Tips for Writing Combat: Where Do You Focus?

Here’s Part 4 of my VirtualBalticon panel notes. Even veterans and long-time practitioners can have problems writing fights that are … More

There’s No Target in Middle Earth: Economics in Fantasy

In your original fantasy setting, everything the characters own or interact with has to come from somewhere, from food and drink to durable goods. Let’s talk about how to build a believable material culture for your world.

Adding Love Stories To Genre Fiction

Integrating romance into genre fiction can be a tricky endeavor.

Why would you want to? And how should you do it?

Morgan’s Quick Virtual Balticon Round-Up

I learned this weekend that it’s a LOT harder to attend ALL-THE-PANELS when you’re trying to moderate the Discord and monitor all the social media.

What Cons Are Looking For In Panelists

So, you’ve published a book and now you’ve got to market yourself. You’ve done the Facebook ads and giveaways. Now? … More

Everything You Need To Know About Convention Panels

What exactly is a convention panel?

Plus — 4 things to avoid as an audience member during the Q&A!

Fighting Impostor Syndrome

We’ve all been there.

Hesitating. Feeling out of our depth. And desperately trying to fake it til we make it.

Here are the ways I try to cope — and the exciting news that spurred this bout of impostor syndrome.

Creative Couples – Working Together

Some people work with partners. And some people like to work with their romantic partner. But whether you’re romantically involved or not, there’s techniques that could work for you.

At WorldCon2019, Heidi Goody led the working couples of Peter Morwood and Diane Duane, plus Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner in discussing how to maintain working and romantic relationships — with the same person.

Romantic Subplots

Most books out there, even the ones that aren’t romances, have a romantic subplot.

Here are tropes to use — and tropes to avoid.

Plus more!