• Snippet

    October 27, 2011 /

    A breeze ruffled the trees overhead and Max swiveled her head, sniffing the air. Uncanny magic pooled thick in the canyon. It was an odd combination of bitter and sweet—like a mouthful of salt and cigar butts all drenched in…

  • Back in the saddle again

    August 3, 2011 /

    I’ve been having a tad bit of trouble with the website and posting, but I’m back! Been doing things with the kids, particularly school supply shopping. The list seems to get longer each year. But they are supplied and the…

  • Some Differences

    April 4, 2011 /

    I want to talk about writing in different genres. I write traditional fantasy, contemporary fantasy and am playing around with some young adult stuff. It’s really strange in some ways how different these genres can be in style, and yet…

  • Crimson Wind updatery

    January 6, 2010 /

    So today I got back into the groove of Crimson Wind, following the holidays and cold. I ended up writing 3200 words today, which makes me very happy. It means I may have found my way back into the groove.…

  • The Hollow Crown revision process step one

    November 9, 2009 /

    So I’m usually rather disorganized about my editing process. My editor sends me a letter giving me her feedback. Usually that involves a couple of pages of the larger issues, then a list of things by page number that are…

  • The Big Idea

    October 29, 2009 /

    If you want to know more about how I came to the ideas for Bitter Night, I’m talking about just that on John Scalzi’s Whatever. So come read!

  • writing craft

    September 11, 2009 /

    I’ve published six novels, with the seventh on its way in October and the 8th with my editor. You’d think I’d felt like I had some mastery of the craft, but in all honesty, i feel like a newbie every…