It’s again time for us to do a Q&A by any other name! Is it better to include romance, horror, SF, or other genre elements to flesh out a story, or should the story stand alone? Any tips for developing an idea without getting caught in Worldbuilder’s Disease? Any NaNo WriMo tips? (yes.) What did
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This is circulating in the puppetry community because it catches rare footage of Richard Teschner performing. According to Bil Baird’s The Art of the Puppet, “In 1911, an event occurred that had a profound effect on a large segment of popular puppetry. Richard Teschner of Vienna and his new wife traveled to Holland on their honeymoon, and there
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David Brin joined Mary and Dan at World Fantasy to pound the importance of criticism into our heads. Our episode opens with a discussion of what your first book should be (a murder mystery) and why David recommends this to his students. And then on to criticism. It’s important for us, as writers, to be
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One of the things I enjoyed during the Month of Letters Challenge was sending letters from Jane. One of them has arrived and the recipient posted a photo online. As you can see, I sometimes had a good deal of fun as in this case where Jane included a costume sketch. That is written with an
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Rob and I are moving to Chicago in April and we’re driving. I joked about doing a whistle-stop tour as part of the move and then we realized that it might actually be a good idea. Crazy? Yes. But a way to visit places I wouldn’t get to otherwise. Because we are moving we’re hesitant
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The Shades of Milk and Honey ebook is currently on sale for only $2.99! The sale ends on April 6th, but until then, whee!
Shades of Milk and Honey on sale! Read More »
I mailed 320+ things in February. To say that I did not anticipate the enthusiasm with which the Month of Letters Challenge was accepted, is probably unnecessary. But here… have an anecdote to get a glimpse of what it was like for me. Yesterday I went to the post office, as usual, and stopped at the
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Yay! Look at the nice things that RT Review says about Glamour in Glass. GLAMOUR IN GLASS by Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Fantasy, General Fantasy RT Rating This is a wonderful book. Kowal has taken such care grounding her story in the time and place in which it’s set that the addition of magic is truly seamless. Jane
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I was talking with Laura Christensen, who is one of my alpha-readers, about how useful I find her commentary. She does writes a fabulous stream of conciousness reaction, which helps me know if the story is playing the way I want it to. Laura, being the handy person she is, has written an excellent blog
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As you know, I’m not running for re-election as SFWA VP next year. I put out a call, hoping other people would step up and I’m happy to see several people volunteer to run for office. Right now, I want to draw your attention to one in particular, because I called her and asked her
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On Tuesday, February 28th, Jay Lake and I will be at the Airport Powell’s to sign books. I’ll have my tiny little puppet show with me and some other treats. But the Big Cool Thing that Powell’s is doing is that everything in the store will be 30% off. At Powell’s, people who love books
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RT Book Reviews interviewed me, on video, the last time I was in NYC. In addition to talking about Glamour in Glass and Shades of Milk and Honey I also performed my tiny little puppet show, The Broken Bridge for them. Tra la la! RT Seal of Excellence award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal will be releasing her next novel, Glamour in
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Boy! I like today. The audio anthology that Jay Lake edited for Audible.com has just been nominated for an Audie in the Original Work category. This is very exciting since I love audio fiction and the Audies are the premier award. ORIGINAL WORK Macbeth: A Novel, by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson, Narrated by Alan
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Mary and Dan discuss using a city as a character with Sarah Pinborough, for whom London is an important setting and one of her favorite places. We talk about the importance of being accurate, and how a city isn’t just the buildings and the history, it’s also the attitudes of the people who live there.
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Huzzah! My novella “Kiss Me Twice” is a finalist for the Nebulas. Much happy dancing! The full Nebula ballot is up at SFWA.org but just look at the other nominees in my category. You should definitely hop over to read Cat Valente’s novella at Clarkesworld. I also read Kij Johnson’s in Asimov’s and loved it.
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