I've been hearing a lot of grumbling on various social media sites (okay, mostly Twitter) about the Great Debate: Urban Fantasy vs. Paranormal Romance. For the most part, I've stayed out of the fray for a few of reasons--

1. I don't like to comment on "politics."
2. It makes my head hurt.
3. I think it's a silly argument.

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I'm starting a new blog series--or at least attempting to start a new blog series--on writing, specifically urban fantasy and where I think the genre may go in the future. To kick off the series, let's start with the ever popular task of trying to define the undefinable.

What is urban fantasy?

Urban fantasy is often defined as having supernatural/ ( Read more... )

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Here is a list of my scheduled panels and events for ImagiCon:

Friday, March 27, 2009

1:00 PM - Panel: Publishing and Self-Publishing (MB Weston, Van Allen Plexico, Christina Barber, Jeannie Holmes, Sean Fannon)

Learn the pros and cons of publishing and self-publishing, as well as some of the new technologies that are making a world of difference in ( Read more... )

I've started a new blog over at Blogspot -- "Interview with a Writer." It's a simple concept: A writer (me) interviews another writer about writing. Interviews will be conducted once a month, possibly twice, if I feel adventurous.

To kick things off, I've posted an interview I conducted with Kim Harrison, author of the Rachel Morgan series, back in ( Read more... )