Mar 29I’m Creating a Wormhole in SpainI’ve been sitting on the following news for a while and I can finally reveal it! This year the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers takes a new step forward in the form of the Wayward Wormhole, an intensive writing workshop in a frickin’ CASTLE IN SPAIN. …Writing Life7 min readWriting Life7 min read
Mar 10The Latest News from Chez RamboI’m back from a quick trip to Spain — look for exciting news about the results of that trip at the end of the month! …Writing7 min readWriting7 min read
Feb 6Member-onlyInterview with Lee MartindaleBard, activist, and fantasy writer Lee Martindale sat down with me for an interview in which we talk about women in science fiction, SFWA…Fantasy Writing1 min readFantasy Writing1 min read
Jan 18Member-onlyTwittering in 2023This year I’m doing monthly talks about social media, and I chose to lead off with thoughts about Twitter.Social Media1 min readSocial Media1 min read
Apr 4, 2022Member-onlyF&SF News: SFWA’s Writer Beware Program Gets a New WebsiteThe website for SFWA’s amazing program Writer Beware recently updated; here’s why that matters for people publishing in fantasy & science…Publishing1 min readPublishing1 min read
Mar 28, 2022Member-onlyBrandon Sanderson’s Multi-Million Dollar Kickstarter is a Good Thing and Here’s Why.Brandon Sanderson recently broke publishing with a Kickstarter for 4 books that raised millions. Reactions has ranged widely. Here’s why I…Publishing Industry1 min readPublishing Industry1 min read
Mar 28, 2022Member-onlyAimee Ogden Talks about Messy Families and Emotion in StoriesAimee Ogden’s “No Pain But That of Memory” is the story of two siblings surviving an abusive parent, sometimes allies, sometimes enemies…Short Story1 min readShort Story1 min read
Mar 26, 2022Member-onlyMassive Changes to SFWA MembershipThe change to the by-laws I talked about recently has passed! Here’s my welcome to the new members coming into the organization.Sfwa1 min readSfwa1 min read
Mar 23, 2022Member-onlyJane Yolen on Creativity, Productivity, and Returning to ScotlandI had the great pleasure of interviewing Jane Yolen, author of literally hundreds, perhaps thousands, of books, poems, and stories. This was such a joy of an interview that I wanted to pull out some of my favorite quotes. On writing: “The whole thing about writing is paying attention. As…Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Dec 30, 2021Six Things from Musical Opera to Apply to Writing Your Space OperaSpace opera is one of my favorite genres, which is why I recently put out the first book of a space opera series. …Space Opera3 min readSpace Opera3 min read
