Mur Lafferty, the Grand Dame of SF podcasting, joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about ways in which writers can continue their educations. We’ve said time and again that nothing improves your writing skills like doing more writing, but there are some other things you can do so that your writing practice pays off […]
Writing Excuses 6.22: Continuing Education for Writers » Writing Excuses Read More »
RT Reviews sat down and asked me a bunch of good questions about the sequels to Shades of Milk and Honey. Author Mary Robinette Kowal’s debut novel, the fantasy Shades of Milk and Honey, was awarded our August 2010 RT Seal of Excellence. Said RT Senior Reviewer Natalie A. Luhrs, “If Jane Austen had written
Spoiled: Mary Robinette Kowal On Her Next Three Novels! | RT Book Reviews Read More »
NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow, and I’m going to be diving into writing Without A Summer. Since I wrote Shades of Milk and Honey as a NaNo novel, it makes sense to work on one of the sequels as my project this November. If you are in Portland… Case Study Coffee (NE 53rd and Sandy) has agreed
NaNoWriMo write-ins at Case Study Coffee + “Without A Summer” Read More »
A couple of years ago, I worked on a show called That Pretty, Pretty, which involved vast quantities of blood. The problem was that the blood needed to spray the walls and then disappear by the next scene. I figure with Halloween just around the corner, that people might want another trick up their sleeve.
Disappearing blood recipe Read More »
And I’m off! Again! I’m in San Diego for World Fantasy, where I hope I will see some of you. My travel down was reasonable smooth, aside from a bizarre period of sitting on the tarmac because the North runway was closed. I don’t know why. Here’s my schedule! Friday 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Town
I’m at World Fantasy. See you here? Read More »
We’ve done brainstorming casts before. This time we’ve prepared something quite a bit different. It’s different, in fact, because we prepared it — in advance, even. Producer Jordo provided your hosts Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard with four wacky news headlines. From these, we each hammered together rudimentary bits of story, and we did so
Writing Excuses 6.21: Brainstorming From Story Seeds » Writing Excuses Read More »
There’s a wonderful post at the Oregon Regency Society by Stephanie Johansen about riding sidesaddle. Not only is she a member of the ORS, she’s a serious horsewoman. If you write anything that is historic, this is a great post. She also has a load of links to other useful resources. So when trying to
The Oregon Regency Society: Riding Sidesaddle Read More »
I just got back from the Surrey International Writers Conference, about which I cannot say enough good things. I highly, highly recommend this conference if you are a writer. I’m planning on going back next year, schedule permitting, whether or not I’m a presenter. It left me energized and charged to write. That’s a beautiful
Home! For 35 hours! Read More »
Allow me to evangelize about the Surrey International Writers Conference just a little. I’m having a great time, because the people are nice, but what I’ve been impressed by is how open people are to trying new things and to learning. It is a professional development conference for writers and it is clear, from the
SiWC 2011: Saturday Read More »
First of all, I have to say that the Surrey International Writers Conference is incredibly well run and they take really, really good care of their presenters. I’ve had a wonderful time and it’s only Friday. I promised the people in my workshop today that I would post a link to the transcription exercise that
Surrey International Writers Conference 2011: Friday Read More »
I’m sitting on the train on my way up to the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in Canada. Why the train? I’ve finished a short story, had breakfast, strolled, and am enjoying a beautiful view out my window. I love the train SO much. Of course, in Seattle, I’ll have to switch to a bus for
On the train to Surrey, B.C. Read More »
As we know, writers often have trouble with medical bills later in life. There’s an auction to help Ed Bryant, Jr. that I want to draw your attention to. Many people have contributed to help him out. The auction includes things like lunch with Neil Gaiman; a pencil/graphite drawing of the chapter head and tail
Friends of Ed auction is a good cause with amazing items Read More »
I’m very pleased to announce that I’ll be narrating the audio book for Tim Pratt’s first novel, The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl. I’ve been a fan of his work for quite a while and this novel is going to be a load of fun. The deal came about in a thoroughly modern way. Tim and his
I’ll be narrating the audio book of Tim Pratt’s first novel Read More »
Today has turned absolutely beautiful. I think Portland is trying to convince me not to leave town on Thursday. This is the view outside my office window. Strangely, the sunlight is not conducive to getting work done today.
Today has turned absolutely beautiful. Read More »
Dear Marlowe, You are not fooling anyone into thinking you are a typewriter. Yes, you are the right size and the right color, but you are covered in fur. Fondly yours, Mary
My cat is not a typewriter Read More »