Author Archives: robinaburrows
A Good Year for Scifi and Fantasy
This is a good year for science fiction and fantasy. This summer Unfettered, an epic anthology of scifi and fantasy short stories by over 20 authors will be released. If you haven’t gotten your copy, I think there are a few of the hardback trade editions still available at grimoakpress.com. Terry Brooks will release his … Continue reading
Truth in Fiction and Emotional Vulnerability of Characters
On May 1st I attended a workshop by Margaret Stohl about “Truth in Fiction.” She is the co-author of Beautiful Creatures and has a new book, ICONS, coming out this month. People always say, write what you know. But when you write fiction, especially science fiction and fantasy, what you know may have little to do … Continue reading
Poem – Her Dragon
Her Dragon By Robin A. Burrows He came strong The dragon she never thought she’d see again No longer trapped in a youngling body His breath searing the brittle landscape Flames sprang to life and engulfed the land around her Burning the distance He came back for her He came back to do the one … Continue reading
Social Media Tutorials 05: The Difference Between a FaceBook Profile and a FaceBook Page
Social media websites change all the time. So do their layouts and features. FaceBook is no exception. I’m sure as soon as I post this blog, FaceBook will roll out a new round of changes, so I will try to keep this blog generic so it will remain relevant longer into the future. Today I want … Continue reading
Happy National Poetry Month
If you didn’t know, April is National Poetry Month in the US. Many organizations are celebrating this month by sharing or promoting poetry in their communities. One of the most well-known events in the online poetry world is the annual Writer’s Digest April Poem-A-Day Challenge on the Poetic Asides Blog. Robert Lee Brewer provides a new … Continue reading
Writing News – Article in Chicken Soup for the Soul
What seems like eons ago, I submitted a piece to Chicken Soup for the Soul. Over a year later, I had completely forgotten about it. Then I got an email telling me my manuscript was in the final round. When I saw my manuscript again, it was awful. Either my writing improved a lot over … Continue reading
Marketing 101 – Turning Books into Movies
Recently, I read the first book in a series so I could go watch the movie. It’s more interesting to read the book before you watch the movie. Even if the movie is different, it spoils the book. So I read said book and looked online for movie show times. It was no longer showing…?! … Continue reading
Social Media Tutorials 03 – What are these hashtag things on Twitter?
If you use Twitter, you’ve seen them – the number signs before words and series of words. If you don’t use Twitter yet, you’ve probably seen them on other platforms and wondered what the heck they were. Well, here’s the secret to hashtags. On Twitter they are the key to conversations. If you want to … Continue reading
Congratulations poem to my brother and his new wife
As some of you know my brother became a married man last Friday. In honor of that, here is a quick poem for him and his new wife! From Paradise to Forever To John and Jamie – March 8, 2013 By Robin A. Burrows Hand in hand They walk the sand A soft breeze A … Continue reading
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