When you pick up a mystery book you’d be disappointed if it ended up being a portal fantasy—even if it’s an excellent portal fantasy. So, as...

I just returned from WisCon, which was a delightful, warm, sort-of summer-camp version of a con. I had a great time. I also got to visit the...

 This Week's Topic: How to Analyze Genre Expectations of Your Genre Pithy answer? Read in your genre. Then read in the adjacent genres. ...

Are any of you old enough to remember when aliens *weren't* cute-ish and semi-benevolent?  SF in particular has been through a co...

When I was chiefly a reader and not interested in selling my scribbles, I’d buy a book because it looked fun or was recommended to me, and...

I wonder if the romance genre doesn't much lend itself to tertiary characters with delusions of stardom. Something I say because I'm...