Can You Hear the People Reading
One of my personal benchmarks for success as a writer has been to have my words leave the page and enter the …
Chasing the Whale
4 years ago today, I took one of the biggest gambles of my professional life. Based on a handshake and a few …
…Is Everything
Timing, that is. This last week, I’ve been pushing really hard to finish up my science fiction project, and I’ve come to …
Moving Forward
I’d like to run a bit of a contest / promotion for you all. A couple weeks back I did a brief …
Words, not Actions
As I power through to the pulse pounding conclusion of my next fiction project, I’m reminded of how fantastic everything I write …
Rejected
It’s a mantra of sorts around here. Be it short fiction, job applications, or solutions to puzzles, rejection is something all writers …
On Living in the Future
As I type these words, I’m listening to my friend Mary Robinette Kowal read from an updated version of her first novel, …
Perspective
I’ll admit it, I spend a lot of time looking at numbers. And if you can see the image associated with this …
The Boy of Summer
The images above are from my ever-changing array of faces, specifically the last four years of my life. Here’s a little story …
Meditations on the Week That Was
A week ago, I invited you all to join me for a fantastic party, a birth celebration for my new book and …