I need to start off with a disclaimer: I don't do Nano.  The whole point behind NaNo is to force writers to sit down and write every day, which is something I can do reasonably well without attempting to write a novel in a month.  Of course, the real reason that I don't do NaNo is because I like writing what I want, when I want - which I've found ( Read more... )

Last night, as I was unable to get to sleep, I lay there and thought about science fiction, and the dichotomies therein.  In case you haven't noticed, I do this quite a bit.

You see, I came into the genre as a reader, and as such, I always found the idea, the concept, to be much more important that the characters.  The characters, in my mind, where ( Read more... )

So, I've revamped my website, and I think it looks great.  The banners are still there, of course, since the site will only become a pay site once it pays for itself (I do not pay to be a writer.  Writing pays me).  However, I got a professional designer to create a new layout in her spare time (the wonderful Connie Santilli - I can't recommend her ( Read more... )