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And part of her thinks, why should I write something again, when so many other people can do it for me, and I can just link? Clash of the Geeks now available to benefit the Lupus Alliance of America. Jim Hines write a letter to Elizabeth Moon regarding her post on citizenship. I want you [...]

Hello everyone. This is me, right now. Someone's getting a dye job on Thursday. I sort of like the luminescent glow of the computer screen, however. I've been having another one of those relaxing weekends. I finished A Hat Full of Sky with Bryon. I'm not sure if Pratchett should write another one of those, [...]

Today, the writer is working. Thanks to archeologist/writer/VP XIIIer Miranda Suri, I have whacked my my 9 chapters of troll-y goodness into 22 smaller chapters. The theory being that my chapters were way too huge for teens. I hope to repay Miranda by giving her good crit on her latest novel, of which I read [...]

After I finish The Winter the Troll Danced with Old Nick, which really isn't as far away as all that, I'll be taking some time to work on a couple of costumes, and I'll be working on a novella. Let me tell you about the novella. I've been calling it my Southern Iowa werewolf novel, [...]

It's been a while. First of all, Jon Gibbs on the Yes! moment, when you feel your writing. Next up, Ferrett Steinmetz on submissions, setting the bar high, and working on your craft. Finally, Maggie Stiefvater's good advice on the stance to take toward rejection. Check out all of these sage writers as they utter [...]

I am pleased to say that I took Sunday for all intentional purposes off, and it made me a new woman. In addition to hanging out with my wonderful husband, I did the following things, none of which I am ashamed. 1. We saw Machete. From the popular Grindhouse trailer, this movie about an ex-Federale [...]

I like to keep the whiny out of this journal. No one likes to read emo, unless it's a laugh aloud cat parody. I need to get this out, and once it's out, maybe it will fly away, and leave me alone, and let me get back to business. I am so...very...tired. I'm not sure [...]

Courtesy of Jim Hines, and for the 75 percent of Muslim students that study in English Language Acquisition at Kirkwood, on the eve of Eid. Shame on you, Dove World Outreach Center. You and all your ilk. Catherine

Continuing the VP XIII series of profiles, Brandie Tarvin has graciously agreed to answer some questions. Brandie writes broadly in the areas of original fiction, media tie-in work, and database administration. Welcome to the Tamago, Brandie! And thanks for the interview! Tamago: How did you get started writing? Brandie: I blame my father. He wrote [...]

It seems important to me to reiterate to myself, so I will. You write what you write. You can only make what you write better. You can't write the way other people write. And you often don't write what other people write. What you write is probably not going to be as commercially successful as [...]