The Observatory contains many of my ramblings and articles. If these have appeared in other publications, it will be noted next to the article. If there is no note, then you can rest assured that the article is 100% exclusive to robisonwells.com. (In other words, no other publication would accept it).


How to Write Your First Novel
This article first appeared on latterdayauthors.com, in April 2004.

Interview with Robison E. Wells, by C.S. Bezas
This article first appeared on latterdayauthors.com, in May 2004.

Travel Log
A day by day account of my vacation to Southern Utah. Thrilling stuff.

Covenant Communications' Murder Mystery Dinner 2004
A report of Covenant's big promotional dinner, held in October of 2004.

Covenant Communications' Murder Mystery Dinner 2005
A report of Covenant's big promotional dinner, held in October of 2005.

Win a free book!
For a limited time, win a free copy of Wake Me When It's Over.

The Believer, by Stephanie Black
A book review.

Silent Witness, by Amy Maida Wadsworth
A book review.

Working Vacation
I recently took a trip to the San Juan Islands to do research for an upcoming book. Read about it here.

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Day Four

Day Five

Pictures!

Six LDS Writers and a Frog

(Six LDS Writers and a Frog is a collaborative blog. I post there every Tuesday.)

Never Make Eye Contact, 3-14-06

I talk about how you scare me.

I Love You Madly, Madly Madam Librarian, 3-21-06

Why the public library and I don't get along.

The Art of Making Art, 3-29-06

Advancing art is easy, financing it is not.

Sunrise, Sunset, 4-4-06

Aging not-so gracefully.

Bubbles Are Nice, But People Are Nicer Than Bubbles, 4-11-06

Where do ideas come from?

The Devil's In the Details, 4-19-06

I can't remember anything.

Coming Down The Pipeline, 4-25-06

Wherein I leave you all in suspense.

What You Are About To See Is A Lie, But It's Short, 5-2-06

Wherein I let the cat out of the bag.

If You Can't Say Anything Nice, 5-9-06

Seriously: Zoroastrians?

Everyone's a Critic, 5-16-06

Can't we all not get along?

The Neverending Story, 5-23-06

The long and winding road to the publication of The Counterfeit

Tradition, Tradition!, 5-30-06

My wife's family is psycho.

A World of My Own, 6-6-06

Living in a fantasy world.

My Core Beliefs, 6-20-06

Including: things I hate, and why I like drumsticks.

Sophie, You Are So Stupid, 6-27-06

The degradation of society, conspiracy-style.

Which Event Deserves More Fanfare?, 7-4-06

The book is released!

Defacing Literature, 7-11-06

The Joy of Booksignings.

And Now A Word From Our Sponsors, 7-18-06

A response to the Deseret Book/Seagull Book debate.

Your Honor, I'd Like Permission to Treat The Witness As Hostile, 7-25-06

I ask some very pointed questions.

You Oughta Be In Pictures, 8-1-06

Movies, etc.

Rocky Mountain High, 8-8-06

Going to the family reunion.

Rocky Mountain High UPDATE, 8-10-06

Running away from the family reunion.

It Ain't Easy To Be Me, 8-15-06

Everybody loves me, baby; what's the matter with you?.

Burning Down the House, 8-21-06

Crappy neighbors.

Black Gold, Texas Tea, 8-29-06

Dumb luck and the art of publishing.

Special Features, 9-5-06

Introducing the Goodies Page

I'd Like To Buy The World a Coke, 9-12-06

I'm addicted.

A Burning of the Bosom, and Everything Else, 9-19-06

The whole world in ashes.

Lose Yourself in the Music, 9-26-06

Musical inspirations.

Murder at the Holiday Inn, 10-03-06

Covenant's Third Annual Murder Mystery Dinner.

For Love of the Game, 10-10-06

An Announcement.

Skullduggery, 10-17-06

Why I hate Halloween.

Does This Look Infected To You?, 10-24-06

Calling in sick.

Until Today, I've Only Told This Story To Three People In The Entire World, 10-31-06

Crippling social terror.

Get Out The Vote, 11-7-06

Election Day, 2006.

Faster Than A Speeding Bullet, 11-14-06

Which superpower would you prefer?

