Barney Fife gets a concealed weapons permit or things that capture my attention when I'm working on the next Fey Book

Here's a quick run down on the story: 1. The University of Colorado regents banned concealed weapons on all UC campus. This launched

Let peace begin with me...

"Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." We are almost through the most brutal election season I have

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My enemy is... Blog Action Day - #ThePowerofWe

When I was a child, I was told that Russians were evil. Russians wanted to kill me. Russians would kill me in my sleep if

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Simply Kind Tuesdays: You spent how much on hate?

I received this table in my inbox. It reflects the spending statistics for the state of Wisconsin. It doesn't really matter who spent

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Kindle Serials : the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly or What does it mean to serial fiction authors & readers? (part three - The Ugly)

Last week, my friends at Tuesday Serial asked if I would write my reaction to the recent Kindle Serials announcement. Of course, I had so

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Kindle Serials : the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly or What does it mean to serial fiction authors & readers? (part two - The Bad)

Last week, my friends at Tuesday Serial asked if I would write my reaction to the recent Kindle Serials announcement. Of course, I had so

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Serial Fiction Round Table : The Publishers

Yesterday, I had a chance to sit on a panel with serial fiction publishers. Tuesday Serial did the hosting and I did the organizing. I

Just show up.

At the desk, 9:59 a.m. In the last month, I've been called to a variety of stages. I've posted

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Kindle Serials : the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly or What does it mean to serial fiction authors & readers? (part one - The Good)

Last week, my friends at Tuesday Serial asked if I would write my reaction to the recent Kindle Serials announcement. Of course, I had so

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Kindle Serials : the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly or What does it mean to serial fiction authors & readers?

By now, you've heard about Kindle Serials. If not, here's a quick recap of the facts: Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon

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Simply Kind Tuesdays : What is your religion?

In every religion, God wants us to be kind: "Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith."

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How can we love the world when it's so... bleeh?

At the desk, 9:54 a.m. How can we love the world right now? I mean seriously, everything is falling apart. Everything! Or is

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