So this is how I ended up with my “Accidental Arizona Salsa” dinner. 1/2 cup quinoa 1 cup chicken stock a dash of Mrs Dash Cook this in a rice...
If you’re looking to get rich writing for the gaming industry, I’ve got a bridge in San Francisco to sell you – and it’s made of gold! (Email me at...
Inspired by various work environments (past and present), and the people who populated them: Reasons why everyone should work from home! I have a hangnail. It hurts. “Work” is a...
It’s finished! Here is my Act of Whimsy for Jay Lake’s Sequence a Science Fiction Author fundraiser. As promised, I have dressed up as Mega from Transformers Masterforce. Unfortunately, I...
ACID is a fundamental concept behind all database design and administration. Without it, there would be a lot more bad data in this world than we already have. Can you...
A good story doesn’t always have to have a villain. But if there’s going to be a villain, it can’t be a two-dimensional faceless evil. Modern audiences are very sophisticated,...
It is a Josie & the Pussycats movie soundtrack morning. As the beats pound through my head, I am resolving failed SQL Server jobs, ftp file problems (they didn’t decrypt...
I have a confession to make. The week I received my first RPG assignment was the week I almost quit writing for games. The company was in the middle of...
I just spent a good hour writing a nice blog post on how to hire editors when I suddenly realized, “HEY, that makes an excellent article for the SFWA Bulletin.”...
SQL Server maintenance can be a pain. There are so many moving parts that checking every single possible maintenance point takes forever. Being the lazy DBA that I am, I...
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.
