Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Schuyler at the airport Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I'm not going to set this up with a lot of commentary. I will sim...

On many of the writer sites I visit, I have been informed that not much goes on in publishing during the month of August. I can believe it....

Homework Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . Schuyler started school this week. Second grade, believe it or not, which is the app...

Schuyler works the clay Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I received an email the other day, a very polite and warm email, to be...

So this is really flattering. As is this , once I looked up what it actually meant. But this ? That's just sad. Anyway, thanks to whoe...

I've been wanting to show this to everybody for a long time, like a little kid with a barely-contained secret, ever since I got the prel...

DONE. Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I would like to officially record the following: At exactly 1:27am on August 17, 2007, e...

Pilgrim Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . Schuyler loves the new. She loves to travel and meet new people and "wow......

It looks like someone had a better Monday than most of us . I know Omar has indicated that he doesn't intend to write a lot about life ...

Look what I got in the mail. Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I have a secret for you. I have been reading the same book over ...

We went on a trip this week out to rural East Texas to see a cousin of mine who was in town from Washington, D.C. to visit with her family. ...

Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim gray sands with light, Far off by furthest Rosses We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances...

Red Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . It's been a strange week in RobLand. My legal review with the very nice attorney repre...

The fam Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . If you're interested in hearing even more about my book than I am already subjecti...

"Daddy writes book." Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I received an email this afternoon from the attorney retained b...

Octopus Love Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . A few weeks ago, Schuyler received a gift from a reader (with no way to get in to...

Red Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . Julie has been busy lately, working on last minute Harry Potter preparations for the book ...

( NOTE: UPDATED 7/18) So the big thing these days is apparently book trailers, which are exactly what they sound like: little video traile...

This post is specifically intended for the people whom I have in the past referred to as "shepherds of the broken", the parents of...

(This is a LOOOONG post specifically about book stuff, I'll warn you in advance.) I got featured on Metafilter yesterday, which was bot...