In Which I Am Wounded But Triumphant

Or: What a SciFi/Fantasy Writer Can Learn From A Gatoraid Bottle I met and did battle with a worthy foe this weekend. He was tenacious and strong, with the heart of a warrior. But in the end, I went home and he went in the recycle bin. As a consequence, I woke up on...

Random Act of Kindness BLITZ!

A smile. An encouraging word. A thoughtful gesture. Each day people interact with us, help, and make our day a bit brighter and full. This is especially true in the Writing Community. Take a second to think about writers you know, like the critique partner who works...

Excitement’s Over and Thank You, Internet

Wow, what a week! So all the brouhaha that started with a Cease and Desist letter I got Wednesday seems to have come to a satisfactory conclusion. As other authors began to hear about it, they got a smidge riled up over the whole thing and suddenly it seemed to be...

Just Email it!

Not too very long ago I was just a blissful reader, never even dreaming of one day being a published author myself. And when I’d encounter a book I loved I’d just gush about it and tell all my friends and I’d just be glowing for days about how...

See You in 2012!

Just a quick, ‘see you in the new year’ post. I hope you all have a great time with whatever’s left of 2011 and see 2012 in saftely. Be good, and be back for the first 5MinuteFiction of the new year on January 10, 2012!