Hello! This is Rob Kimbro, adapter and director for Odd and the Frost Giants, guest blogging from Houston. The peeks that Mary’s given us on the blog into the puppet design process have been very useful to us at Stages. And now I get to return the favor a bit. The show is now cast […]
Wouldn’t you like to hear my short story, “Jaiden’s Weaver” read by award-winning author Kij Johnson? I thought you might. Here! It’s on Escape Pod! EP285 Jaiden’s Weaver : Escape Pod.
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I have arrived safely in Memphis within relative parameters of the word safe. On the way here: my flight was oversold because another flight was five hours late A passenger on the first leg went into diabetic shock. Thanks to the efforts of the three doctors on board, we did not have to divert. The
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This is why she is so sleepy all of the time, because she has to concentrate so hard to control the world.
Harriet says, “I’m helping. With my mind!” Read More »
BSC is having their annual book tournament and Shades of Milk and Honey is in Round 1. My novel is up against Dog Blood by David Moody. I’m sure he’s a perfectly nice fellow, but which would you rather have Dog Blood or Milk and Honey? Milk and honey is tastier, can be used on
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The Hugo nomination period is winding to a close. Voters have until Saturday, March 26 to make their nominations. I’ve already posted my list of eligible fiction elsewhere. Right now I want to draw your attention to the Campbell Award for Best New Writer. More specifically, I want to draw your attention to some writers.
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You might have noticed that I’ve been posting less the past week. My reasons are twofold. I had to rejigger the outline. I’ve been doing layout, which I enjoy but is dull to blog about. So, for those of you reading along, Chapter 16 is up. Here is the teaser: Cora sat curled up on the
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It is so very, very gratifying when someone gets what I was trying to do with the Austeninan aspect of Shades of Milk and Honey. Jane Austen famously described her novels — in a description subsequently often quoted to denigrate her work and that of other female writers, either overtly or through a backhanded head-pat —
The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent. reviews Shades of Milk and Honey Read More »
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I keep having to look words up and it’s turning out that theater is a giant blindspot for me in this novel because I think I know it. I mean, 20+ years working in the business ought to give me some insight. Sure, the technical side has changed but so much of the language was
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Writing continues apace. I just posted Chapter 14 of The Transfigured Lady draft. Here’s today’s teaser. Lightning flashed, illuminating the front of the Lyric Theatre. Walker hopped out of the cab in front of Miss Parker and held the umbrella up to try to shield her passing powder from the worst of the cold October
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Here’s a list of wordcounts and dates over the past couple of weeks for The Transfigured Lady. Hm… I wonder on which days I was building puppets? 02-25 1,442 02-26 1,228 02-27 5,358 02-28 1,602 03-01 2,060 03-02 672 03-03 71 03-04 3 03-05 0 03-06 534 03-07 529 03-08 694 03-09 708 03-10 4,404
Puppetry vs. writing: Why I am doing less puppetry now. Read More »