I hope you enjoyed last week’s interview! Or if you haven’t read it yet, check out part one here. Today is for all the nerds out there–the true story behind the Myst trilogy: How it was written, who wrote it … Continue reading
Category Archives: General Writerliness
What is your reading preference? Are you a purist, only reading paper books and never sullying your hands with those “electronic wannabes?” Or are you one of those people who love to have their entire library at their fingertips in … Continue reading
Veronica Roth, author of the popular YA Divergent series, defines dystopia as a utopia gone wrong. In her series, mankind has divided into particular factions, each trying to combat the negative ideal that they think is causing society to crumble. … Continue reading
The Great Doctor (also known as Faith) has a sizeable fan following, but there are many more people who don’t know about it, or who are daunted by the fact it’s not American. It is a Korean Drama (known as … Continue reading
(This is the second part of a series about conventions. Click here for the first part.) So you’ve been to a few conventions and now that you’ve done the whole spectator thing, you want to get involved. How to get … Continue reading
Last month I posted The Best of Brian Rathbone’s Twitter. This month we’re back to host an interview with the dragon curiosity author himself. Brian is going to answer a whole bunch of seemingly random questions today–from the topic of … Continue reading
I can remember the day I started reading books. I knew how to read; I had for a year or two. But I didn’t know what it was for. I didn’t realize that books contained stories, or if I did, … Continue reading
“Here be dragons”– perhaps one of the best known phrases related to cartography. It refers to the common practice of putting sea monsters, dragons, and other assorted mythically dangerous beasties on maps to mark unknown or dangerous areas. Those creatures … Continue reading
If there is one thing I’d wish I’d known when I started writing, it’s this: All careers involve pain. It’s just a matter of choosing what pain you want to endure. Of all the advice thrown at new authors, I’ve … Continue reading
Halloo! It’s Saturday! The day you’ve all been waiting for! The day the winners of the Flash Fiction Contest are posted! Well, guess what? The deadline got extended. Sorry to disappoint. The winners will be posted sometime tomorrow, when I’ve … Continue reading