Twittering
08:17 Packing to go to Chattanooga. #
Journal
At LaGuardia on the way to Codex Writers’ Workshop
I somehow forgot to tell you about this, I think. Codex Writer’s Group is an online group for neo-pro writers. To be a member, you have to have made a pro-sale or attended one of the big audition only workshops ((Clarion, Odyssey, OSC’s BootCamp, etc.)) which means that it’s chock-full of some very talented writers.
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Biology in Science Fiction
Biology in Science Fiction did a write-up about some of my SF stories and the biology contained therein. That was a really nice thing. But not half as nice as discovering that there’s a blog devoted to biology in SF. How cool is that? (Thanks to Jeremy Tolbert for pointing it out ((Yes, I have
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Shortbits reviews Clockwork Chickadee
Shortbits reviewed Clockwork Chickadee and closed with this line. This is a fun little steampunk parable whose apparent moral lesson (pride comes before the fall) is somewhat subverted by the cold, calculated nature of Chickadee’s schemes. What’s interesting to me is that I thought about putting an actual moral at the end, but decided not
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If You’re Just Joining Us — Interview by Jon Armstrong
It’s raining audio! My fellow Campbell nominee, Jon Armstrong, interviewed me for his podcastIf You’re Just Joining Us. if you’re just joining us is a podcast about books, culture, media, ideas, and cheese. You know, the important things. Jon is a charming host, and I had a great time talking with him. ((If only my
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Twittering
21:48 Finished the Troublesome Chapter. Woot. # 00:17 Yes, I am listening to Carmina Burana as I write the battle scene chapter. What’s the matter with that? #
Audio: After the Siege by Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow just received the Locus Award for his novella “After the Siege”. By lucky chance, Subterranean Press had asked me to record “After the Siege” for them. They’ve just put it up live on their website. Congratulations, Cory! It was a pleasure to read.
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Police Procedure question
I’m stymied by police procedure. I’ve posted a query at Ask-A-Cop, too, but figure you guys are smart and might be able to help. (If you’re in the pool of people reading this or about to read this for me, you’re about to get some serious spoilers, so skip this post) I’m writing an urban
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How hard is it to work marionettes
I had a conversation the other night with a man who’d been a puppeteer for years. In the course of the conversation he said that he’d never picked up marionettes because he thought they were too hard to learn. I’ve heard this before. I hear it a lot, in fact, that marionettes are too hard
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My take on elevator pitches
In an earlier comment thread, Lyn asked: So when you say “elevator pitch” do you mean a short summary of your story that’s catchy and to the point? What else should one put into a quick presentation like that? I meant to answer this much, much sooner, so I’m sorry about that. I’ll start by
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The damage
Rob says: Broken turn signal, broken clutch lever (I just went to BMW and paid $157 for a replacement to make the cycle rideable while I wait for the insurance adjuster to call), damaged front fender, damaged hand guard, damaged exhaust pipe, and shredded cover. That’s what I can see at the moment. I’m going
Hamleting after all.
Rob signed up for the virtual ticket line last night and, much to our surprise, won tickets to the show. We’re going after all. Just in case you don’t know about the virtual line: While the majority of Free tickets for Shakespeare in the Park are distributed via the Free line at the Delacorte Theater,
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No Hamlet, no cry
Rob and I left the apartment at the same time today, which is a rare occurrence. I kissed him goodbye, got on the train and he headed off to ride his motorcycle. When I got off the train, my phone rang. Rob. He rarely calls me, so I had a sinking sensation. “Hi. What’s wrong?”
Finishing trash
This is a post that I wrote over two years ago while working on the television show in Iceland. At the time, I held it because there was no way I could talk about this stuff without giving away that we were doing a circus episode. Well, the episode has been out long enough now