I suppose it should come as no surprise that the best way to attract attention for your blog is to be controversial.  Talk politics or religion, suggest doing something playful but unpleasant to animals, take on whatever juggernaut is dominating the opinion pages of the paper. I have, on my own blog, done my share [...]

I have a terrible confession to make.  While I am a professional, published novelist, I am also an illicit reader of how-to manuals about writing.  I read beginning ones (anything. . . For Dummies), I read advanced ones (Between the Lines, by Jessica Page Morrell), I read those specialized for my genre (The Tough Guide to [...]

Just when you think you know where it’s at, somebody moves it! That’s how I felt about the e-book revolution. I had no problem with e-readers and e-books . . . as long as I had print to fall back on. The feel of a book in hand, the sight of it on the stands, [...]

If you’re anything like me, that title is already killing you. You are itching to correct me.  To find a bottle of virtual white-out and make it right!  Too bad. Generally speaking, I only torture characters, but today, I get to torture you, my fellow authors.  ‘Cause this is exactly what I want to talk [...]