Mary Robinette Kowal

There’s a reason why Christopher Barzak’s fiction keeps getting a lot of attention during awards season. He’s a beautifully lyrical writer with a gift for evoking strong emotions. I’m a big fan, in case that isn’t clear, so I was very excited to hear that he has a new short story collection out. More accurately, […]

Jim Zub joins us in front of a live audience at GenCon Indy to talk to us about writing for comics. He’s the writer and creator of Skullkickers, writes the newly-launched Pathfinder comic book for Paizo, and has been writing, illustrating, and managing projects at Udon for the better part of a decade now. Jim

I realized that I haven’t shown you a picture of our fireplace yet. Today was the first time I lit it, which was very cozy. It was also a little challenging. The key that goes with the fireplace was missing when we moved in. In theory, these take universal keys. But… all of the keys

For four whole days before heading off to World Fantasy in Toronto. I know. It’s totally crazy. I had dinner with Rob tonight and tomorrow — hold your breath — I’m going to do laundry. So much excitement.  

Narrating audio books is such an odd thing. There are times when I can’t get through a sentence. I mean, really, there was a sentence today that it probably took five takes to get through and even then, it is going to be stitched together. I followed that by recording for eleven minutes flawlessly. That

James L Sutter  joins us before a live audience at GenCon Indy for a discussion of tie-in fiction. James is a writer and editor, and is one of the co-creators of the Pathfinder system. He is the author of Pathfinder Tales: Death’s Heretic and is the editor in charge of all of Paizo’s Pathfinder fiction. James leads

At WorldCon, I was asked to participate in a podcast that required me to answer only one question. “Describe your ideal protagonist.” The Roundtable Podcast asked a number of authors that question and the answers are up today on their site. WorldCon is an event that many authors anticipate all year, an epic gathering of

My husband is in the middle of crush, at the winery, and is horrifically busy. During this time of year, I express my love by staying out of his way. Normally, when I’m on the road, I call him every day but not during crush. There’s never a good time. It’s never slow. He calls me when

You might have heard the advice, “Don’t chase the market.” That’s good advice, as a general idea, but many people misunderstand it and think that it means that you should not write for a specific audience. Here’s the thing… Your audience is not the market. Allow me to explain with an example from another field.

I’m in Seattle on my way up to the Surrey International Writers Conference. At the moment, I’m borrowing a friend’s treadmill desk to see how I like it. What a strange thing. I suspect that I would eventually get used to it and think that it’s a good thing. At the moment, I’m having to