Author Jay Lake is having a nasty time getting over cancer. All treatments have come up bust and he’s running out of options. A fundraiser has been started on his...
I am a fan of many shows. Two currently on my radar are Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, a delightful cartoon about a blended family where the older sister is always...
This is a little bit of cat-waxing, because I have a deadline 5 days from now. But I’ve been so overwhelmed with DBA and editing stuff that I needed the...
In tandem with my earlier post about POV, today’s writing prompt exercise will use First Person POV, senses, and three random words. Senses are an important part of any story....
Point of View (a.k.a. POV) is frequently ignored as an essential story telling technique. There is (among many) the thought that POV just “is” and therefore needs no explanation. For...
I became a fanfic writer when I got into high school. I found a show that I absolutely loved and started writing stories about it. Originally the stories were meant...
Since I like alliteration, I’m going to title my Sunday blogs “Shadowrun Sundays” even though I don’t intend to speak just about Shadowrun. I intend to blog at least once...
I recently received some offline emails asking me about the best way to train in SQL Server. I see these requests on the forums every year about this time. “How...
One of the more difficult aspects of dealing with SSIS packages is the need to find files dynamically. Meaning we don’t always know the exact name of the file or...
I have finally been forgiven for the great Christmas Day Bath Attack. All three cats are now back on speaking & petting terms with us again. Our oldest cat, Icarus,...
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.
