When I was writing Travelers , I usually only had a couple of documents open: the manuscript and an outline. I'd open other files as nee...

I've been reading this book, Blue Like Jazz , where Donald Miller talks about his Christian journey in decidedly non-religious terms. It...

A while ago, Nathan Bransford asked, " What book are you embarrassed not to have read? " A lot of classics were mentioned (and a l...

I hate the idea of self-promotion. Who doesn't? Who wants to be that kid who says, "Hey, everybody! Look at me!!" Okay, fine, ...

This is kind of out of the blue for me. I didn't even know he had cancer, but apparently Michael Crichton has passed away . Michael Cric...

Under extreme duress , I've added the followers widget to my sidebar. Two of you have already noticed it. Feel free to make use of it, a...

There is an imaginary line dividing science fiction and fantasy. Science fiction is space and aliens and the future. Fantasy is magic and el...