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A little more info, but not much
If you’re my friend on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, you will know that I’ve revealed the big secret I’ve been keeping: That I’m[…]
Testing
Updating my previous posts to get them to show up on LJ doesn’t seem to be working. At least it’s not that many posts to[…]
New seminar: Worldbuilding in MG/YA science fiction and fantasy
I have a confirmed date, time, and place for our next local seminar on writing fantasy for children and young adults. This time we’re going[…]
3-chapter critique catch-up
I’m catching up on a multitude of 3-chapter critiques and one novel critique this week that I’ve owed to people for a few weeks now.[…]
And now for something completely different: cat yodeling
From the engineers who brought you The Engineer’s Guide to Cats:
Portraying people of color in children’s/YA fantasy–are we anywhere near “there” yet?
3/21/2012, ETA: Because this post has been linked a lot over the course of the last several months, I just wanted to point out that[…]
If so, show
I’ve decided that this needs to be my new motto. It’s related to “show, don’t tell,” but it’s a specific variety of the problem. A[…]
My Conduit schedule, and other interesting goings-on that weekend
Note that Howard Tayler of Schlock Mercenary is the Guest of Honor at this year’s Conduit. Along with that, the Taylers are hosting a book[…]
When do you need a freelance editor in the submission process? Or do you?
I recently updated my Critiques page. The more general question of when or if a writer needs a freelance editor feels like the overarching reasons[…]