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I’ve kept quiet on my blog for a while—just to keep my head above water. I’ll try to catch up after surviving one of the most intense deadline months of my career. Yes, there was the usual madness of the holiday season, with numerous relatives visiting, family time, the WordFire New Years Party (for those […]

So much stuff! So many great speakers and panelists—it was almost impossible to cram everything into only three intensive days for the 2014 Superstars Writing Seminar.  Here is our class schedule, a mix of lectures and panels, and all vital nuts-and-bolts information for any writer who wants to kick a career into high gear. Still […]

Jeff Brazell, one of our alumni from the first Superstars (Pasadena) is the CEO of a global market research company, The Modelers, that has done studies on just about everything in entertainment, from gaming to movies, from books to devices. His company commissioned an extensive study on books, ebooks, and reading, and he will be […]

As January 1 approaches,  many people are making Resolutions…but *everybody* needs a new calendar. For years now, my friend Neil Peart (Rush drummer and lyricist) and I have each produced—and exchanged—an annual calendar filled with our own photos and stories. It’s a special treat for our fans and colleagues, and each year we try to […]