How do you find time to write?
When Random Person discovers that you’re a writer, odds are that he will ask you any of several basic questions: How long have you been […]
How I Got My Agent
A few people have asked how I got my literary agent. Here’s the story. Before I was Gary‘s wife, I was one of his coauthors, […]
Faery Cats
San Francisco, CA — From country homes to urban server farms, faery cats are taking America by storm as the hottest trend in pets. 16-year-old […]
Uncanny Valley Girl
Mister Mori thought I’d find you eeriewith your tepid flesh and passive face.In your assembly I see naught but beautysans the animal flaws of the […]
Trepanation
The first migraine-plagued cavemanwho countered his aching craniumwith crudely pounded flint (and lived)surely shared his medical breakthrough. Headcutting is old as woodcutting.Andean shaman or alpine […]
Book Promotion: Part 1
When people think about doing book promotions, they often think of an author going on a book tour. Doing a book signing or sitting at […]
Advice to beginning fiction writers
Everyone who sets out to become a writer wants to be seen as a “real” writer, not a wanna-be or never-gonna-be. It’s basic human nature […]
On sales versus publications
I was updating my website today, and it finally occurred to me that the casual site visitor might be put off by the fact that […]
Manuscript Tracking Tools
Beginning writers who send out their very first stories to magazines or anthologies don’t usually have much trouble keeping track of where they sent them. […]
A Brief Guide to the Money Fairies
This month, I’ll venture into the realm of cryptozoology and discuss entities that most people have encountered but few are aware of. These elusive, mercurial […]
Business Casual
“She’s so stylish!” my coworker declaredof her 7-year-old niece, as if that was the bestthing any girl could aspire to: being decorative.I scanned the ranks […]