I had surgery on Friday to correct a deviated septum, turbinate hypertrophy, and collapsed nasal valves. I’ve been posting pictures of myself in the recovery process, because I think medicine is neat. But you — you decided that it would be funny to make a joke that I had black eyes because my husband hit […]
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I am home! There is grapefruit-peppercorn sorbet. My surgeon pulled the nasal tampons out and that is so much more accurate a name that rocket. Like… wow. I could immediately breathe better than I could before I went in and that was while I still have swelling and a brief nosebleed. (Totally normal.) Seriously. I
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Yesterday’s surgery seems to have gone well. I still have bi-lateral rhino-rockets in my nose and am really, really looking forward to having them removed. I’ve been told that they are called nose-tampons. Having googled, yes. Yes, that’s a really good description of them. That is, in fact, exactly what they are. And I’m really
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It sounds like a rocket part. It’s actually a thing that’s happening in my nose. Nose rocketry! Well… no. It’s like this. My husband noticed that I was getting out of breath when we were walking. My heart rate wasn’t elevated, but I was breathing through my mouth. The right side of my nose just
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Adam Rakunas is joining us today with his novel Like A Boss. Here’s the publisher’s description: In this breathless and hilarious followup to Windswept, former labor organiser Padma Mehta’s worst nightmare comes true: she gets yanked out of early retirement. After buying her favourite rum distillery and settling down, she thought she’d heard the last of her
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Anna Kashina is joining us today with her novel Assassin Queen. Here’s the publisher’s description: Defeated by the Majat forces, Nimos and the other Kaddim Brothers retreat to their secret fortress in the southern mountains. Nimos knows that the Majat’s victory is only temporary: during the flight, he managed to place a mark on Kara, one
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Kids Need to Read is a great charity started by Nathan Fillion. Tonight, at Phoenix Comicon, I’m participating in a fundraiser for them. Other authors are raffling off ARCs and things like that. Me? I’ll write a story for you, on demand. Here’s how it works. You donate $40 to the charity, and then you
Tonight, at Authors with Drinks, I’ll type a story for you. For charity. Read More »
Micah Joel is joining us today to talk about his novel Broken Tablet. Here’s the publisher’s description: What happens when a Silicon Valley engineer gets trapped in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur? When a senior engineer at Ixion, Silicon Valley’s hottest company, gets frustrated with the gadget lifestyle, he gives it all up for a
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where I’ll be: Evil As Heck : Thursday 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM Writing Excuses Podcast : Friday 12:30 PM – 02:30 PM Would You Lie To Me : Friday 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Exhibitor Hall Signing: Cato, Beaulieu, Henry, Peck/Heckel, Hieber, Kowal and Sykes. : Saturday 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM Author Batsu with Sam Sykes : Saturday 04:30 PM – 05:30 PM Kids Need to Read
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LJ Cohen is joining us today with her novel Dreadnought and Shuttle. Here’s the publisher’s description: When a reckless young computer programmer resurrects the damaged AI on a long dormant freighter, she and her accidental crew expose explosive secrets from a war they were taught ended decades ago. Welcome to the universe of Halcyone Space. Charged
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Thank you! to Mary Robinette Kowal for letting me visit her blog. I’m Rachel Swirsky, and I wrote a short story called “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love,” which upset some folks enough that they’ve been kicking up a fuss for a few years now. I believe in the transformational power of humor so
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Alberto Bieri is joining us today with The Dragon King, the first episode of his epic fantasy The Chronicles of Calibran. Here’s the publisher’s description: Marked from birth, King Hesleof Obella has sat on the Dragon Throne ruling the land of Calibran for over two decades. A meeting with Lyrroth, an ancient dragon, brings forth surprising news to
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Ruth Vincent is joining us today with her novel Elixir. Here’s the publisher’s description: Mabily “Mab” Jones is just a twenty-something, over-educated, under-employed New Yorker trying to survive as a private eye’s unpaid intern . . . or is she? Once a powerful fairy, but tricked by the Fairy Queen into human form, Mab is forced
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Katrina Archer is joining us today to talk about her novel The Tree of Souls. Here’s the publisher’s description: A murky past. A forbidden love. A deathly power. When the river spits Umbra onto its bank, naked and shivering, the only clue to her identity is the arcane brand seared into her skin. A brand hunted
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There are some things you need to understand about yourself and about how community works, before you approach a reader and truly, before you even start the project in which you plan to represent a marginalized community. It’s good, and important, to want to represent people who are outside your experience, but it’s hard work.
Debut Author lessons: Sensitivity readers and why I pulled a project. Read More »