My Blog
Here is my blog on LiveJournal, with my contact info.
Interesting Blogs by Others
The problem with blogging is that one fascinating commentator links you promptly to a proliferation of other sites, so you might begin reading about yesterday's news and end up with a marvelous link on ancient Irish curses. I begin with these blogs…
Discussions related to life, the universe, and everything through the Quaker view at Dave Trowbridge's The Discovered Country.
Catholic Bibliophagist is a wonderful blog about books and reading by a longtime friend from the Mythopoeic Society.
What are bright computer jockeys doing when not inventing software to amaze the rest of us? Geek Press.
Music Links
I've had enough people asking what music I listen to when I write or drive or read (and I am always on the watch for new music reccos) to list a few.
Check this video out:
If you like her music as much as I do, you can order Jennifer Thomas's CD, Key of Sea, from Amazon here.
Another artist is Fred Lykes, whose cut "Ivory" is one of my favorite pieces of music ever You can find samples of his music on his site.
I spent hours and hours searching the Internet for a sound akin to what I heard in my head for the Marlovan drummers. The closest I found was this Scottish band Albannach.
Finally, watch this utterly amazing video made by Georgians: dance, music, mountains, and a very ancient culture.
Interviews and Conversations
A Conversation I had with fantastic writer Greer Gilman
Workshopping and Warnings
Writer Beware: one stop shopping for scams and other pitfalls, run by Victoria Strauss and Ann Crispin. These two writers stay on top of bad deals, scam 'agents' and 'publishers' and other come-ons.
Here is the workshop that, by far, I think best for long writers in particular. And you get a week on a beautiful island, when you take the Viable Paradise Workshop.
Verla Kay runs an information-packed and friendly workshop and exchange site here.
A free on-line workshop that I recommend especially for those needing to learn to critique. It's run fairly, and it's so large that you get a pretty good variety of critiques, representing the readership Out There as much as anything can. Try the Critters Workshop. It's probably the most successful Internet workshop there is—certainly that I've seen, other than the excellent OWW, which has produced many paid writers—but for which you need to pay a yearly sum. As for Critters, there is a lively newsgroup at which you can discuss all aspects of writing, on SFF.NET.
A local face-to-face writers' workshop, The Long Beach Writers' Group.
Other Interesting Places
My Favorite Silly Web Comic: about Minions!
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz site—connections and news for all things Ozzy!
Focusing on women writers in fantasy, science fiction and related genres, Broad Universe.
The wonderful site of one of my favorite children's writers, Diana Wynne Jones.
Astounding amounts of Stuff on Patrick O'Brian. Follow this link and find yourself in the World of Wooden Ships.
The SF Site: review site for science fiction and fantasy.
The headquarters for all writers of science fiction and fantasy is the SFWA Page for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It's full of useful links and data, and is updated almost daily.
The Mythopoeic Society is a group dedicated to the study and enjoyment of Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams, and to other fantasy authors in the spirit of the Inklings.
The Austen Page: A link to Jane Austen info.
DeepGenre for those of us who love writing, meaning, history, cultural questions, explorations of the human psyche—all within the entertainment fun of science fiction and fantasy.
Smart Women Who Like Trashy Novels: these women are funny, not very reticent in language for those who are sensitive to that sort of thing. It's all about the romance genre--the writers, the horrible covers, the things people say about romance novels, and whatever else strikes their fancy. Their snarkage about bad covers always makes me laugh—but it's seldom worksafe!
Read more about fairy tales and folklore with illustrations and a discussion board: SurLaLune Fairy Tales.
Not a link to my stuff, but a review site from a Christian perspective set up by two young readers (the Christian perspective here appears to be from the Roman Catholic point of view)
Interesting People, Books by Friends (in no particular order)
Rachel Manija Brown writes anime, manga, fiction—here's her web page. Be sure to check out her fascinating memoir of her childhood on an ashram in India, called All the Fishes Come Home to Roost.
Writer and artist and profoundly valued beta-tester Beth Bernobich shares her visions here.
Janny Wurts, artist as well as long-arc story writer.
Jim C. Hines and his imaginative, thoroughly enjoyable goblin books
The wonderful Deborah J. Ross, who has gracefully and with added richness and depth continued Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series. Stand by for some of her own work, which is even better.
Swordswoman, Harpist, artist and writer Laura J. Underwood.
Writer, reviewer, book-seller, and world-builder extraordinaire Leigh Kimmel.
Martha Wells, whose seven novels are a kind of science fantasy in big cities.
Space opera extraordinaire—join the Liaden Universe! Sharon Lee and Steve Miller host the Liaden Page where there is news about their books, and places to buy them.
Dark fantasy with a couple of interesting heroes, and a heroine who is not sure if she's boy or girl, check out the Nightrunner and Tamir books by Lynn Flewelling.
Lisa Firke, writer, poet, sharp-eyed critiquer, brings her expertise to Lisa's Page. Be sure to check out her writing insights and recommendations, which change often.
Tom Simon, who wields a scintillate quill (And don't miss the Tour Guide Grimoire, or the 11 Rules of Bad Writing) at Bondwine.com
Witty, wonderful workshopper and horse rancher Christina Opalecky.
Formidably good critiquer and writer (who also likes dogs) Nancy Proctor.
Other People Pages: A lot of friends and colleagues are on SFF.NET.