Theme is a loaded word. In fiction, it aroused the suspicion that we’re preaching about something. Can’t we just give the story a...

Before we utterly leave behind the old year, I’m looking back in gratitude. I often remember the tough parts of the year: the set backs,...

Courage, faith, balance. Essentials for the writing life This year on my blog I’ve had fun sharing my views, exploring the writing...

This week Camille Alexa reviewed A Thousand Perfect Things for Sleeping Hedgehog: A Journal of An Untraditional Nature, the sister...

The year was amazing. Hard to pick the best things, but I’ll try: Best literary novel: Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter. Best SFF: American...

A Kindle Fire makes a great — put pricey — gift for Christmas. Here’s a chance to win one. Some other authors and bloggers and I are...