Cover design by (the fabulous, professional, efficient) Robin Ludwig Design Inc. I had so much fun meeting Aimee (aka AG) in person at the UtopYA conference! She’s even more fun in real life, and it’s always cool to find out particulars about your online friends that just confirm all the reasons you liked them in the first place. 🙂 Here’s… Read More

Today I’m hosting an excerpt from writer-friend Kai Strand’s new book, King of Bad. I’ve been waiting for this book to come out ever since Kai told me about the concept (a year ago? two? the memory fails).  Super Villain Academy !! Really, that’s all you need to know. But there’s more… Jeff Mean would rather set fires than follow… Read More

For a long time, I had crazy dreams whenever I wrote. (Which was constantly, so you can see how this might be a problem.) All my base, primal fears would float up from my subconscious to terrorize me at night. Or simply perplex me with the randomness of a dream about dolphins laying seige to a circus filled with robots… Read More

Because going indie doesn’t have to mean going it alone. Wow, Indie Life fits perfectly for my post today! (see below for more Indie Lifers) Many creative workers (writers, artists, musicians) are blessed with people who enthusiastically support them in their creative life. Some have spouses, parents, and other well-meaning people who either give tepid non-support to their writing (or… Read More