Nuts and Bolts: Part 1 – Should you be a writer?
Back on January 1, I promised to start revealing my writing process, and I fully intended to do so posthaste. Â Unfortunately, I totally underestimated the stuff that had to get […]
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The $100 Pot of Chili
On Sunday morning, 17 called and asked if he could have some friends over for a last-minute SuperBowl party. Â Now this surprised me, because he’s a theater kid and neither […]
Progress Report
I’m chugging along on my effort to reduce the size of my ass, down, as of this morning, by some 3Â pounds. Not the progress I wanted, but progress. If you […]
And now a public service announcement…
You know those annoying  commercials where Person A offers Person B a piece of overly sweet junk food, and is refused with the comment “That contains high-fructose corn syrup. You […]
My really crappy week
Actually, it had its high point, that being the inauguration of President Obama and the sight of that big Marine helicopter soaring off with his predecessor. (Oorah!) Even as we […]
Hope 2009
I’m smiling so hard my cheeks hurt. Following is the text of President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, […]
Preditor and Editor Nominations for IMMORTAL WARRIOR
IMMORTAL WARRIOR is up for a Preditors and Editors award this year in the Romance category. If you enjoyed Ivo and Alaida’s tale, please consider voting BEFORE JANUARY 14: http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelr.shtml […]
Blogging today…
…at Something Wicked. Come hang out with the Wicked Authors and me and see if we can stir up some mischief. Â
Runestone Magic
A standing stone with runes plays a key role in IMMORTAL WARRIOR, but if I’d seen this wonderful augmented exhibit from the Cultural History Museum in Randers, Denmark, it might […]
Where ideas are born
I was going to blog about that here, but I had a commitment over at Shapeshifter Romance, so I blessed them with my wit and perspicacity instead (though I’ll undoubtedly […]