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My dears, I have just typed the most glorious word in the history of novel writing, “END” on the first draft of Ghost Talkers. This is my WWI novel. It is rough. Really rough. But it has a shape and lo! it wants polish but is not full of suck. I think you’ll like Ginger Stuyvesant
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Oh so ready for Spring. Any time now. Really…
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It’s been way too long since I last had a chapter for you. Waaaaay too long. But– for those of you reading along, I have finished Chapter 22. I’m actually one scene from the end of the novel as I post this, which means that, hopefully, in the not too distant future, you will have the
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Back when I was secretary at SFWA, we had a Nebula Awards Weekend in which the con chair’s house burned down. Peggy Rae Sapienza stepped in to help and was amazing. From the front of house, that weekend looked very smooth, and that’s largely because she was good at spotting problems before they became problems.
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Hello! It’s that time of year again, where the Hugo nominations are about to close and all of your author friends are saying “Look! I wrote stuff!” I am right there with them, because it’s hard to remember what comes out in a given year. So… if you are nominating for the Hugos and have an empty
Three. One to light the lamp, another to consult the law governing oil lamp lighting, and a third to smite the hand that let the lamp go out. How many Spartans does it take to light an oil lamp? 400. One to change the oil, and 399 to defend his right to do so. To
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A lot of writers have a goal of being a full time writer. I think there’s this image of your life continuing exactly as it is, except that now your job is writing. Sure, you know you won’t go into an office, but it will be so nice to have no demands on your time,
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So… You have a friend coming over who can’t do dairy, and you want to serve something that calls for Parmesan cheese. Here’s my faux parmesan recipe. 1 Tbl miso 1 Tbl olive oil 4 Tbl pinenuts 2 Tbl pecans (If you have a friend who is allergic to tree nuts, roasted sunflower seeds work) 1/4
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After way the heck too long, I’ve finally posted another chapter in Ghost Talkers. Why did that take so long? Because I realized that I had a pacing issue and needed to cut a scene I’d already written and move a plot point to another one. Which involved a lot of restructuring of things. It
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In March, I’m teaching another Short Story Intensive. Through exercises focusing on viewpoint, dialogue, and plot, you’ll learn how to let nothing go to waste. By the end of this three day workshop, participants will be given a writing prompt and complete their own short story. Classes will be taught via G+ from March 6-8
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I’ve got some guests in from out of town and will have dinner with them tonight. I’m making an apricot chocolate tart, and I would share it with you, if I could. Since I can’t allow me to offer a party favour. It’s a novelette called “A Fire in the Heavens.” Now… if you are interested
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