I want to be clear that I love Sesame Street, but there are some things that just shouldn’t be commercialized. And even if you are going to go there, then I have to seriously question some products. Witness the Yip Yip Yip leggings. You remember these lovable aliens, right? Uh-huh, uh-huh. Yep, yep, yep. Uh-huh… Okay,
J Tullos Hennig is joining us today with her novel, Shirewode. Here’s the publisher’s description. Book Two of the Wode The King of the Shire Wode. That is what they will call you. Years ago, a pagan commoner named Rob of Loxley befriended Gamelyn Boundys, a nobleman’s son, against seemingly insurmountable odds—and with horrific consequences. His
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So, this link is getting passed around on the internet and people are asking me if I knew about the disqualification of “Lady Astronaut of Mars.” No. I didn’t. Not until the night of the Hugos, when I saw the same list everyone else did. I checked it because I was curious to see if
On the question of my novelette “Lady Astronaut of Mars” and the Hugo ballot. Read More »
Begin with a yoga warmup to stretch before exercising. Then move on to your workout.
Video: Exercising with cats. Read More »
I’ve been really pleased by the #DiversityinSFF conversation happening on Twitter. Today, the Guardian picked up the story with the headline, “It’s time for science fiction to face up to discrimination.” That’s great. But then they followed up with this subheading, which they repeated in the article, “Why are most SF authors straight, white western
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So there’s this really good conversation going on in Twitter about encouraging Diversity in SFF. The hashtag is #DiversityInSFF and I highly encourage checking it out. Anyway, reading that and thinking about the other conversations, I started wondering who the fans of speculative fiction are? I mean, I know who goes to conventions, but what
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For people who liked “Kiss Me Twice” and ask if I’ll ever write another story with Metta again… Here’s the answer. “Body Language” Saskia leaned into the darkness above the stage, only vaguely aware of the wood rail against her hips as she retied the left headstring on her marionette. On the stage below, the
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With a line-up of allstars, you expect great things. The sparkle-fest inside Glitter and Mayhem does not disappoint. In fact, just saying that it’s a science-fiction, fantasy, and horror anthology inspired by roller discos ought to be enough to make any reasonably interesting person run out and buy a copy. And it’s not just roller
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It’s 4am and I’ve just come back from winning a Hugo. More accurately, Writing Excuses won the Hugo Award for Best Related Work tonight. Howard, Brandon and I all jumped in our seat with shock when they called our names. Poor Dan was in Germany, so didn’t get to be with us for this win. It
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Today is pretty lightly scheduled because I try to pamper myself on award ceremony day. I figure there’s nothing I have any control over except my own enjoyment, so I treat myself like a princess. Autographing: Amanda Downum, Elizabeth Hull, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jack Skillingstead – Exhibit Hall 10:00 – 11:00 Mad Science — 008B 12:00
After a night of not enough sleep, so you know it’s a successful WorldCon, I’m off to the programming races today. Here’s where to find me. Strolling with The Stars – Rivercenter: Lobby. 9:00 am EPIC Signing – Tachyon Table in the Dealer’s room 11:30 – 12:30pm But Why Can’t You See My Genius? – 101A 1:00 –
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If you are looking for me today, here are the panels I’ll be on. My full schedule is on my site calendar. Schmoozing 101 – 102B Friday 12:00 – 13:00 It’s all about being charming and the techniques will vary somewhat depending on the situation. Our presenter will go over the basics. Shadows on
If you don’t understand why people make a big deal about cultural assimilation, let this talented poet show you just one aspect. Or eleven.
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This is a 16,000 word novella — well, technically it’s a novelette, but just barely. Anyway, I’m looking for readers who would be willing to give me their gut reaction to it. Mostly what I’m looking for are large story issues. In particular, things that: Confuse you You don’t believe You are bored by You think
Readers wanted for an SF novella, “A Fire in the Heavens.” Read More »
When people who have succeeded at a given endeavor speak about their success, we are inclined to listen because hey, we’d like to succeed there as well. It’s critical to recognize the bias here. Survivorship bias is the skewing of the data that occurs when you examine and seek to emulate successes without considering failures
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