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Pull out your pens and pencils, folks. It’s time to write a novel! I am so excited to be announcing my very first editorial open call for Urania Books. So...

I know two people who committed suicide, and one person who tried and failed. The first person was a co-worker back when I was in college. I didn’t know him...

John Scalzi just put up a short post on his own blog about why he doesn’t review books. It’s an interesting read and I agree with his reasoning. Sort of....

I haven’t been an editor long, and I’m still learning the ropes. But I’ve had enough time to recognize the top 9 things that will turn me off a manuscript...

My biblical horror story, “Feast of the Torn,” has finally made it to publication. Buzzy Magazine has it on their website at http://buzzymag.com/feast-of-the-torn-by-brandie-tarvin/. I’m absolutely thrilled. Some of you have...

Authors talk so much about writing that I feel a need to refocus the conversation. So here it is. Are you a good reader? Here’s a good test. What was...

My editing internship at Musa Publishing has resulted in a new position being created just for me. I am officially the Publication Coordinator for Urania, Musa’s science fiction and fantasy...

I am bouncing with joy. Penumbra’s June issue finally got its Tangent Online review. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Penumbra eMagazine is a speculative fiction magazine...

My Viable Paradise buddy Catherine Schaff-Stump has a wonderful group of articles about the female members of the Avengers (Black Widow, Wasp, Moondragon, Hell-cat, Ms. Marvel, Scarlet Witch). I post...

You’d think a tech person would be on the bleeding edge of technology, and that I would have started reading eBooks long ago. And yet I don’t have an iPhone...