Shocking. I know. For the month of September, I’m going to take myself offline and try to remember what being not-busy is like. Granted, this includes Dragon*Con at the first of the month, but besides that, I’m going to just spend some time hanging out with Rob. A vacation. I’ve heard other people talk about […]
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I turned in the line-edits for Glamour in Glass and thought I would share the crazy, crazy thing I did as part of this editing pass. Glamour in Glass is set in 1815 and I wanted to have the language fairly clean of anachronisms. The challenge came in trying to figure out what words didn’t exist
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Title: Reading: Mary Robinette Kowal Time: Fri 1:00 pm Location: Edgewood – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour) ——————- Title: Dragon*Autographs Time: Fri 04:00 pm Location: M301 – M304 – Marriott (Length: 1 Hour) ——————- Title: SF and Fantasy: A Woman’s View Description: Years ago, there weren’t that many women writing sf. Now there are a great deal. What to consider when you’re a woman writer. Time: Sat 11:30 am Location: Fairlie
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Not that I mind, but I’m in Grand Haven instead of home, because I’m recording two new Seanan McGuire novels this week. I love recording her October Daye novels and am delighted that I get to do two more. I thought about bringing the Hugo with me, because I love it and it is a
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I– that’s a… I have a– Last night, my short story— Rocket!!! It is really hard to wrap my head around having a Hugo. I mean… It’s a HUGO! !!!!!
We are on the road to Reno! The puppeteers, (Lance and Jodi) and I left yesterday afternoon after rehearsal. We’ll be performing on Friday at the convention. Normally, I only post the public things on my schedule, but this time I’ve included things like rehearsals and SFWA board meetings so you can see why the
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Today I’m heading down to Multnomah County’s Central Library — which is a thing of beauty — for an interview and chat via twitter. Why am I going in person? Because they are offered me a backstage tour of the library. Heck yeah! Meanwhile, if you want to participate in the chat, it’s at today from
A twitter chat and interview with me by the Multnomah County Library staff. Today! Read More »
I have to read Glamour in Glass out loud. You can listen. Or rather, nine of you can. How so? It’s like this… Last week, I got the line edits for Glamour in Glass, the sequel to Shades of Milk and Honey the day after I finished writing The Transfigured Lady. Handy timing, that and
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This is what I made today. Teeth! They are made of medical grade thermal plastic and individually placed in Papa Fuzzy’s mouth. Basically, I cut a tiny piece of thermal plastic and lower it into boiling water with a slotted spoon. I pull it out to shape it using a flat surface and a scoring
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You might have to be a puppeteer to find this hilarious. Rest assured, that it is.
Funny video: Todd the Puppet Master Workshop #1 Read More »
That’s mostly true. I have some scenes that I know I need to go back and insert. And editing. Oh, lord, the editing. BUT the large plot arc is finished and I typed “The End.” For those of you who have been patiently reading along, I’ve posted the rest of the draft so you can
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Oh my heavens, you guys. Thank you. Thank you so very, very much for reading along. Your feedback was incredibly helpful in knowing how the novel played. You are all amazing. What happens next is that I sit down and revise the chapters based in part on how you reacted as you read. One thing
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