Some of you have noticed that I’m cancelling a lot of appearances this summer. I was not initially going to talk about why, except to the people that my absence directly affects, but after a lot of conversation with my parents, we have decided to be open about it. My mom has Parkinson’s. On Monday, […]
Why I’m not attending WorldCon: Thoughts on privacy, family, and the writer’s life. Read More »
This makes me giggle with so much delight. So Mary Robinette Kowal and I were on tour back in May, which gave us abundant time to chat about various things. At one event, an audience member asked several questions that began with the disclaimer of “this probably isn’t a thing you’ve bothered to think about,
Marie Brennan wrote GLAMOURIST HISTORIES fanfic! Squeeeee!!! Read More »
I’ve been having a great time at the Henson workshop (yes, I will tell you about it at some point) but one of the things I’ve really loved is the way it makes me think about writing from a different angle. There are aspects of story-telling that seem to be consistent, even when we transition
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Camille Griep is joining us today with her novel Letters to Zell. Here’s the publisher’s description: Everything is going according to story for CeCi (Cinderella), Bianca (Snow White), and Rory (Sleeping Beauty)—until the day that Zell (Rapunzel) decides to leave Grimmland and pursue her life. Now, Zell’s best friends are left to wonder whether their own
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Carrie Patel is joining us today with her novel Cities and Thrones. Here’s the publisher’s description: In the fantastical, gaslit underground city of Recoletta, oligarchs from foreign states and revolutionaries from the farming communes vie for power in the wake of the city’s coup. The dark, forbidden knowledge of how the city came to be
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A.F.E. Smith is joining us today with her novel Darkhaven. Here’s the publisher’s description. Ayla Nightshade never wanted to rule Darkhaven. But her half-brother Myrren – true heir to the throne – hasn’t inherited their family gift, forcing her to take his place. When this gift leads to Ayla being accused of killing her father,
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Alyc Helms is joining us today with her novel The Dragons of Heaven. Here’s the publisher’s description: Street magician Missy Masters inherited more than the usual genetic cocktail from her estranged grandfather. She also got his preternatural control of shadow and his legacy as the vigilante hero, Mr Mystic. Problem is, being a pulp hero
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At 6:30, fifteen of us have gathered at the Jim Henson studios. It’s sunny so we’re meeting in the courtyard and chatting. I’m delighted to see Raymond Carr, who I worked with on Lazytown. I recognize one other woman who was in the audition group after mine. I don’t know anyone else. What is striking,
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Does anyone know how to turn off the mirroring on the front facing camera in Android? Let me explain why, before you jump to the comments to try to tell me that it’s a feature not a bug. I totally get why, under normal circumstances, having the image mirrored will make it easier for most folks
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Before we get to the Jane Austen phone sex video, give me a moment of your time. Last month, I told you about my friends Nora and Bob and the horrific car accident they survived. This is their truck. So — there’s a fundraiser, and I’m helping with some Acts of Whimsy. I’m going to
Help Nora and Bob by listening to me read naughty Jane Austen. Read More »
Chris Angus is joining us today to talk about his novel The Gods of Laki. Here’s the publisher’s description: From the author of Flypaper comes an adventure about mysterious underground volcanic forces and a savage plot to alter the Earth’s climate. A race to unveil the secret of Laki, a volcano on the southern shores
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Today Rebecca Roland joins us to talk about her new novel, Fractured Days. Here is the publisher’s description: Malia returns home the hero of a war she can’t remember. The valley burning under the Maddion’s invasion, the fate of her late husband, the way she resolved the long-time distrust between the Taakwa people and the wolfish,
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I regularly teach Short Story Intensive workshops and they have been predominately populated by white writers. The ability to register on short notice for a workshop is something that is tied to having ready funds lying around. Because income is often linked to color and gender due to the economic disparities in the United States,
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This weekend was a good example of what it’s like to have more than one career simultaneously. I was at the Nebula Awards Weekend, which was fabulous, and left at 4:00 to go to the airport. This meant I missed the Nebula Awards Ceremony itself, but one has choices to make. Because in order to have
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Today Beth Cato joins us to talk about her new novel, The Clockwork Crown. Here is the publisher’s description: Narrowly surviving assassination and capture, Octavia Leander, a powerful magical healer, is on the run with handsome Alonzo Garrett, the Clockwork Dagger who forfeited his career with the Queen’s secret society of spies and killers—and possibly his
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