Woot! Scenting the Dark and Other Stories has come back from the printer which means that Subterranean will be shipping them shortly. This is excellent news, in part because it means that they’ll be here in time for Christmas. What? You don’t think I’m spoiling the surprise that our folks are getting copies do you? […]
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Publisher’s Weekly has reviewed Scenting the Dark and Other Stories. Whee! Scenting the Dark and Other Stories Mary Robinette Kowal. Subterranean (<http://www.subterraneanpress.com>www.subterraneanpress.com), $25 (80p) ISBN 978-1-59606-267-2 Campbell Award–winner Kowal presents a broad spectrum of stories in her chapbook-slim first collection. The heartbreaking “Just Right,” in which a family struggles with a child’s strange behavior, isn’t
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We have spent a very pleasant evening at the Scalzi home in Bradford, OH. This was my first time meeting Athena who is clearly her father’s daughter. Garrulous and charming as only a Scalzi can be. Also…only 10? The man is going to be in so much trouble when she hits the teenage years. Today,
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You get to watch friends do battle with their minds.
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The concom at ConQuest 40 were looking for a bio of John Scalzi but wanted something a little more detailed and accurate than the standard wikipedia one. They asked me if I’d assist, given my long-standing friendship with him, and write one for them with some behind the scenes details for the program book. In
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Wow. I’m unbelievably tired. Although, I suppose considering my panel schedule today, that’s not surprising. I have an 8 am panel tomorrow. Let me repeat that. 8:00 am panel. At a con. Who scheduled that? So, you get today in a nutshell and then I’m going to bed. I had a load of panels, which
In the world of “my life is completely bizarre” yesterday’s antics have led me to pick up a new gig. A new, totally rocking, gig. It goes something like this. Rob had carpal tunnel surgery on Monday and came home with a Giant Block of Foam strapped to his arm. I found this amusing. So
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me:Did you see the ridiculous traffic that post is getting? Scalzi: Not surprised. Everyone loves foam. me: The only thing that would be more popular is if I taped bacon to it. Scalzi: I dare you to do the bacon thing. me: Oh you are playing with fire there, mister. Scalzi: It has to happen
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10:43 You can tell you’ve been gone for a week when breakfast = birthday cake. # 12:01 Heading out for lunch with @scalzi now. Truly, the fun, it never ends. # 13:22 Novel + sold = Best Birthday present EVER. Short form: to @2muchexposition of Tor by @arcaedia Long form: tinyurl.com/bnkenp # 17:22 Thank you
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I’ll start with the important stuff. Shades of Milk and Honey, my Jane Austen with magic novel, has sold to Liz Gorinsky at Tor in a two-book deal. My fabulous agent, Jennifer Jackson, and I have been sitting on this news for a little over a week while we worked out details. Hardest thing ever.
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Actually, it turns out that John Nichols posted all of the stories we read in neatly discrete chunks. Very exciting! My stories: Nails in my Feet Trip, Trap, Tripping http://ljsummit.com/wordpress/evil-robot-monkey-by-mary-robinette-kowal Things we read together: Denise Jones, Super Booker by John Scalzi The State of Super Villiany by John Scalzi Scalzi, solo: Missives from Possible Futures
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If you swing over to the blog “Things of interest to Lisa and John” you can listen to my short story, “Trip, Trap, Tripping” which audio from when John Scalzi and I were at Borderlands. It’s a little over 8 minutes long. Trip, Trap, Tripping by Mary Robinette Kowal You can tell that I’ve got
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While I was in San Fransisco, John Scalzi and I headed over to Borderlands to do a reading. The day before we went, Scalzi suggested doing science-fiction improv, which sounded like a ridiculous amount of fun. Fortunately, John Nichols brought his digital recorder and captured the whole evening. Scalzi, being the good guy that he
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That was the most fun ever. Borderlands is an awesome bookstore staffed by people who love the genre and are just plain fun. We had 120+ people come to hear us read and it was a blast. At the end of the evening, we did improvisational science-fiction from an outline Scalzi came up with. I’m
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So, yesterday was really long. I finished up at the theater about 1:30 a.m and headed for home to pack and then catch a 3:30 a.m. bus to the airport. I flew out on US Airways, but not that US Airways flight. I’m in San Fransisco now, totally wiped out and am going to bed.