I was looking through the cupboards and found 12 year old scotch above the fridge.  My bf doesn’t drink so somebody brought it for a...

This is a call for Beta Readers.  By that I mean people who read and enjoy urban fantasy and they don’t have to be writers or proof...

Okay guys, it’s time for another feel good assignment from the writing fairy 🙂 Below are 5 facts about me.  Facts that definitely skew...

1. Where did these pretty shoes come from? 2. The dog picked your outfit. 3. It’s the pickle that tickles. Every Monday I’ll give you a...

I hit 30K words for July tonight AND I wrote 11K words this weekend!  11K words in about 50 hours, along with normal weekend chores and...

I’m doing a big writing marathon day to catch up on my CampNano word goal (at 4250/6600 now, so going strong!) so don’t have time to do a...

I haven’t made a lot of headway in writing contests or sending my stories to magazines, and I’m behind in my CampNano word count, so I...

Camera cake I made for my bf’s bday. I have a very serious disorder.  In law school we called it PTSBD, pre-test stress baking disorder....

1. How long does it take an individual blood cell to make a complete circuit of the body? 2. How many pints of blood does the average...

They were posted this afternoon on the website at: http://www.baen.com/baenfantasyaward.asp The 10 finalists are: Saurs – Craig DeLancey...

This is one of the pep talks from Nano in November (and is applicable for those of us doing CampNano now), but is pretty good for writers...

We all know people judge books by their covers, no matter how many times we use that expression not to do that to people, we still do it...

1. Take the attack mug out on a date. 2. Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays. 3. The howler monkey got the job. Every Monday I’ll give...

Only edited pic so far, so it gets top billing. And I like it cuz I’m pretty 🙂 My boy, Oleg Volk, is a photographer, creative director...

Reblog Friday – Great Article on Time Management. Whether you’re a writer or not, these tips are helpful. Kristen Lamb's Blog I do a lot...

I have a hair trigger on my panic response for a few select things.  Anything with bugs, shots or unexpected expenses… or my ex 🙂  So a...

1. Oh dear, dog’s flying again. 2. Tiny clutch purse wants to be fed. 3. Gives new meaning to the term magic mushroom. Every Monday...

I’m waiting for the Baen Fantasy Award Finalists to be announced.  They do a top 10 (I believe) and then pick the 3 winners from that....

I’m doing something a little different today.  This post isn’t on the craft of writing, it’s on the publishing side of things.  More...

(Peter Grant, (his blog) Cedar Sanderson (her blog) and Sarah Hoyt (and her blog) on one of the panels.  Photo by Oleg Volk) I went to my...