
You know you’ve made an impact when people start coming up to you asking where you’ve found your full time writing gigs. It’s been an interesting roller coaster ride for...

To me, my SQL Saturdays posts aren’t just a method of information sharing or a way to teach new SQL Server database administrators. I also use it as a repository...

Coming up with a writing prompt for Writing Prompt Wednesdays can sometimes be as difficult as writing a story. Some days I know exactly what prompts inspire me. Other times...

On today’s Shadowrun Sundays, it’s contest time! During GenCon, I had occasion to purchase the Mayan Edition and regular Collector’s Edition of the Shadowrun Fifth Edition rules. As part of...

For various reasons of late, I’ve needed to sit down and come up with a list of my writing credits. So I started this list last month and have (I...

Giving in to my baser impulses, I am starting a Doctor Who Twitter fanfic. Yes, this is potentially a Bad Thing(tm)(c)(r) for someone who writes media tie-in. Yes, I could...

Welcome back to Writing Prompt Wendesdays where, as I recover from the Brain Drain that is GenCon, I try to come up with an appropriate writing prompt for everyone. During...

No, it’s not Shadowrun Sundays, but hey, as long as I’m whining about writing… As I’m ramping up for my GenCon appearance, I blithely posted on the freelancer’s forum “Hey,...

On today’s Writing Prompt Wednesdays post, we go over elevator pitches. Imagine if you are on an elevator with Michael Bay (or Hollywood director of choice). As he got on...

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.