Updates for 2011-06-26
Congrats @nkjemisin! Hundred Thousand Kingdoms just won the Locus Award for Best First Novel! #
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Updates for 2011-06-24
Heading to the subway for today's game of #marygoround I'm flying out of JFK to Seattle for the Locus Award Weekend. # Train slightly delayed. Missed connection. Worried about missing flight so am above ground in a cab now. #marygoround # At the airport with plentty of time to spare. Have a drink! #marygoround #
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What’s your favorite line?
As part of the show that my puppet company is taking to WorldCon, we promised that we’d create a new piece specifically for the event. For that, we need a little input. We need your favorite lines from science-fiction, fantasy and the related genres. No promises that we’ll use all of them, but we need
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Hanging with writers in NYC
I spent yesterday hanging out with Lev AC Rosen who offered me a guided tour of the Financial District. Note: If Lev offers the same to you, take him up on it. He’s funny, charming and full of bizarre details about the architecture and history of the area. Today, I hung out with Tempest Bradford
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Updates for 2011-06-19
I've finally met @levacrosen and he is made pure evil. #
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Updates for 2011-06-18
Man, I love dragon fruit. Pretty and tasty. # My flight tonight is already delayed from 10:25 to 11:45pm. #marygoround # Kermit + Thor! RT @KurtBusiek: This is AWESOME: http://bit.ly/lDYXDS # I'm through security and upgraded to first class. Have a drink! #marygoround # They are closing the boarding door. See you in NYC. Have
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Heading to NYC
I’m off to New York for about a week and then on to Seattle for the Locus Awards. What’s taking me to NYC? Top-secret SFWA business. I would tell you about it, but then Scalzi would have to send the ninja and/or pandas and we don’t want that. The important thing to know is that
Updates for 2011-06-17
It's way past time to separate the napkins from the puppets. #
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The Transfigured Lady draft Chapter 21 is posted
So… I had posted Chapter 21 with an apology for moving the numbering around. A subsequent revision meant that I cut a chapter so we’re back to Chapter 21 again. La! I know. It’s all very confusing. So here’s what happened. At the Nebulas I had a chance to sit down with my agent and
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Debut Author Lessons: Frequent Flyer miles
Among the things I didn’t think about when entering into the writing business was the sheer amount of travel that I’d be doing. Now, it is possible to be a writer without going to a bajillion conventions, but if you are going to travel do yourself a favor and sign up for a frequent flyer
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Updates for 2011-06-15
Yay! Thanks to the nice airline attendent, Rob is now next to me in the extended legroom seats. Have a drink! #marygoround # They are closing the boarding door for an on-time departure to Portland. Have a drink! #marygoround # Welcome to Portland. Ontime! Have a drink. #marygoround # We are home. With luggage! This
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I’m reading tonight at Powell’s.
This evening I’ll be having a reading at the Powell’s in Beaverton at 7pm. In addition to showing off the trade paperback of Shades of Milk and Honey — which has some changes from the hardcover — I’ll be joined by members of the Oregon Regency Society, who will be in costume from the early
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Updates for 2011-06-14
Welcome to another day of #marygoround Rob, his parents and I are all piling into the car to drive to the airport in Minneapolis. # We've arrived at the airport and dropped off the rental car. Have a drink! #marygoround # We've just noticed that Rob's been given a seat assignment but my ticket is
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Writing Excuses 6.2: Internal Motivations » Writing Excuses
The new Writing Excuses episode is up, wherein we talk about giving your characters internal motivation. If you have to ask yourself “what’s my motivation?” when you’re sitting down to write, this isn’t the podcast for you. We’re talking about character motivation in this cast. You can listen to the episode at Writing Excuses 6.2: Internal
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Updates for 2011-06-12
Sunset on the lake with Rob. http://lockerz.com/s/109894228 # Is the sunset this pretty where you are? http://lockerz.com/s/109900031 # Ooo! Rob jus caught some weeds. He threw them back. Too small. # The news from Lake Wobegon: Matt and Michelle's wedding. http://is.gd/5XYurx #
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