The funny thing about being a multi-published author is that those who aspire to the title imagine that those of us already here have kind of got it all together.  We know how to write books, how to sell them, how to hire and fire agents, how to work with editors, how to promote our [...]

Books have always struck me as a transaction between writer and reader.  I create a world and some characters and tell a story there–but the story is not complete until it comes to life in the mind of the reader.  Writers talk about making a “contract” with the reader just by beginning a story in [...]

I’m excited about the release of my third novel, The Bastard Queen, this weekend!  I’ll be celebrating at the Arisia Convention in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a special “three party”.  But you can help me get the word out:  I have not committed trilogy!

Elaine Isaak’s The Bastard Queen

Fantasy fiction has acquired the scurrilous reputation of being chock-full [...]

For many people around the world, today is New Year’s Eve, and a particularly special one because tomorrow will be the start of a whole new decade.  However, the calendar is a sort of common delusion:  a means of organizing time for the convenience of all concerned that has become codified into our consciousness as [...]