE – DIE […]

Talking about my current WIP is a bit odd, because it’s the sequel to a book that you all haven’t read yet.  I mean, I could talk about my favorite […]

Hello, Readers: The end of May is turning into a busy time, both in terms of writing and with various things on the homefront.  (My son is graduating from high […]

Titles are a strange beast in this business.  On some level, they’re immaterial to the book, in and of itself.  The title is there for marketing purposes, a quick and […]