Hugo Gernsback’s invention to help authors concentrate.
I wonder how effective this would be against social media?
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Happy 51st anniversary to Mom and Dad
I have this memory, which is probably a series of memories, from when I was little. Mom and Dad had gotten a baby sitter and were going out. Mom was wearing a dress that I loved, that was pale, pale blue with little white embroidered stars scattered across it. She had a fluffy white petticoat
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My short story, “The Consciousness Problem” is up at Lightspeed Magazine
I have a short SF story up at Lightspeed Magazine. Here’s a teaser of “The Consciousness Problem.” The afternoon sun angled across the scarred wood counter despite the bamboo shade Elise had lowered. She grimaced and picked up the steel chef’s knife, trying to keep the reflection in the blade angled away so it wouldn’t
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I seem to have written fanfic combining Marie Brennan’s Lady Trent and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
So, while Marie Brennan and I were on tour, we were talking about GIANT CLAW that she uses as part of the show and tell. I made an off-hand comment about it being a potential murder weapon and this somehow lead to me saying that I’d love to see a Lady Trent mashup with Miss Fisher’s Murder
Why I’m not attending WorldCon: Thoughts on privacy, family, and the writer’s life.
Some of you have noticed that I’m cancelling a lot of appearances this summer. I was not initially going to talk about why, except to the people that my absence directly affects, but after a lot of conversation with my parents, we have decided to be open about it. My mom has Parkinson’s. On Monday,
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Marie Brennan wrote GLAMOURIST HISTORIES fanfic! Squeeeee!!!
This makes me giggle with so much delight. So Mary Robinette Kowal and I were on tour back in May, which gave us abundant time to chat about various things. At one event, an audience member asked several questions that began with the disclaimer of “this probably isn’t a thing you’ve bothered to think about,
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Writing exercise: Who, What, and Where in 3 sentences
I’ve been having a great time at the Henson workshop (yes, I will tell you about it at some point) but one of the things I’ve really loved is the way it makes me think about writing from a different angle. There are aspects of story-telling that seem to be consistent, even when we transition
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Henson Diversity Training Workshop: Day 1
At 6:30, fifteen of us have gathered at the Jim Henson studios. It’s sunny so we’re meeting in the courtyard and chatting. I’m delighted to see Raymond Carr, who I worked with on Lazytown. I recognize one other woman who was in the audition group after mine. I don’t know anyone else. What is striking,
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Android camera question: Can you turn off the mirroring on the front facing camera?
Does anyone know how to turn off the mirroring on the front facing camera in Android? Let me explain why, before you jump to the comments to try to tell me that it’s a feature not a bug. I totally get why, under normal circumstances, having the image mirrored will make it easier for most folks
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Help Nora and Bob by listening to me read naughty Jane Austen.
Before we get to the Jane Austen phone sex video, give me a moment of your time. Last month, I told you about my friends Nora and Bob and the horrific car accident they survived. This is their truck. So — there’s a fundraiser, and I’m helping with some Acts of Whimsy. I’m going to
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Women of Color Short Story Intensive Grant
I regularly teach Short Story Intensive workshops and they have been predominately populated by white writers. The ability to register on short notice for a workshop is something that is tied to having ready funds lying around. Because income is often linked to color and gender due to the economic disparities in the United States,
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So- What’s it like to audition for a Henson workshop?
This weekend was a good example of what it’s like to have more than one career simultaneously. I was at the Nebula Awards Weekend, which was fabulous, and left at 4:00 to go to the airport. This meant I missed the Nebula Awards Ceremony itself, but one has choices to make. Because in order to have
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Hey Chicago! Join me, Larry Niven, Nancy Kress, Greg Bear, Ellen Datlow and more at Geek Bar Chicago on Saturday
Yep. Tor Books and Tor.com have arranged an Author Drinkup at Geek Bar Chicago in conjunction with the Nebula Award Weekend. You know you want to come hang out, talk fiction, and drink beer, or cocktails, or soft drinks, or whatever you prefer. With whom? Me, John Joseph Adams, Greg Bear, Tobias Buckell, Ellen Datlow,
Writing Excuses 10.22: Project-in-Depth—Of Noble Family
Want to hear me talk in depth about Of Noble Family? AND you can read an excerpt that we talk about on the podcast. We actually talk mostly about the worldbuilding so while there is a spoiler warning, there aren’t many actual plot spoilers. If you haven’t read Mary’s latest novel, Of Noble Family, this
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Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviewed me for episode 301
In part one of a two-part interview, Brent and Kristi talk with Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal about her efforts to facilitate conversation about fandom with a Hugo supporting membership drive and her interests in the Caribbean, specifically a recent Steampunk Cruise where she often is a guest (interview begins at about 11:30). For part two, which will be episode 302,
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