Which continues to be a lively,bustling convention, with a wide range of interests attending and represented. Â Even the 10am panels had a sizable crowd, and while the mass signing was quiet, my kaffeeklatch afterward was packed and vocal. Â So that was fun. Â And I got to see people I only see once a year, or […]
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Okay, people, remember when I rolled in here and told y’all to get the finger out and order your copy of THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS, because it was doing that new and interesting thing in fantasy you’d been grumbling you wanted? Â How it was so beautifully written and twisty and dark – but without
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If it’s spring, it must be time to head south – to SeaTac and Norwescon, anyway. Due to other obligations, I will only be there Friday and Saturday, but they managed to book me up pretty well within those limitations. Â And if I’m not on a panel, historical precedent suggests I’ll be in the bar…
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Some small but nice (writing) news: I’ve sold the flash fiction “Storytime” to Daily SF! And I am Informed by Sources that THE COLD EYE hit #8 on the Locus hardcover bestseller list! (and was #7 on the Borderlands list in January, which I’d missed…) In less joyful news, after the new ToS
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I have been lax about updating Book Quote Wednesday here, my bad! This week’s bookqw word is “break,” and I’ve got a tease of something coming RSN… (Yes, it is a Devil’s West short story and no, it does not involve Isobel or Gabriel.)
and I find myself turning to the first poet to speak to me – disdained by many for the apparent simpleness of his style, the direct speech and indirect implications were exactly what always drew me to him. Â Of all his poems, though, this is the one I find myself thinking of, this year.
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Heading out for a day in the mines, er, wines, but I just got a heads-up that Amazon is running a deep discount on SILVER ON THE ROAD – the hardcover is under $15 and the trade paperback is under $7. So if you’ve been holding off on a paper copy for price reasons, now’s
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reposting this from my Tumblr account Since there seems to be some outraged confusion among Anons and Nonnys, let me clarify. If you support the Trump/Pence/Bannon regime’s attempts to isolate, persecute, and otherwise remove basic civil and citizen’s rights from entire groups within our society, based on who they are rather than dealing with
And so here is something to #take with you into the day: A rare (from me) love story, from DARKLY HUMAN…
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The last appearance of the least-spotted meerkat will be at the Kitsap B&N in Silverdale, WA TOMORROW (Saturday) at 2pm, where I will be doing my reading and signing Thang for THE COLD EYE. Â After that, I dive back into my more reclusive writing phase, and getting anything signed will be far more difficult.
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