I’ve seen a lot of requests, and advice, for networking at conventions and conferences. I thought I’d add my own two cents to the pile. If you are planning to...
I just read the most interesting blog post by Andrew Zack of The Zack Company (a literary agent). He goes into how royalty payments are working (The Way To Get Paid)...
World Fantasy Con, the big professional convention for writers, is a convention limited to a total of 850 attendees and they’ve already reached over half that number in memberships (registrations)....
Whether you are a technical writer or a fiction writer, proofreading other people’s work can teach you a lot. Sometimes you will see good examples of writing that you will...
Viable Paradise week-long writers workshop with my increased productivity and my ability to turn in stories that need little-to-no editing. But there’s a bit more to the story than that....
Oh, my. I just found out this weekend that despite all my publishing credits that I’m still eligible to enter the Writers of the Future contest. Apparently it’s not about...
Not counting my Shadowrun work, I’ve had a total of six stories accepted for publication with only three of them returned to me with editor requested revisions. In fact, they...
The Phantom Temp Table, bane of Database Admin everywhere. It won’t drop, it won’t disappear, and it won’t let you get your work done. It took me an hour to...
Welcome to 2011, Everyone! I hope the new year is treating you well. I’d like to start off 2011 with the conclusion of my three part WMFH blog. Part 1 and...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
