David B Coe

Dark Eyes

Faith Hunter

Blood Cross

A J Hartley

On the Fifth Day

Misty Massey

Mad Kestrel

2010: A Writing Year To Remember

Like A.J., I begin 2010 feeling optimistic about my writing and about the publishing market in general.  Yes, I know that things have been doom and gloom in the writing business for some time now.  But the economy is on the upswing, publishers that have been tightening their belts for the past year and a [...]

Home from World Fantasy Convention

Late post today, and I apologize to my fellow MWers, and to Danielle,, for not commenting on posts from last week.  I was in San Jose, California for World Fantasy Convention.  For those of you unfamiliar with WFC, it is a terrific convention that is geared toward writers — both professional and aspiring — editors, [...]

Back from ConCarolinas…

…And settling back in to work and home and the normal day-to-day rhythms of another summer.  The kids are out of school, and I’m trying to figure out my writing time for the next few months.  But the con….

ConCarolinas was terrific.  Faith, Misty, and I had a wonderful time sitting on panels, which more often [...]

A Reminder

This a busy week for all of us here at Magical Words, and so today’s regular post won’t be appearing.  But please stop by on Friday, when we’ll be hosting special guest Mindy Klasky, author of the Jane Madison books and the Glasswright series.  Mindy will be telling us how she made the transition from [...]

Trying to Make Sense of Ideas

This weekend I attended RavenCon in Richmond, Virginia, as did Misty.  It was a fun con.  I had the chance to catch up with many of my friends in the industry who I don’t get to see very often, including not only Misty, but also writer and editor Edmund Schubert, who guest blogged here at [...]

Back From WorldCon

[Stepping into virtual "Magical Words Room" and putting down bags....]

Well, I’m back.  It’s good to be home.

I’m tanned, rested, and, most recently, energized by five days at WorldCon in Denver.  (Faith and Misty were there, too — Catie, we missed you hugely.)

The tanned and rested part came first.  We started in northern New Mexico, where [...]