Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, and Stuart Jaffe, among others. The post is called “Energized” and it comes on the heels of a week off at the beach and a wonderful weekend at ConCarolinas ( Read more... )

First day of my post book vacation.  My older daughter is on break from school and Nancy started her break today, too.  Daughter number two is the only one of us not on vacation yet.  Poor kid ( Read more... )

Still on vacation.  One more full day at the beach and then it's back home to summer camp and research and writing and swim team, and all the other stuff that makes up our summer.

The beach has been amazing.  Beautiful house, gorgeous weather, a beach with a sand bar, which I LOVE.  Sand bar meaning that about 30 yards from shore there is a second ( Read more... )