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Having a problem renaming or deleting a file / folder that is referenced by SQL Server or SSIS? Here’s a tip. If you’re trying to rename or delete a directory folder /...

I just sent off "Silk and Steam" for submission to the Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology collection, with my editor’s blessing. I’m planning to send my horror story...

I hate characters who victimize themselves. Sometimes in a good way, assuming the character was well written. But I’ve run into more than one character that serves as the voice...

Some people believe that a character who talks to herself would be perceived as crazy (never mind that actors talk to themselves all the time). I’ve been told that at...

Words make sentences. Sentences make paragraphs. Paragraphs make stories. Everything you write is a story, from the business letter to your colleague to the essay for your English Lit class...

John Scalzi has an interesting blog post on "How to have a Writing Career like Mine." The first sentence in that blog is "you can’t." Then he goes on to...

The launch party at Akon 22 was wonderful. The cake was chocolate sheet cake with a white cake shaped into a red corset and very generous cleavage. It was adorable,...

We have a schedule! “Meet The Ladies and Gentlemen of Trade Town” Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm Location: Conference Center, 3rd Floor, State Room 4 Authors panel wherein we’ll introduce ourselves,...

This blog is inspired by a post I recent read in which a writer asked "how do I find an agent who publishes fictional novels of non-magical fantasy?" The writer...

Craig Ferrell has a wonderful article over at SQLServerCentral.com about how to approach the business of job hunting in SQL Server. It’s a good read. If you’re looking for a new...