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Over the weekend we all got to watch the first of several fights over the pricing of ebooks. It occurred between Amazon, who is dedicated to keeping ebook prices as low as possible (having previously noted that delivering an ebook costs about 15 cents) and wants ebook bestsellers at $9.99 or less; and Macmillan. Macmillan, […]

I’m not sure why, but I learn a lot of personal lessons when playing sports. I played coed indoor soccer for the Gunners today and started in the goal. I’d played the other team before, and they had some good players—some guys who shot hard. In fact, one of the first shots I actually got […]

I am not referring to the rainstorms lashing Arizona, though I could be. Weird thing, rainstorms in a desert. Having grown up in New England, I’m used to rain. The ground usually soaks it in. Not here. The ground is like adobe brick, so the water sheets off. Now I enjoy hydroplaning down the highway […]

There seems to be a bit of confusion about agents among writers, and some anxiety that’s cropped up because of a Wall Street Journal article that talks about the state of the publishing industry and their reluctance to look at any submissions coming in without an agent being the source. The article suggests that what […]

One of the things I love the most about creating new worlds is figuring out what my naming conventions will be. Sometimes they are loose, but not very often, precisely because names and how they are used help set the tone for a story. First and foremost, they point you to characters who are strong […]

One of the cool things about the Internet is that I get to hear from a lot of folks—here in comments, on Facebook, and on Twitter. If you’re on either of those services, feel free to add me as a friend and/or follow me. (On Twitter I tend to post a bunch of links to […]

I worked more on doing the hand edits on At The Queen’s Command today. This means I sit, read, mark things up, make notes, then take breaks to do laundry, pick things up, and other chores I hate doing. Somehow, however, they are more fun to do than sitting and editing. The editing process is […]