A week from Friday I will join other writers in Macon, Georgia, for the 2012 Crossroads Writers Conference. I went last year and was wowed by the quality of the

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  Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in THE HUNGER GAMES. Photo credit: Murray Close   Watching “The Hunger Games” on DVD this weekend made me think where I was one week

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A Conversation with the First Ladies of Fantasy

    Standing L-R, Nancy Knight, Laurell K. Hamilton, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Mercedes Lackey. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, sitting. Four groundbreaking New York Times’ bestselling authors – Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Mercedes

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I am still in recovery mode coming off the high of DragonCon 2012, which drew more than 60,000 SF and fantasy fans this weekend to downtown Atlanta.While the “people watching”

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I spent Saturday hearing from two storytelling experts:  Debra Dixon, best-selling author and publisher of Memphis-based BelleBooks, and Bell Bridge Books, a new imprint focused on paranormal and fantasy fiction

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Last weekend I attended the Crossroads Writers Conference in Macon, Georgia. The weather was perfect to gather with a group of like-minded writers. Macon’s downtown is charming, with a vital arts base.

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I am finally taking a breath after the long Labor Day weekend and work week to share some thoughts from this year’s DragonCon.  For the second year, I braved the

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      As summer approaches, many writers are looking for ways to get away, recharge their creative batteries, and connect with peers. Every year at this time I get

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