Screwing Up My Kids, 11-21-06

They probably had it coming anyway.

The Unexamined Life --or-- How Many Libertarians Does It Take To Screw In a Lightbulb? 11-28-06

Enjoying debate.

Three Wishes, 12-5-06

Three genres in which I'd like to write.

Get Rich Quick!, 12-12-06

Search Engine Optimization

Another Red-Letter Day For the Baileys, 12-19-06

I complain about my lack of cash, and then I start a contest.

Wow, 12-28-06

Deseret Book buys Covenant. The comments thread is long and interesting.

The Best of 2006, 1-2-07

I toot my own horn.

Bowl Contest Finals, 1-9-07

Why do we like the teams we like?

The Five People You Meet In Heaven, 1-16-07

One of those blogging memes.

The Envelope Please, 1-23-07

The effect that labels have on artists.

Nobody's Perfect, 1-30-07

Flawed characters in LDS fiction.

Headlines Don't Sell Papes; Storymakers Sell Papes, 2-6-07

Trying to get you to come to the LDStorymakers Conference

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Let's Get Married Really Fast, 2-13-07

A tale of romance and seduction

'Roid Rage, 2-28-07

The doctor says I've got the asthma

You Oughta Be In Pictures! 3-13-07

Another review of various media

Research as Lifestyle, 3-20-07

My notes my upcoming class at the writers conference

Feel Like Makin' Stories, 3-27-07

A report on the happenings at the writers conference.

The Eyes of a Killer, 4-3-07

A very short story.

Does This Look Infected To You?, 4-10-07

The doctor says I no longer have the asthmas.

Art Out of Context, Life Out of Balance, 4-17-07

Thoughts about an experiment performed by the Washington Post.

Rob Regrets to Inform You That He Can't Accept the Invitation to Your Summer Vacation , 5-1-07

Rob hates the sun.

Resistance is Futile 5-8-07

Come closer, authors. Give us a kiss.

Movin' On Up to the East Side 5-15-07

Moving to Provo.

It's Hard to Get In Trouble at School If You're Never There 5-22-07

I sluffed a lot.

What I Did, and Did Not Do, Over Memorial Day Weekend 5-29-07

The title is fairly self-explanatory.

She's Having My Baby 6-5-07

Remembering back to when I had no kids, and then, suddenly, I had one.

Cause I Hate You, and I Berate You 6-12-07

Angry letters.

So, Big Gulps, huh? Well, See You Later! 6-26-07

A few unrelated thoughts.

Livin' the Rivalry 7-3-07

BYU vs. Utah.

Guest Blogger: Spencer McKay

Introducing: The Friberg Code

The Cop is Out!

Another one of thse meme things.

Guest Interview: JK Rowling 7-31-07

You sure do like your uncooked fish, JK Rowling!

All The Best Parts of Deathly Hallows 8-7-07

Spoiler alert!

What are ya? Yellow? 8-21-07

Yellowstone: a dang freaky place.

School's Back Forever 8-29-07

The first day of school for me and my daughter

Can You Hear Me Now? Would You Rather Not? 9-4-07

I finally break down and buy a cellphone.

September 11th, 2001, 9-11-07

The six-year anniversary.

Literacy ROCKS!, 9-18-07

Explosively amplify your awesomeness.

The Ineffectual Education Fund, 9-26-07

Verdict: Wolverines.

How To Write a Novel, 10-2-07

I use a homework assignment as a blog.

Books and Things, 10-9-07

Another media review! What a cop out!

Delving Deeper, 10-16-07

An interview with Jeff Savage

Lovers, Haters, and Swingers, 10-30-07

Some marketing ideas.

Annette Lyon Gets Socratic, 11-6-07

A nice chat with Annette about selling books.

An Open Letter To Everyone, 11-13-07

Rob takes misanthropy a bit too far.

Thanksgiving Forum, 11-20-07

You're cruising for a scarlet letter, Constance.

2007 SixLDSWriters Christmas Letter, 12-4-07

Christmas memories from days of yore!!!

LDS Fiction Christmas Specials, 12-13-07

"Attaboy, Elias!"