At Martha’s Vineyard, there’s an old fashioned carosel called "The Flying Horses". Matociquala talks about it in her blog here and in a few other posts. She’s even writing a story...
I have a lot of online writer friends. The people at SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America), the people at the IAMTW (International Association of Media Tie-In Writers) and now...
Overworked, overstimulated and utterly exhausted. That has been my modus operandi since returning from Viable Paradise. I spoke at SQL Saturday 21 in Orlando Florida last weekend. Haven’t had a chance...
Barely half a week after returning from Viable Paradise (a creative writing course), I’m taking "The Essentials of Business Writing" for my day job. Interestingly enough, one of the first...
It’s that time of year again. This time it’s SQL Saturday in Orlando. This coming Saturday, October 17th. And yet again, I have been shanghied into teaching. Don’t get me wrong,...
In the beginning, there was Manuscript. The eight VP instructors examined the dog-eared, coffee-stained beast. And Jim MacDonald saw that it was Good. "Go forth, my minions," he ordered. "Find...
I have survived…. Going to an intense workshop to get your baby, your joy, the love of your life ripped to shreds by famous editors and authors is an interesting...
As a follow-up to my previous post on the state of digital publishing (insert post link here), I’d like to share a few thoughts from Michael Stackpole. Remember, this is...
Whoo! There’s an interview with Karen Traviss and myself in the August / September issue of the SFWA Bulletin. "Words for Hire," by William C. Dietz on page 25. I’m rather pleased...
I met up with Michael Stackpole over the Labor Day weekend at Dragon*Con. He was in "con business mode," which meant we discussed his view of the publishing industry. With...
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.
