It’s my turn in the saddle over at Storytellers Unplugged. My topic? Inspiration, and how you record it when it comes your way…below is a quick excerpt…follow the link at the end to read the full post…

 When Inspiration Strikes It’s…

Thanks to Gerry Canavan’s blog, which I found perusing MetaxuCafe randomly, I found this link to an article explaining how medical science works. They were trying to help an obese man by suppressing his desire to eat through deep brain stimulation. Instead,…

I’ve always wanted to try one of these to see if it would proliferate and spread all over the Internet like some seem to. There’s probably a generator somewhere, but I’m just going to write it out and post it…

Below is a short excerpt from the blog over at litpark -I wanted to toss my small audience into the mix. I can’t imagine how this poor lady must feel, but I know what it’s like to have a book,…

Many of you who have been reading along with me for several years are aware that several years back, I decided I’d participate in National Novel Writing Month - Nanowrimo to the initiated.  Since I was worried about finishing in time,…

Well, I learned things today. For instance, I still suck at Guitar Hero. We bought the first game a few days ago, and it all started well enough, but I’ll tell you - I have a lot better luck with…

Just out in hardcover from Wizards of the Coast, Richard Dansky’s novel is a departure for him from the grind of writing dialogue for video games.  Firefly Rain is a southern gothic ghost story with echoes of Thomas Tryon’s Harvest Home,…

Over at Storytellers Unplugged, Janet Berliner has taken a heavy deadline and turned it into her gift to us all…she convinced multiple award-winning authors Steve & Melanie Tem to do a joint essay on their writing process, and their upcoming…

 I found this short “challenge” interview initially in the Live Journal of DGK Goldberg, a lady who is sorely missed by a great many folks since illness took her from us at much too young an age.  The interview was…

Back in March of 2004, I posted the following in my old blog, The Deep Blue Journal.  I have decided not to import all of that journal into this one, because it’s filled with more crap than good, and there’s…