Writing prompts and character sketches
Character sketches have become an important part of the process for my novel. These are little scenes and vignettes outside the scope of the book which help me develop my characters by fleshing out...
View ArticleCall For Submissions: Jewish Horror Anthology
Ed Greenwood and I are pleased to announce the open call for submissions for our next anthology. This one will be a volume of Jewish horror stories, titled “WHEN THE MOTHER-IN-LAW COMES HOME.” To...
View ArticleScience!
I will be attending the Starship Century symposium, May 21-22 in San Diego. An impressive lineup of scientists and science fiction authors will be talking about the challenges and opportunities for our...
View ArticleLiterary tattoos
One of the items on the unofficial “you know you’ve made it when…” checklist is someone getting a tattoo of your work. This weekend, @Kenickiestreet immortalized When the Villain Comes Home in...
View ArticleHero 2: ToC
Announcing the Table of Contents for WHEN THE HERO COMES HOME 2 edited by Gabrielle Harbowy & Ed Greenwood (Dragon Moon Press, August 2013) We have 29 excellent stories lined up for you, 8 of which...
View ArticleMy Peeve With “As”
One of my absolute biggest peeves: “as” used incorrectly to connect actions. Most of the authors I work with are familiar with the way “as” makes me twitch, but I found myself explaining it in a social...
View ArticleNebula Weekend Highlights
This past weekend, the Nebula Awards ceremony took place in San Jose. That’s just down the road from me (yes, I know the way!) so I was pleased to be able to attend. There are too many highlights to...
View ArticleSelling the Unsellable Story
I am very pleased to have sold my story “Blood Magic” to the anthology Witches, Stitches, and Bitches, edited by Shannon Page for publication by Evil Girlfriend Media. Shannon was in When the Hero...
View ArticleCollaborators by Deborah Wheeler
Today I’m wishing a happy book birthday to COLLABORATORS by Deborah Wheeler, which is now available on Amazon and Goodreads and will be propagating to other online booksellers in the next few weeks. A...
View ArticleThe Comfort Zone
I have a magnet on my fridge that says: “Life Begins At The End Of Your Comfort Zone.” It’s a quote that says a lot about me. I’m terrified of needles, so I got my nose pierced. I’m terrified of public...
View ArticleAmanda Palmer’s Blender
Sometime last year, I wrote a post about Living, Breathing Secondary Characters, in which I mentioned that a friend of mine had infused bits and pieces of himself into all his characters, not just his...
View ArticleHello Seattle!
Saturday July 6, 2013 8pm Wayward Coffeehouse 6417 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 Please join us for a WHEN THE [HERO/VILLAIN] COMES HOME reading. Featuring: Erik Scott de Bie Erin Evans Gabrielle...
View ArticleWrite-a-Thon 2013 Update
I’m participating in the Clarion West Write-a-Thon again this year. Please consider sponsoring me to help raise money for Clarion West, which is an incredible opportunity for SF/F writers. My...
View ArticleProcess and Adaptation
I’m going to share a quotation I’ve put up on my wall in my office. It’s an imperfect quotation because it was spoken (and written down) “in the moment,” rather than being something that was carefully...
View ArticleBirthday Wish List
My birthday was Wednesday, and it was lovely! Thank you to all my Facebook friends who sent me birthday wishes. If you’d like to give me a gift, here’s what would make me happy: * If you’ve read my...
View ArticleStory Sale: “Skin Deep”– with Leah Petersen
I’ve been cleared to announce that my awesome birthday present acceptance letter was for the story “Skin Deep,” by Leah Petersen and Gabrielle Harbowy. It’s going to appear in an anthology called...
View ArticleBlog Post of Exciting News +3
Good things come in threes, right? Some of these project-seeds were planted more than a year ago, and now they’re all blooming at once. It’s a stunning reminder of how much patience it takes to survive...
View ArticleDragon*Con Schedule 2013
Good news: This year, I have leveled up to Attending Professional at Dragon*Con! Bad news: Pyr does not have a booth at Dragon*Con this year, so you won’t be able to find me there or buy awesome books...
View ArticleMost gorgeous reveal ever
Is this not the most gorgeous cover reveal ever? I’m so excited about being in Witches, Stitches, and Bitches (edited by Shannon Page for Evil Girlfriend Media). I’ve written about it in my post...
View ArticlePorn Camp West
This weekend was Circlet Press’s West Coast retreat for editors and authors. It was given the hashtag #porncampwest for Twitter purposes, and the name caught on, but it wasn’t actually all about porn....
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