I’m heading to Readercon this month, which is one of my favorite conventions. Here’s my schedule. I’ll have the tiny puppet show and the Shades and Glamour game cards with me. Thursday July 14 8:00 PM F Mastering the Puppets. Erik Amundsen, Gwendolyn Clare, John Crowley, Mary Robinette Kowal (leader), Barry N. Malzberg.Catherynne M. Valente uses […]
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Should Math be taught in schools? Very funny. And…. this is the video it’s spoofing, which is 15 minutes of depressing.
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I'm heading back to Portland via Amtrak so we can have a short game of #marygoround It left on time. Have a drink! # RT @sfwa: Blog: RIP: Martin H. Greenberg 1941-2011 http://www.sfwa.org/2011/06/rip-martin-h-greenberg-1941-2011/ # Welcome to Portland! On time. Have a drink! #marygoround # On the bus from the train station to home. Have a
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Congrats @nkjemisin! Hundred Thousand Kingdoms just won the Locus Award for Best First Novel! #
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Heading to the subway for today's game of #marygoround I'm flying out of JFK to Seattle for the Locus Award Weekend. # Train slightly delayed. Missed connection. Worried about missing flight so am above ground in a cab now. #marygoround # At the airport with plentty of time to spare. Have a drink! #marygoround #
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As part of the show that my puppet company is taking to WorldCon, we promised that we’d create a new piece specifically for the event. For that, we need a little input. We need your favorite lines from science-fiction, fantasy and the related genres. No promises that we’ll use all of them, but we need
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I spent yesterday hanging out with Lev AC Rosen who offered me a guided tour of the Financial District. Note: If Lev offers the same to you, take him up on it. He’s funny, charming and full of bizarre details about the architecture and history of the area. Today, I hung out with Tempest Bradford
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I've finally met @levacrosen and he is made pure evil. #
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Man, I love dragon fruit. Pretty and tasty. # My flight tonight is already delayed from 10:25 to 11:45pm. #marygoround # Kermit + Thor! RT @KurtBusiek: This is AWESOME: http://bit.ly/lDYXDS # I'm through security and upgraded to first class. Have a drink! #marygoround # They are closing the boarding door. See you in NYC. Have
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I’m off to New York for about a week and then on to Seattle for the Locus Awards. What’s taking me to NYC? Top-secret SFWA business. I would tell you about it, but then Scalzi would have to send the ninja and/or pandas and we don’t want that. The important thing to know is that
It's way past time to separate the napkins from the puppets. #
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So… I had posted Chapter 21 with an apology for moving the numbering around. A subsequent revision meant that I cut a chapter so we’re back to Chapter 21 again. La! I know. It’s all very confusing. So here’s what happened. At the Nebulas I had a chance to sit down with my agent and
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Among the things I didn’t think about when entering into the writing business was the sheer amount of travel that I’d be doing. Now, it is possible to be a writer without going to a bajillion conventions, but if you are going to travel do yourself a favor and sign up for a frequent flyer
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Yay! Thanks to the nice airline attendent, Rob is now next to me in the extended legroom seats. Have a drink! #marygoround # They are closing the boarding door for an on-time departure to Portland. Have a drink! #marygoround # Welcome to Portland. Ontime! Have a drink. #marygoround # We are home. With luggage! This
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