I had these good intentions of blogging while on booktour and that totally didn’t happen. For the first three or four days, I was sick and no one wanted to hear me talk about how many handkerchiefs I went through in an hour. So, instead, I have for you a random collection of photographs from […]
The month of May, thus far Read More »
I am very, very pleased to announce that I will be co-hosting the Retro Hugos in London with Robert Shearman. I have been sitting on this news since February, which was not easy. I mean, there’s a live band; we’re incorporating a radio play into the script. I might be singing. Robert Shearman is a delight
I am co-hosting the Retro Hugos with Robert Shearman! Read More »
I have been waiting for the movie Belle to come to the US since last year. It finally has, but with a limited release. Sunday, May 11, when I’m in San Francisco for book tour, I can actually go see the film. What is it and why am I so excited? Belle is inspired by the
San Franscisco! Who wants to go see BELLE with me on Sunday? Read More »
If you are interested in process, I have a short SF story that I could use some beta readers on. The story is only 2800 words BUT the turnaround is fairly tight and I would need responses today. I’m writing on the planes, so in order to get this turned in, I have to dive
Wanted: Beta-readers for short SF story. Read More »
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Protected: Draft: Water Over the Dam Read More »
How do you go about writing a character showing their emotions without them sounding whiny (or whatever the “too-much” version of the appropriate emotion might be)? Adding to the difficulty of the exercise, how do you know where that “too much” line is for your book, your genre, and your audience? We talk about how
Writing Excuses 9.19: Showing Emotion Read More »
This happened on the Steampunk Cruise and really, explaining why is not possible. While I am wearing this dress on the book tour with Marie Brennan, I will not be singing Roxanne for you. video by Melissa Wartenberg
In which I sing Roxanne in puppet voice, while dressed in Regency costume. As you do. Read More »
Just a reminder that Marie Brennan and I are on tour together. We have puppets, dragon fossils, and presents… I’m dating and numbering the books that I sign on this tour, if you’re into that sort of collectory thing. If you can’t make it out to an event, contact the store to order a
It’s book release day for Valour and Vanity! So I have a small present for you. It’s about the Doctor Who cameo that I hid in the book. When I was researching the novel, I was looking for historical stuff I could include. The book is set in 1817 in Venice. It turns out that
About the Doctor Who cameo in VALOUR AND VANITY Read More »
Before the whole writing thing, I spent some time as an art director for magazines such as Shimmer and Weird Tales. Despite that, I stay largely out of cover design discussions for my novel. Why? Because the people who are designing the covers know their jobs. With my first novel, I had no input at all and
Debut Author Lesson: Covers Read More »
So, I remember what it was like when $250 for a workshop wasn’t possible. I just didn’t have the money. Part of the reason I offer workshops online is that there are a lot of people for whom taking time off work, or away from the family isn’t possible. But that doesn’t stop the desire
A sliding scale writing workshop Read More »
REGISTRATION OPENS on Sunday, April 27th at noon Central. Think you never have time to write? Think again. I wrote my first Hugo-nominated short story “Evil Robot Monkey” in ninety minutes. If you have ninety minutes, you can have a story — all it takes is understanding how to make every word work double-time. In this workshop,
I’m teaching a short story intensive from August 29-31. Read More »
I had this moment when I realized that the Kvothe erotica fanfiction that I wrote for the WorldBuilders fundraiser was totally eligible for the Hugos. Totally. Further, I realized that if I pointed that out to Patrick Rothfuss’s fans, there was actually a darn good chance it could make the ballot just because of the way the
Thoughts on Hugos and voting for the love Read More »
I had a wonderful series of emails with my Japanese translator, Fumiyo Harashima, who wanted to make certain that she got all the period details right in the text. I love this sort of thing. We actually wound up doing a small alteration in the text to make it play better for a Japanese audience.
The Japanese cover for Shades of Milk and Honey Read More »
As I write this, I know that I’m going to have to sit on this news for another week. Here’s the thing about the Hugos, for me. I’m a huge stinking fan. The works nominated have shaped my reading tastes and habits since I was a teen. To make the ballot is… it’s a huge honor. Also, totally a
“The Lady Astronaut of Mars” has been nominated for a Hugo! Read More »