
I’m in a weird mood today, so I thought I’d share my list on the best ways to be a writer and fail at it. If you have anything you’d...

Last year, I made lots of friends at the Nebula Awards. This year too. Getting together to just hang around in a no pressure atmosphere, talk about our pets, our favorite...

This is my second year at the SFWA Nebula Awards Weekend. I’ve noticed a lot of the same questions and behavior both years by non-writers or, as Bear puts it,...

According to Yahoo!, and several other news outlets, rejection really does hurt. Physically, that is. Professor Ethan Kross, University of Michigan, Edward Smith, Columbia University, and unnamed colleagues conducted a...

You thought your job was bad? Wait until you hear about these nine jobs! You’ll be shocked and horrified and more grateful than ever for the job you have now...

SQUEE. I’m so excited. The Ladies of Trade Town, the anthology to which I sold "Silk and Steam," is not only coming out in June, A-Kon 22 is hosting a...

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.