If you are thinking about buying something geeky, try out my new experimental store, Geektastic Things. Like almost everything I do, this is an experiment. Will this be a useful part of an author platform?

I plan to more permanently archive lists of books, games, and gadgets that I talk about on my reading list.…

I’m rounding up more Geeks for my reading list, and that means an other giveaway.

The prize this time is a LifeTrack Brite R450 Smartwatch. This is a really cool piece of hardware.

It tracks your light exposure, both “need more” in mornings and “need less” at night.…

Readers have been asking for writing advice, so today I have a guest posting from the amazing Jake Kerr. I’ll put links at the end to his new book on revising. I just finished it, and it’s fantastic. Take it away, Jake…

One afternoon twenty years ago I was driving through Los Angeles listening to the late George Carlin being interviewed on a radio station.…

As of this posting there’s only about 24 hours left in the Ada Lovelace hardcover giveaway. If you’re already signed up, use your “Magic URL” to help others and get more entries for yourself.

If you’re not signed up, what are you waiting for?…

I am giving away a hardcover copy of Syndey Padua’s incredible graphic novel, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage.

To give more folks a chance to sign up (and to give those that already signed up even more chances to win) I’m extending the contest by another week.…