We’re in the process of moving books from one room to another, organizing the library and the backstock and, well, our lives, really. I’m moving my overstock of everything that I’ve published in fiction, anyway.  It’s impossible for me to do so with non-fiction, since I didn’t start at the beginning of my career.  Heaven knows what I’ve lost or misplaced or simply forgotten. In my writing office, I have one copy of every story and novel that I’ve published, in order of publication.  (Or in the order in which I received contributors copies.)  The stuff I’m moving now are the extra copies.  The 48 copies of a novel from the U.S. or the 10 copies of a magazine. What I’m noticing, however, is that I’ll often pick up an issue of a … Read entire article »

My friend Christina F. York occasionally gets a bee up her bonnet, and when she does, she writes great letters and blogs.  Here’s one that she calls “No Hope Publishing.”  http://cfyork.blogspot.com/. And Dean is continuing his wonderful series on setting goals and writing.  Check out the newest ones at http://deanwesleysmith.com/ Tweet This Post … Read entire article »

I know, I know.  I should be writing this afternoon.  Instead, I’m surfing.  I have a short story to finish, but the thing is making me cranky.  My critical voice is on high, shouting at me as I try.  It does that quite often when I write science fiction and so I must do things to shut it off.  Mostly that entails applying butt to chair, but I have a lunch in 45 minutes, so I’m using that as an excuse to surf the web.    I read my husband Dean Wesley Smith’s blogs on how to get motivated.  He’s gearing those to newer writers, but honestly, they apply to us old timers too.  You can find them at www.deanwesleysmith.com.  He’ll be doing this for the rest of the year.  Check it … Read entire article »