(Happy ReadingYA Blogger-versary! We've been reading together for a whole year!) 'What If' is the question at the heart of Margo...

Regarding his opinion on meaning in movies, a quote is often attributed to Samuel Goldwyn : "If you want to send a message, call Wester...

NPR reports, February 27, 2006 · Author Octavia Butler died on Friday. Butler was a leading science fiction writer who won every major awa...

(February 24th was Happy 1 Year Blogger-versary to US!) The SF Chronicle Book Page had a great little review of Monkey Town by Ronald Kidd...

Thanks to Nat for a great 'starving artist' way to support the survivors of the Katrina mess. As the New Orleans libraries are rest...

...tell me that this is a JOKE ??? At least tell me that it was self published and no one paid the author. But I'm thinkin' I...

You know, I had kind of a strange thought while I was emailing a friend today on a completely non-writing-related topic. (And if you're ...

I was thinking random things in the shower and my free-associating train of thought led me from peering at my legs (which have changed muscu...

From the latest SCBWI newsletter: Startup children's magazine is looking for writers and illustrators - A Michigan based publishing comp...

I don't often gravitate towards novels you'd describe as "edgy" or "gritty." Often I find them to be all grit an...

Lots going on to post this week in the world of words. First, I've read a lot of reviews of the Curious George phenomena, and the brouh...

Mini history lesson: Many years ago, science fiction was almost solely the purview of magazines. The decline and fall of the 'penny drea...

Okay, okay... Obviously I owe the Post Office a little love after badmouthing them over the rate hike... I mean, yeah, rate hikes are not s...

Looking for something other than the L.A. Conference this next summer? The Writer magazine is pleased to begin what we hope will be a long ...

I've always said that the most fun thing about writing is that I can be me -- or anyone else. When the writer is automatically expecte...

There's something really cool about Paul Fleischman (aside from him being the son of the bearded and fabulous writer Sid Fleischman ). ...

I read cover copy fairly often when picking up a book in the library. I scrutinize the covers and glance through the first chapter before ch...

Now, how cool is this? The Redwood City's Orion School Book Fair featured 11-year olds confidently showing off their portfolios of stor...

Okay , I know this isn't regarding writing, per se, but Wikipedia as organic online encyclopedic phenomenon is so useful to my life for...

Stopped by the cheerfully hokey W.I.N. competition page, and for all of its fun factor in having a "But wait! There's more!" ...