Well, it's official. There's at least another month of lockdown/quarantine/social distancing going on in the US. Rather than lose …
Come and Navigate the Sea of Story with Me!
Have you ever had the surreal experience of realizing you're inside someone else's breakthrough moment? When you're seeing the …
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Why is This (slightly embarrassed) Fantasy Author Reviewing Golden Age Mysteries?
I can't help it. I don't care about genre conventions. If there's a book that grabs you by the throat, turns you upside down, …
How to make the best creative use of your Coronavirus “free time”
How are you all coping, dear friends? I've had quite a range of emotions, ranging from freaked out to excited about the …
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To Make it Through Quarantine, Read… A LOT
It's all a bit overwhelming, isn't it? Especially if you spend too much time reading the news media. There was a time (I think) …
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Empathy vs Compassion: Or How Game of Thrones Got it All Wrong
We are told that empathy is what makes us human. Without empathy, we would be sociopathic and cold-blooded. In fact, screenwriters …
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Introducing: In a Certain Kingdom (Teaser)
I'm happy and excited to premier the teaser for my forthcoming podcast, "In a Certain Kingdom." In that podcast, I will retell …
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February 2020: Updates from the Author Life
It's been quite some time since I've updated my readers about life and work. Time to redress that. It's been an incredibly rich …
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The Sun Eater cycle – Best Epic SciFi Series of this Decade
You've heard me rant about bad storytelling before (like here, for instance). And I will admit I have been a bit worried about the …
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Six Best Fantasy/Sci-fi Books of 2019
Recently, one of my friends asked me to recommend some new books that were not merely good, but great. I had to stop and think for …
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Should We Emulate the Masters or Subvert Them?
Seems like an obvious answer, no? I certainly thought so. Of course we should be inspired by the masters, even copy them …
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Five Favorite Fantasy Novels with Best-selling Author Miles Cameron
Last night, I invited best-selling fantasy and historical fiction author Christian Cameron (Miles Cameron to his epic fantasy …
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Talking Writing and the Imagination on Live Radio!
When I gave my lecture on "Why Storytelling May Be the Most Important Thing You Do With Your Life" at Doxamoot earlier this year, …
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Symbols of the Cosmos in Slavic Mythology
Book 5 of my Raven Son series is a plunge into regions we have not yet explored in the series, particularly the land of the dead …
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From a Big Five publishing contract to the Wild West of Indie Pub
Katherine Bolger Hyde is one of my heroes. When I just started to get serious about my writing, she was a helper and a mentor. …
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Why Becoming a Storyteller May Be the Most Important Thing You Do in Your Life
In my latest video book review/cultural rant, I consider an odd shift going on in popular culture. We're not longer telling the …
5 Graphic Novels You May Have Never Heard of (but should read)
Last week I restarted my Q&A series with authors both traditionally and independently published. My guest was the author of a …
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My Recommendations for Literature of the Imagination
As I've written about extensively in my Writer's Manifesto, I strongly believe that literature of the imagination (my preferred …
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