Eek! How did I not post this earlier? My story “Body Language” is now up at OSC’s Intergalactic Medicine Show with an awesome cover illustration which you must now appreciate in all its glory. And here’s a teaser of the story. Saskia leaned into the darkness above the stage, only vaguely aware of the wood […]
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I’m very pleased to announce the sale of my short story “Body Language” to Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. This is an important sale for me for three reasons. This is the first story I wrote after attending OSC’s Literary Boot Camp and was one of the hardest things I’ve written because I was
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We’re having a conversation on puptcrit (Puppet Critique), which is a listserver for puppeteers, about scripting for puppet theater. One of the major problems with writing for puppet theater is that it is a very specific and different skill set from writing for live actors. I don’t write the scripts for our shows, because that’s
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Did you ever watch Blue’s Clues? Steve was the best active listener, ever. Watch this video of Steve and notice the cues he’s giving off to show that he’s listening and interested.
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I’m headed to Readercon next weekend and just got my schedule. Friday 1:30 PM. Reading (30 min.) Mary Robinette Kowal reads “Body Language.” Friday 4:00 PM. Talk / Discussion ( 60 min.) Remember to Breathe: The Secrets Behind Great Public Readings. You may be a good writer, but reading aloud is a separate skill. Learn
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This weekend Rob and I went to see The Abduction from the Seraglio at the Icelandic Opera with Jochen, from work, and his wife. It was, as Rob says, a very satisfactory evening. The voices were good and they could act! The staging of this production was very good. I was able to follow the
You’ve honed your voice to be a well-modulated wonder. Now you have to get in front of people and actually read. In some readings, the author remains seated. Some, they stand. What should you do? Well, it depends on venue, the story and your own preference. If you’re in a small venue with an intimate
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Short Fiction Locked In – Samuel, a man afflicted with ALS and locked inside his body, has hopes of communicating when his son brings home the BioDym 3000. Ginger Stuyvesant and the Case of the Haunted Nursery – In 1924, a young American heiress uses her powers as a medium to solve a haunting in
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Short Fiction Waiting for Rain: In India, a winemaker has beggared himself to pay for his daughter’s wedding and can no longer pay his weather bills. Body Language : Near-future. Saskia, a puppeteer, is called in to help solve a kidnapping because the only witness is eDawg, a toy for which she did the motion-capture
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Short Fiction Body Language : Near-future. Saskia, a puppeteer, is called in to help solve a kidnapping because the only witness is eDawg, a toy for which she did the motion-capture work. The kidnappers demand that the ransom be sent in on eDawg, and Saskia has to manipulate the puppet while pretending to be nothing
Other Hand’s site is up and running. WRW’s is up except for the forum, but I have to rebuild the database for that and it takes longer. I spent the day uploading files and writing while I waited. Then I went to the boat and worked. I let one of my co-workers read the draft
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Finally. I finished writing Body Language at 2:00 a.m. I spent every spare moment today editing it and I’ve just posted it for critique. We’ll see what folks say. Meanwhile, back at the camp, my kids–the good ones–really focused today and finished the set. I really didn’t think it was going to happen this time.
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I just wrote this up for a writer’s website, and thought you all might be interested in seeing what stories I have in the works. Shorts In Submission Some Other Day – Interzone: Josie’s father managed to rid the world of mosquitoes when she was little. The unintended consequences still affect both the adult Josie
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