As a fantasy writer, I was asked recently by a popular sf/f/h blog to name all the sf/f/h fiction that was currently in my TBR pile. (This translates as: What Science Fiction, Fantasy, and/or Horror novels are currently in your To Be Read pile?) Readers are sometimes curious about what writers read–and perhaps even more [...]

Recently I was asked to be guest author for a book-in-a-week challenge group. Of course, that got me thinking about my own writing method. I write two to four books a year, which means I have to keep working at a steady pace.
Long ago, I used to write slowly, then spend a lot of time [...]

Well, okay, maybe not a license to kill. How about a passport? What does that have to do with writing? The passport is for a research trip to India, a setting I’m using in a new novel I’m developing, and I’ve never been to India. Whenever I am forced to deal with the government, I [...]

I’ve spent the last week staring into space a lot…hitting the pool nearly every day…cooking and baking like I haven’t enjoyed for weeks…actually READING A BOOK that is not my own! Playing music with lyrics–loudly! For all practical purposes, I haven’t written a word, except emails, for a week now.
I have NOT stopped writing! Matter [...]