One of the things I often talk about with writers, both the aspiring and the experienced, is how to craft an Authorial Identity. Briefly,...

I realize it’s been a while since I posted anything here. Life and deadlines get in the way of blogging sometimes. Being an editor/author...

The heroic journey. We all know it’s supposed to be hard. The hero* is supposed to work at it. After all, no one just walks into Mordor, ...

These days, these days, I have been thinking about dragons. Not the great gold-guarding, riddle-talking wyrms of ordinary tales and tells...

I’ve been a senior editor for Loose Id since 2009. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of manuscripts have come across my desk. I’ve accepted on...

Okay, so I swore to myself that going into the new year, I'd make a point to blog every week. And then Arisia came, and with it came the ...

All the Whimsy! No waiting! Another great year, though this Arisia was very different for me. Revisiting the brumal North makes me realiz...

As some of you already know, I'll be at Arisia 2016 this MLK weekend as a guest panelist and speaker. My schedule is below, but if you ca...

As if a bear's work isn't tough enough, Duffy is getting a bath in preparation for Arisia 2016. He hopes to meet a lot of nice new peopl...