Congratulations to Julie and Iswarisharma, winners of yesterday and today’s Christmas drawing!  *** Here’s an interview with James Jean, a superb artist who has created work for comic books, magazines, and other media outlets.  This is his website.  … [Read more...]

Interviews with Borges are rare, though given that he’s one of my favorite writers of all time, I try to find what I can.  Here’s one with Artful Dodge: I’m given an idea; well, that idea may become a tale or a poem. But I’m only given the starting … [Read more...]

Deadline hell has arrived.  Just sayin’, that’s all. Here’s a small portion of a Stephen King interview with The Paris Review:  In every life you get to a point where you have to deal with something that�s inexplicable to you, whether it�s the doctor … [Read more...]

Bebe Moore Campbell recently passed away from brain cancer.  Here is a wonderful essay she wrote in 2002, with such beauties as:  More often, I remember what teaches me, what spurs me on, what is wise. When I finish a book, just saying aloud the line or two that have … [Read more...]

Or, me reporting on books and what’s going on as far as mine are concerned.  From Publisher’s Marketplace: Marjorie Liu’s THE IRON HUNT, one of three books in the Hunter Kiss series of dark, sexy urban fantasies featuring a woman of unique powers whose … [Read more...]

That’s right.  I’m on solid ground in the States, and happy for it.  I love China, but home is home.  Here on some pictures from my last night: Here’s a blurry night shot of the Bund. And another… This shot was already in the first … [Read more...]

Short story is done and emailed.  Now I can breathe easy until I get home, and then it’s back to work again—which will be in just a couple days.  I’m flying out of Shanghai tomorrow.  My dad is traveling with me—he’s headed to Brazil … [Read more...]

Today I’m the featured guestblogger at Idea Boutique, so please, feel free to visit! I’ve got a deadline on Friday, so I’m basically tucked inside working hard and listening to some Chris Botti and Zucchero, both of whom seem to have the vibe I need for this … [Read more...]

Yesterday in the comments, Cin asked about the songs at the Dirk & Steele site.  For anyone else who’s curious, here’s the tracking listing for the pages that have music: Dela:  “Holding Out For A Hero” by Bonnie Tyler Hari:  … [Read more...]

As Bookseller Chick states in her blog entry, it’s “Your Money or Your Life” when it comes to buying books.  But like most of the book buying addicts listed in this article, I might have a library card, but Amazon.com is my...well, you get the … [Read more...]