My Work
Travel
- A Trip to Mali -- In June of 2006, my wife and I volunteered at the Koutiala Women and Children's Hospital with Medical Teams International. This is the journal I kept of that incredible trip.
- Drive Left: A Week in Anguilla -- coming soon
Writing Sites
I can't say enough about the internet's impact on my writing. Good information on craft, business, and the pleasures of writing is available all over. Here're some of my favorite sites:
- Writer's Dream Tools -- Excellent starting point for high-level information on a particular date or decade. Other tools are available under subscription, which I haven't checked out.
- Turkey City Lexicon -- Hilarious and often painful glossary of common sci-fi missteps.
- Whatever -- Sci-fi author John Scalzi's frequently updated blog. Occasionally drops fantastic writing advice like this humorous gem.
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America -- Organization I hope to join one day as a full member. Lots of good stuff under Resources.
Agent Sites
Before stumbling onto Miss Snark, I don't think I really understood what agents do for an author. Here're some of the best agent blogs and sites I've found:
- Miss Snark (retired) -- The agent blog that started it all off for me. Retired now, but the snarkives are still a valuable asset.
- Nathan Bransford -- Nathan is extremely funny and entertaining to read. Great in-depth publishing info, along with solid agent-seeking advice.
- The Rejector -- Anonymous agent's assistant blog, lays into writers' foibles ferociously.
- LIT SOUP -- Excellent agenting advice from Jenny Rappaport, along with plenty of glimpses of what a day in the life of an agent is like.
- Pub Rants -- Agent Kristin gives insight into the world of queries, writers, and publishing. Also an inspiration for her regular, near-daily blogging schedule!
- Agent in the Middle -- Lori Perkins dishes out industry news, and lots about the process of being an agent.
- Preditors & Editors -- Valuable site for checking on scam publishers, a bane on new writers everywhere.
Author Blogs
Too few of my favorite authors keep regular blogs, but here're a couple. Top of my aggregator, I'll tell you that!