Mary Robinette Kowal

Note: As of 9:15 am, there are only 9 spots left. Many authors struggle to write beyond what they know and write the other. While conventions are tackling this material, there is frequently not enough time to delve into this tricky and nuanced skill. The Writing the Other Workshop and Retreat is designed to have

I have been eagerly awaiting the film Belle, which is based on the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle. She was the illegitimate daughter of a British Navy Captain and a slave, raised alongside his white daughter. I swung by IMDB to check out the costumes — so pretty. I also happened to notice this photo. Please note the

I’m in NY to build a giant ghost dog and sort of forgot that, you know, it was Comic Con weekend. Fortunately, Patti Garcia, head of publicity at Tor, was more on top of things that I was and set up an appearance for me at the Tor booth. Today! So if you are at

First of all, check out the totally amazing poster for Mythic Indy. Which is where I’ll be at 7pm tonight. Mythic Indy is presented by Punchnel’s and Second Story with all proceeds benefit creative writing programs for Indianapolis kids. I’ll be reading with three local writers, Maurice Broaddus, Maria Cook, and Alex Mattingly in an evening of fantastical readings. You can swing by the Facebook page

I asked people to submit their favorite quotes, with the promise that I would read them in either a puppet voice or a phone sex voice. Here are the results. You can see the quotes on the original post, if you want to follow along or see where one of these originated. In theory, there’s

All right. I have the microphone out, and I’m set to record so I figure why not be silly. In the comments below, drop in your favorite quote — historic, fiction, film, radio… you name it. I will record it with either the puppet voice, or the phone sex voice. You can make requests about

Last year at the Chicago Worldcon, I had the pleasure of meeting Emma Newman, whose debut novel I had quite enjoyed. At this year’s WorldCon, she invited me to be on her podcast Tea and Jeopardy. I’ve enjoyed listening to episodes as it’s a mix of interview and radio play, and great fun.  I was

I will admit that I laughed out loud when the reporter said, “You’re a happy fellow.” (If you can’t see the video, go here.)

This was recorded at the “Out of Excuses Retreat,” and the questions came from our attendees. Here are the questions! (You’ll have to listen for the answers.) How have your opinions on self-publishing changed in the last few years? What did you find difficult early in your career? How did you address this? What do

The thought bubble over the first cat’s head is, “Wait… Is that a balloon?”