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I’ve decided that every Friday, I’m going to write part of the Shadowlands serial. If you want to read parts that I’ve already written, go to Serial. There, you can read all about Thea Graves, Matilda Tillinghast, Emma Gaunt, and … Continue reading →

Earlier this month, Nathan Ballingrud wrote a blog post called “Writing Around the Heart.” This was the last line: “I appear calm on the outside, but inside it’s all wind and high seas.” I think that’s a beautiful line, but … Continue reading →

I read an interesting blog post recently: Rachelle Gardner on “The Dilemma of the Prolific Writer.” Rachelle writes about writers who are prolific – who write fast and well – and what they should do after the first novel sale. … Continue reading →

I don’t mean editing in the sense of editing my own stories. I mean professional editing, the kind of editing that results in books. I learned to edit from two people. One was Delia Sherman, who taught me how to … Continue reading →

Writing Exercise: Choose an image by a surrealist painter and write a story about it. I chose two images. The Sacred Wood by Arnold Böcklin: In the grove by the temple, we knelt before the living flame. It spoke to … Continue reading →

This is one of those evenings on which I’m very, very tired. My back hurts from typing, and I don’t seem to have any ideas left. Certainly nothing left to write about. And on top of everything, I look back … Continue reading →

Did you notice that I changed the picture above? It used to be a drawing Kendrick made of me, with a green background. Now it’s John William Waterhouse’s painting of Miranda from The Tempest. I have to admit, I chose … Continue reading →