Shimmer in Iceland
Welcome to the newest bookstore to carry Shimmer, Bókabúðin Hlemmi (The Happy Bookstore) in ReykjavÃk, Iceland. Check out the placement. Isn’t that beautiful?
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Journal
The Art Department
Thanks to John Scalzi for pointing out this post:The Art Department: In response to the old question, “What do I put in my Portfolio?” SF/F BOOK COVER PORTFOLIO DOS AND DON’TS – excerpt Figure drawing, figure drawing, figure drawing! The most important thing for a book publisher is figure drawing. You may get away with
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Keeping honest
To keep myself honest, I’ve decided that every day I will post the first and last sentence of whatever I’ve written that day, along with the wordcount. I’m finding it too easy to get distracted by work and other bright, shiny things. So, starting with today. I’ve begun a new science-fiction short called, The Bride
Owie
I was lying on the floor assisting Thor during a big shot. I heard Jonathan shout, “Head, Mary, head!” I could not figure out how my head could possibly be in the frame, since I was lying on the floor, when a cart slammed into the top of my head. Ow. I’ve got a lovely
Studio days
Ah, jetlag. The ride in from the airport was beautiful. The landscape is very green at this time of year, and all the flowers are in bloom so there are scatterings of yellow, purple and pink everywhere. It felt good to see the sky again. It felt washed out, small and low in Boston. Being
Mary Robinette Kowal and Shimmer: An Interview
Cat Rambo at suite101 interviewed me about my work with Shimmer. We also touched on art, writing and puppetry. Check it out.
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Readercon, Day 3
Waking up was hard. I had planned on going to the ten o’clock panel, but by the time we checked out and put our luggage in the car it was 10:30. We wound up catching up with some folks and chatting until the eleven o’clock panels started. I went to the Interstitial Arts discussion, which
Readercon, Day 2
I started the day by dropping off copies of Shimmer in the Book room with Small Beer Press. Gavin Grant very kindly agreed to stock them for us. So far we’ve sold five copies of the magazine here. Which is great. I also tracked down the box of Twenty Epics anthologies. They had gone missing
Readercon, Day 1
To start with, Joy and I drove past Walden pond to get here. It’s someplace that I knew was real, but never really thought of as real, know what I mean? People were swimming and playing; for most of them, I’m sure it was just the local pond, not some literary shrine. I was most
Czech Puppet Theater
I was looking for a website on Theatre Drak, and stumbled across this page. They published a magazine on Czech Theater and had an entire issue on Czech Puppet Theatre. It is out of print, but you can download the magazine in pdf format and it has gorgeous pictures. The text is in English and
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Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | How I put my husband through the hoops
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | How I put my husband through the hoops After learning about the tricks that trainers use on wild animals, Amy Sutherland decided to try the same techniques on her husband – with dramatic results Perhaps this will work with Rob?
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Dr. Who and Greenland
I finished my Doctor Who story somewhere over Greenland. Here’s a picture out the window when I finished. Every other time I’ve flown over it has been winter and it has been solid white. I’m astounded at how bleak it looks now. The small white bits, which from the plane looked like styrofoam spread over
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Readercon
Well, I’m on my way to Readercon today. I’ll be in the U.S. until Sunday. My plane won’t land in Iceland until Monday morning, so I’ll be walking straight onto set. That should be fun. Mmmm. Jet-lag and puppets. Who could ask for more. While I’m there, I’ll have my cellphone for dire emergencies, but
Safe arrival
I’ve made it safely to Boston. Joy picked me up at the airport and we are now back at her historic home. I will post more tomorrow after I get some sleep.
Happy Fourth of July!
To celebrate, I thought I would share some pictures of my neighborhood back home. A friend took these a few days ago and sent them to me, I think as a way to tempt me back to Portland, OR. This is the cooperative organic grocery store that is three doors from our house. I miss
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