This week I’ve been head-down on the final push to get GIN & TONIC #3 into submission draft shape (aka “where I don’t flinch at the thought of my editor reading it and telling me what STILL needs to be fixed”). The problem with reading your draft out loud: by the time I get to […]
State of the Meerkat, revision edition Read More »
It’s always odd to see the transcript of a video interview…. I really AM that random. But for your amusement and eddification (and possibly your delectation):Â Cooking the Books, with Yrs Trly.
We’ve Cooked the Books! Read More »
Those of you who’ve been doing some pre-ordering may have already noted this, but we have a New! Revised! cover for FIXED! OLD: NEW!  I admit that I had a fondness for the old cover, but the new one appeals as well, so I’m calling it a win.  Also: my name
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And so, HEART OF BRIAR is launched. It’s strange, really.  That was a book I’d never planned to write – a distinct change from my usual theme and style – and looking back on it now a year later, it’s almost as though someone else wrote it.  Although it’s pretty clear that Martin, AJ and Jan
Friday night saw the first apartment cockroach sighting in almost 5 years. Torn between disgust, irritation and aiiiggghhhh!!!!!!! but I KILLED IT DEAD with the help of a heavy book grabbed off the reference bookshelf (IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, for those interested). And this from a woman who will calmly help spiders and beetles
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Today is going to be about untangling and reknotting plot threads. And kitten-wrangling. These two things have much in common… For those of you who missed it over the weekend I have a new post up at Book View Cafe, on owning your shit and leaving the drama on the page. New Kitten Update: I
Monday Morning dawns less hot but just as humid…. Read More »
Despite my plans to WAIT, damn it, on Thursday afternoon I found myself drawn to several shelters, looking to see if any paws reached out and grabbed me. Gentles, meet Cas*. He’s four months old, full of mischief, affection, and a remarkably deep and piercing voice, and may well grow up to be a Big
So. That happened. Read More »
Summer is Road Trip season, so the folks at SF Signal asked us about our favorite SF/Fnal road trip… (as usual, I seem to wander down a slightly different path than the others…)
Time to take a little road trip…. Read More »
This past week, news broke in the SF community that there had been yet another complaint about sexual harassment lodged against a well-known editor. This editor had been censured previously, back in 2010, but it turned out that none of the complaints had been “officially” registered. That has now changed. And the fact that previous complaints
On conventions, creepers, and making it official Read More »
Have you heard of Clarion, or Clarion West? They’re nonprofit literary organizations committed to equal opportunity. Although there are fine science fiction and fantasy writers of all ethnicities, races, and genders, historically the field has reflected the same prejudices found in the culture around it, leading to proportionately fewer successful writers of color and women
Clarion West Write-A-Thon! Read More »