I’ve been a bad girl. Too much work, not enough posting on my blog. For those who are following these posts, I’ve been involved in a lot of stuff lately....
So I’m sitting at the Amtrak station, waiting to head up to Baltimore for the Baltimore Book Festival. In my mitts are a bunch of Latchkeys Series bookmarks and 100...
My apologies for not getting to this sooner. I’ve been getting ready for the Baltimore Book Festival this weekend. I will post my schedule later tonight or tomorrow morning. In...
In preparation for Urania’s special call, What Honor Requires, I thought share a few things about my personal preferences that might help authors figure out how to approach their stories....
Here’s this week’s writing prompt. Da Prompt: Congratulations! Your boss (current or past) is really an alien. Write 500 to 5000 words describing how you found out his/her true identity...
Writers are frequently asked the question “Where do you get your ideas?” The question is a hard one to answer because we all find our inspiration in different places. Some...
I am always leary when I see ads, emails, and blog posts with “SECRETS EXPOSED” or “THE TRUTH ABOUT” in the subject. It seems everyone has jumped on the “shock...
Here’s this week’s prompt. If you have ideas for writing prompts, please let me know. Da Rules: 1) Anything goes so long as you stick to the spirit of the prompt. 2)...
My cats are adorable. Cute and fluffy, as Stitch would say. They’re also brilliant in their own way. Have you ever owned or spent time around a cat? They always...
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.
