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Writing Excuses 6.24: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime » Writing Excuses

November 13, 2011 / Journal

Andrew P. Mayer joins Howard, Mary, and Dan at Dragon*Con 2011. Andrew’s has one book out, The Falling Machine, and the second book in this “Society of Steam” series, Hearts of Smoke, comes out on November 22nd. Andrew describes them as “steampunk superhero” novels, which nicely takes us into our topic, which centers around taking a […]

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We are moving to Chicago

November 12, 2011 / Journal / 36 Comments

Surprise! Well, actually wait– let me back up. After two years of searching, Rob has finally gotten a job offer. You may now join us in melting with relief. It’s a really, really good opportunity but necessitates a move to Chicago. We will likely move after the book launch for Glamour in Glass in April

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See you at Orycon today?

November 12, 2011 / Journal

I’m heading down to Orycon today. Today is a long day, but that means plenty of opportunities to find me. I have an ARC of Glamour in Glass to show off… Here’s where you can find me. Sat Nov 12 11:00:am Sat Nov 12 12:00:pm SFWA Business Meeting Lincoln SFWA Members are urged to attend.

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The draft of Chapter 5 of Without a Summer is up

November 11, 2011 / Journal

Hey, for those of you reading along, I’ve just posted the draft of Chapter 5 of Without a Summer. That’s right, I finished a chapter while travelling. And now I’m off to Orycon, where I hope to see some of you.

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Protected: Without a Summer draft: Chapter 5

November 11, 2011 / WIP

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Signed Glamour in Glass Sweepstakes at Tor.com

November 11, 2011 / Glamour in Glass, Journal

Hey guys! My latest novel, Glamour in Glass, isn’t due out until April of next year, but I stopped by Tor.com this week and signed copies of the ARCs for them. They have five copies to give away. You should enter! The ARCs have full colour covers and are very, very pretty. I am biased,

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Chapter 4 of Without a Summer is up.

November 10, 2011 / Journal / 2 Comments

If you are reading along, I’ve posted Chapter 4 of the Without a Summer draft. (If you want to be reading, read the ground rules and drop me a line.) Because I knew I would be travelling, I front-loaded my month with a fairly high per day word count. I was writing between three and four thousand

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Protected: Without a Summer draft: Chapter 4

November 9, 2011 / WIP

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NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Brandon Sanderson and Writing Excuses

November 9, 2011 / Journal, Writing / 3 Comments

Are you doing NaNoWriMo this year? Here, Brandon has a pep talk for you over at Writing Excuses. I’m just past the 17,000 word mark myself and deep into Chapter 6. How are you doing? Listen to NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Brandon » Writing Excuses.

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My second audition for Madame Butterfly

November 8, 2011 / Journal, Puppetry / 9 Comments

I’ve just come out of the audition for Madame Butterfly. I was cut in the first round, which is disappointing — I won’t even pretend that it’s not — but not particularly crushing. The thing about auditions like this is that they are such a long shot anyway. You don’t go in expecting to get

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I feel better now.

November 8, 2011 / Journal

You know what will improve an author’s mood? Stopping by her publisher to sign ARCs.

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Pictorial evidence of why I love my parents

November 7, 2011 / Journal / 5 Comments

Dad just sent me this. I’m calling it “Parental Gothic.” In case you wondered why I was a ham… I come by it natural.

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I am in NYC

November 7, 2011 / Journal, Puppetry / 12 Comments

I caught a redeye from Salt Lake City to NYC where I will be until Friday morning. Why? Because I’m clearly insane. In all seriousness, I have an audition tomorrow. For the Met. I’ve been called back for a show I auditioned for four years ago. You can read about that audition and I’ll tell

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Chapter 3 of the Without a Summer draft is posted

November 6, 2011 / Journal

I try to stay two chapters ahead of where my readers are so I can go back and insert information as I go. I just finished writing Chapter Five of Without a Summer which means that I’ve posted Chapter 3 for those of you reading along. Here’s a teaser. Jane sat at breakfast the morning after

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