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Comic: When I Decided to Start Drawing (December 25, 2014)
I got some spiffy black markers for Christmas, and I couldn't resist playing with them right away! More »
Comic: Back to Nature (December 22, 2014)
My first ever hand-drawn four-panel comic. More »
Why Plot Isn't Everything (November 16, 2014)
Because readers care so much about plot, many writers fall into the trap of thinking it's the only narrative element that matters. More »
Funny Bits 11-09-14: Georgette Heyer (November 9, 2014)
Excerpt from Georgette Heyer's Cotillion (1953). More »
Balancing Humor and Pathos (November 8, 2014)
One of the reasons comedy is so difficult to write and sell is that most modern readers want to identify with the characters of novels. They don't like to watch and judge from the outside; they like to be in the protagonists' skin. They like heroes and heroines to feel the way they feel and think the way they think. More »
Why Libraries Are Good for Authors and Publishers (October 24, 2014)
Today I learned that the San Antonio Public Library has installed kiosks in local airports, which travelers can use to browse the catalog and check out eBooks. This news made me happy and excited for the future of libraries. More »
Funny Bits 10-15-14: Pinterest Finds (October 15, 2014)
Comics from Pinterest. More »
How to Save Your Self-Esteem (October 14, 2014)
There seems to be a society-wide conspiracy to teach people that confidence is bad and low self-esteem is good. Look at the way we portray heroes and heroines in fiction. More »
A Story vs. Stuff That Happens (October 11, 2014)
When we writers critique each others' queries or manuscripts, there's one piece of advice that's both the most common for us to dole out and the most infuriating for us to hear: "None of this is the story. Tell us the story!" More »
Writing Timeless Stories (October 7, 2014)
Over my book-free weekend, I tried a lot of things I haven't done since I started obsessing over fiction writing and publishing. I went out on a Friday-night date with Sweetie, in which we ate food I didn't make from a box and engaged in a refreshing round of moral indignation over the Halloween costumes at Fred Meyer (fake foam muscles sewn into superhero costumes for young boys, sultry figure-hugging vampiress dresses for little girls...no wonder we all have body image issues!). I played a terrible video game. I even ate three meals per day. More »