The table of my life
Look at this nice table and — what’s Iceland doing on it again? Rob has been offered a full-time position. We are discussing it. I promise that I will let you know when there is more to tell.
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August 2007
It’s only temporary
I did not work on Coraline at all. So there. Because we were nervous about money, I signed up with a temp agency right after we got to NYC. They sent me out on a gig last week, which was only one day long. It was very, very easy receptionist work. The company requested me
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Coraline: Correcting a pattern
I thought I wasn’t going to blog about her legs, because the process is the same as her arms. But, wouldn’t you know it, not only am I going to blog about it, but it’ll wind up spanning more than one entry. The process of making the patterns is the same as with the arms.
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Science of Magic – New York Times
Rob sent me the link to this article called, “Science of Magic” in the New York Times It is fascinating and worth reading, even if you have to register. A sample from page three: Retreating to a bar at the Imperial Palace, we talked about a different mystery he had been pondering: the role words
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Coraline’s torso
Once again, I return to the drawing. This is one of the places that I took a shortcut. Were I in a studio, I would have done a top-down view of Coraline in addition to the front and side to make it easier to delegate construction. Using the front and side view, I get the
Doctor Who: Destination Prague – Book review
Hey! It’s the firstreview of Doctor Who: Destination Prague Many contributions are merely very strange or silly, though not in a bad way. Brian Keene’s “The Dogs of War†is a kind of Planet of the Apes but with dogs, with Prague having been overrun by intelligent canines. Appropriately enough, K-9 saves the day. “Suspension
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Ah… weddings
I cry at them all the time, I’ll admit. I’ve just returned from Jenny Rae Rappaport’s wedding to Chris LaBrunda and was kicking myself for not bringing a tissue. Jenny and Chris are so clearly in love with each other that I got teary the first time he took her hand in the ceremony. I’m
Robert Kowal
Check it out. My husband, the neo-luddite, has a website to promote his production work. Make sure you check out the audio clips on Sounds. Robert A. Kowal is a New York University graduate holding a B.F.A. degree in Film & Television with two decades experience in both creative and technical roles. His production credits
How many Coralines?
I’ve had a couple of people ask me if I’m going to make a Coraline for myself. No. I will keep the dud head that I made, but since Subterranean asked me to make only three, I’m making only three. One for Neil Gaiman, one for Dave McKean and one for… you? To learn more
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In which Mary learns why one should unplug glueguns
Rob always gets on my case if I forget to unplug the gluegun when I’m finished with it. My defense has been that the state of “finished” fluctuates. I mean, finished for the moment versus finished for the day. It takes the gun awhile to heat up, so I don’t like to unplug it when
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Best of Apex Digest 2006
Look! There’s a sale on Best of Apex Digest 2006, which has a story by me in it. If you’ve been wanting to try more short fiction, but aren’t up to committing to a subscription, this should be a good sampler. Enjoy eight of the best stories published by Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest
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Coraline’s arms
I started making Coraline’s body. I’m going to walk you through the process to make an arm; the rest of the body follows pretty similar principals. To start with, I take the initial scale drawing that I did of Coraline and turn it into a technical drawing. Which is to say that I decide where
A prayer for no-bake cookies
Oh, great internet. Please grant me a good recipe for no-bake cookies. One with peanut butter and chocolate married with oatmeal. One which does not crumble into a zillion pieces when I try to eat it.
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Bush Speaks About the Threat We Face
Eric James Stone pointed out this press conference which I had completely missed. While I do try to stay up to date on politics, I had somehow overlooked Bush’s concerns about zombies. This is one of the few policy points where I agree with the president. Also check out his press conference about the danger
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Charlies Diary: Tools of the Trade: Readings
Charles Stross has some excellent advice on Readings. Check it out. A friend, who recently sold her first novel, wrote to me paraphrased: “help I’m supposed to be giving a reading from my work at a science fiction convention. What do I do?” Readings, like signings, are one of the epiphenomena of writing: not a
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