I need a saving throw against procrastination. # Doh! That's my problem. RT @jrobertking: @maryrobinette On Friday afternoon, there are no saving throws against procrastination. # The director @robwk just posted a bunch of AWESOME photos from Odd and the Frost Giants. http://tinyurl.com/3xs3944 # There's $25 pc in development that could be game-changing for computer […]
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I need a saving throw against procrastination. # Doh! That's my problem. RT @jrobertking: @maryrobinette On Friday afternoon, there are no saving throws against procrastination. # The director @robwk just posted a bunch of AWESOME photos from Odd and the Frost Giants. http://tinyurl.com/3xs3944 # There's $25 pc in development that could be game-changing for computer
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Some days I just need a break from the apartment. I love it, but there are times when I want people around. So today, I headed over to Case Study Coffee and dropped a line to some writer friends to come hang out. Felicity Shoulders sat across from me drawing. Kelley Caspari worked on a
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The weather has finally begun to warm up. Last evening, we had a potluck with our neighbors. It was a lovely, warm, spring evening so we all got together in the common courtyard to chat and hang out. This courtyard is one of the things I love about our apartment. There are two building which
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This is very, very tempting. RT @Paul_Cornell: .@neilhimself I think @MaryRobinette should build you a pencil-necked weasel. # “For Want of a Nail” plus bonus content is available for the Nook now. http://is.gd/UVv7FZ # Supply list. Pencil, fake fur, hot glue, thread and tinfoil. # Tube of fur achieved. # While the eyegloss dries, I’m
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Apparently OMG dates from 1917. I feel so old-school now. http://is.gd/n2GE99 Wow. His torso is only one and a half heads. Looks like it’s going to be a bum entry. I thought maybe mid-back, but not with that head to torso ratio. I love the morning sun streaming through my office window. Less excited about
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I realized that I talk about our cats Harriet and Marlowe quite a bit but that I’ve never introduced you to our pencil-necked little weasel. Here’s a photo of him lounging with Harriet in the sun. His name is Neil and he’s an exceptionally friendly and intelligent pencil-necked little weasel. While he can be a
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As part of the Kickstarter campaign to get our puppet company to WorldCon, I will do the occasional blog post to explain what the prizes are, or to talk about the show. This is cross-posted from Kickstarter to talk about the $25 reward, which are hand-crafted puppet faces. Thank you so much to those of
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28 short stories from 27 writers like Paul Cornell, George_Mann, & me. Raises funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. http://www.hhbooks.org Truly, it is amazing the range of eyeballs one can order online. Want to see me in a white spandex bodysuit, with puppets, at worldcon? http://is.gd/XRowX4 What was I thinking? I just booked travel on Friday
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This is part of why I like this apartment so much.
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For those reading along, the Chapter 19 draft of The Transfigured Lady is up. http://is.gd/36qBjx # After listening to coverage for awhile, Rob & I are having a stiff drink, making popcorn and watching Glee. Need a buffer before processing. # Check out pictures of the tech rehearsal of @neilhimself's Odd and the Frost Giants!
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So, look. Renovation has invited my puppet company to perform at Worldcon. They don’t have the budget to bring us there. I’ll already be there, but it’s a three person show and puppet shows are expensive. But we’ve been given a blessing to run a Kickstarter campaign to get there Not only do you have
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For those of you reading along, I’ve just posted Chapter 19 of The Transfigured Lady draft. This one was interesting to work on because it’s got a scene on a train. I suspect that when I go back and reread everything later that I’ll wind up adding a lot more sensory details to the train
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As an experiment, I’m selling an electronic version of “For Want of a Nail” with the equivalent of DVD extras. There are a couple of places where you can read the story for free, such as my website or the forthcoming Hugo voter’s packet. The 99 cent version has a little more. It has the original
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