Over at John Scalzi’s blog, I have a post in his series The Big Idea. This is where authors talk about some aspect of their work that is at the core of the story. Here’s a little bit of it as a teaser. “Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can […]
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I’ve been interviewed over at The Writer Librarian. Here’s a sample question. Your website states that you are a both an award-winning author and an award-winning puppeteer. How do you divide time between both professions and has puppeteering played an active influence on your writing life (or vice-versa)? Read my answer to this and other
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If you’ve ever been curious about what Jane might say in an interview, Bewitched Bookworms interviewed Jane, on their website. You can find out how old she was when she first started learning glamour and some hints about her plans for the future.
Pat Rothfuss interviewed me for his website and it’s not your run of the mill interview process. Here’s how we start off. Heya Mary, Well, hello there! Thanks for agreeing to do this. Problem is, I’m really bad at introductions. So let’s do it this way: Let’s say you’re at a party and you end
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Hey! I was interviewed by io9.com’s Sally Smith, who asks very good questions. Kowal talks to io9 about what artificial intelligence has in common with Regency magic, and tells us what to expect from the sequel to Milk and Honey — which, by the way, is just $2.99 in e-book form for the next 10
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Tomorrow, you can listen to me on DNTO — Definitely Not The Opera — hosted by Sook-Yin Lee on CBC. We’re talking about letter writing as part of a larger show focusing on the question, “What was the letter that changed your life?” Here’s the description of the episode and the people that Sook-Yin talks
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While I was at the Nebulas, Jean Marie Ward interviewed me about fiction, puppetry and Regency costumes.
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This evening I participated in my first twitter chat. It makes for an interesting interview format because it was a conversation but in 140 character bursts. Byran Thomas Schmidt is the charming host and he opened the evening with this simple mission statement: “Our goal is to talk with writers, editors, and others about the
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Yesterday I went down to KBOO to talk to Marianne Barisonek her show “Between the Covers.” Marianne was a delightful host and had clearly done her reading before I came in. I have a soft spot for KBOO because Willamette Radio Workshop has performed some audio theater there. It’s a great place to scream. Not
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Tomorrow I’ll be on Between the Covers at KBOO, local independent radio, here in Portland from 11:00-11:30am. If you aren’t in the Portland listening area, you can tune in to KBOO via streaming on the web. Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Mary Robinette Kowal the author of Shades of Milk and Honey, an intimate portrait of
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I participated in yet another Writing Excuses episode while I was in Utah. Why? Because they are fun. This talks about using holidays in fantasy and science fiction, which led to Howard suggesting that a good holiday would be “Bone Puppet Day.” This was not my fault. Dave Wolverton/David Farland was on hand to talk about
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Jon Armstrong and I got to know each other when he interviewed his fellow Campbell nominees for his podcast, If You’re Just Joining Us. We hit it off and became friends so when he asked if I’d be on his podcast again, I jumped at the chance. It’s a fun conversation. But… But. Jon knows
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Jeff Vandermeer interviewed me for Amazon.com’s Omnivoracious blog. He asked only three questions about Shades of Milk and Honey and I can guarantee that you haven’t heard me answer them before. The questions? If your novel were a meal, what would it be? If your novel were a piece of music, who would have composed
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While I was in New York, I sat down with Edward Champion for an interview for The Bat Segundo Show. I will tell you this right now: This is the hardest interview I have ever done. He had read the book more thoroughly than anyone I’ve met and asked me questions about things I had
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While at NasFic, Mur Lafferty interviewed me for her podcast, I Should Be Writing. Mur makes the whole thing feel like a casual conversation between friends which reduces the level of stress induced by trying to sound reasonably intelligent. (Note to debut authors: when your book launches your brain is liable to have a repeating
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