Would-be writers often go looking for help. Most turn to free online advice and/or groups like the NaNoWriMo community, look for people who will beta-read their work, or hunt up other writers to form a critique group (this last has gotten a lot easier with the rise
Read more →Last week, I had to put together a gadget I’d ordered. It wasn’t particularly intricate, just “ fit tab into slot and push gently until it clicks into place.” No problem. Except pushing gently didn’t work. Neither did pushing with steadily increasing effort. I finally had to
Read more →I’m off to my 50th college reunion, so chat among yourselves! Oh, and The Dark Lord’s Daughter is short-listed for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature. So I will be going to Mythcon in August. 🙂
Read more →When I was in grade school, we had a regular “show and tell day.” Kids would bring in an object they thought was interesting, show it to everyone, and then explain what it was, how to use it, why they thought it was interesting, or whatever. It
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