Mary Robinette Kowal

People ask me a lot how I find time to write, given how busy I seem. Today’s chapter was an example of writing in the cracks of time. I was out for most of the day. I had my hair done — Took my computer and wrote in the chair. Went to the fabric store

There’s a new chapter up for those of you reading along. It has some of the material that I moved when I rewrote 19, but there are some emotional tone shifts because of the move. Still, if you read the old chapter 19, you can probably skip the last scene. But I do have a

Illogicon was an amazing and fun convention. It’s at that sweet spot in size, where there are enough interesting things happening to be constantly fun, but not so large that you get lost. The programming was good and everyone was super nice. Somehow, I also got about 6000 words written over the course of the

I’m having a great time at Illogicon. There are truly wonderful people here and yet, somehow, I managed to get writing done today. I expect the rest of the weekend will be less productive on the fiction front. MEANWHILE — For those of you reading along, Chapter 19 is up. For those of you who want

Here’s my schedule for Illogicon iii in North Carolina. I’ll be the Guest of Honor with Lawrence Schoen and we shall have such fun. Friday 5 pm – Schmoozing 101 – Reynolds 9 pm – Smutty Fanfiction – Smith Saturday 11 am – Diversity in F&SF – Smith 2 pm – The Intersection of Puppetry and SF – Smith

After a couple of frigid days, sitting inside, I’m getting caught up on all sorts of things.  In particular, there’s a new chapter for those of you reading along. I’ve had some queries from folks who want to join in. I will want more people, but not quite yet. I’ll post a call when I’m

As a way to get some practice in, I’m recording answers to questions about writing and I’m using a puppet to do it. Here’s the answer to question #1. I am trying to find someplace in my apartment that gets the camera, which is on my computer, high enough to practice but that isn’t backlit.

I’ve had quite a long break since I last posted a chapter for Of Noble Family and, in fact, those of you reading along still aren’t getting a full chapter. I’ve had to do some structure things which mean that you’re getting a new scene at the end of Chapter 17 as well as a rewrite