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...

Photo by Oleg Volk (not yet edited) Nothing in here is meant to be taken as legal advice and it is all extremely general statements of...

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...

Don’t mess with Kung Fu Kitty.  Photo by Oleg Volk. “Evie!  Get your skinny ass out here,” Chet yelled and pounded on the door, making...

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...

This is my inner editor, her name’s Illisa, The Corrector Kitty.  Along with her friends, Flights of Fancy, Plot Bunny, Grammar Monkey,...

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...

June hits and suddenly everyone’s a Constitutional scholar.  On Friday the Supreme Court came out with the biggest decision of the year,...

1. (Insert your last bad dream here.) 2. Pod crashes to planet. 3. Convention goes bad in the best way. Every Monday I’ll give you a...

Last week I talked about the plot fixer, now we’re tackling the weak character.  I don’t mean someone who is weak themselves, I mean...

Have you heard of the Myers-Briggs personality test?  Have you taken it?  Did you read the description and think, “That’s creepy, it’s...

If you’re going back to edit a full novel, especially if it’s an early work, you’re probably facing down what I call the drunken cat...