Actually, we always have frogs, but it’s that time of year when little tadpoles come bursting into the world, full of joy and song, and oh!  What a delight.  In the picture below you can see the nursery (plus a close-up), as well as someone’s mommy (or … [Read more...]

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream. -- Jorge Luis Borges If you want some good advice about how to keep track of your writing expenses, check out this new entry on PBW’s blog.  This is something I’m going to try. One of my readers, Wanda, sent me … [Read more...]

I actually received the call yesterday, but I didn’t want to say anything until I could actually see it in print.  Because hey, the nice lady could have been mistaken. But what lovely company to be in.  2007 RITA for Best Paranormal Romance Finalists The … [Read more...]

The cats pulled up a loose floorboard this morning.  I should have seen it coming.  Little stinkers! *** One of my lovely readers emailed me some good questions, which I’ll go ahead and answer here: You said when you begin a novel you become a frantic writer after an … [Read more...]

Like a really massive squirrel, I was rooting around the internet and found this 1992 interview between John Tesh and Ron Perlman: Tesh:  You got slapped enough to quit [acting].  Why didn’t you quit? Perlman:  Because the more I tried to think of what I … [Read more...]

Rescued another mouse from the Five Cat Death Squad.  They’ve been stalking it since last night—first under the stove, then in the bathroom, and on to the laundry room.  Until, this morning, it was dumped—alive and kicking—on the rug in my … [Read more...]

Howdy.  Stargate is on SciFi at the moment.  I love Daniel and Vala!  So cute!  AJ asks:  Do you have any plans to anything set in Crimson City? Answer:  Sorry!  I absolutely adored writing A Taste of Crimson, and I love the whole series, … [Read more...]

I’ve been receiving a lot of books in the mail.  The magical UPS elf delivered yet another this afternoon:  The Fate of Mice by Susan Palwick, a short story collection—and oh heavens to Murgatroyd, it is a killer.  You know those writers—those … [Read more...]

Someone mentioned that an excerpt from Soul Song would be nice, so here you go!  For those who know nothing at all about the book, it’s the next in the Dirk & Steele series and deals with yet more magic and shape-shifters, and other odd things.  The book will … [Read more...]

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise.  The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~ Sylvia Plath Here are two of the questions answered.  I’ll get to the rest … [Read more...]