
Naomi Novik is an old friend of mine from my MUSH days (prior to either of us being published) and so I was thrilled when I heard about her book...

Pasadena, CA! Coming up at the end of this month. I can’t wait! Anyone else going to be there?

My Crystal Reports presentation at the local SQL Server Group went pretty well. Not a huge crowd, but those that attended seemed to enjoy it. I got a Thrive card from...

I just got the notice. SQL Saturday # 15, in Jacksonville, FL is accepting speaker applications through April 6th. It’s not nearly has hard to get a slot in SQL Saturday as it...

Well, I’m into my second (or is it third?) draft of my fantasy novel. May have to change my title, depending on what I end up with. I’m filling in...

A lawyer at my workplace recently gave an hour long session on copyrights and copyright clearing houses. I thought I’d share the information for anyone who is interested. First,...

It’s scheduled for May 2nd (on Saturday of course), at the University of North Florida campus. I just submitted four possible beginner sessions which include "Disaster Recovery: Preparing for the Storm", "The...

My New Year’s resolution was 2000 words a week. The past two weeks I have failed significantly. I could give all sorts of excuses, but only one counts. Right before I "fell...

I learned it in summer camp. "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I’m gonna go eat wo-oo-orms." Anyone know that one? It comes to mind because I got yet another...

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.