My dear first readers, You were right. I did need another vaudeville scene but going back and adding that meant that I needed to massage the chapters on either side of the new scene. This is slower than just writing a new chapter, but it’s faster than trying to figure out where to put it […]
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It occurs to me that, this being April Fool’s day, when I talk about taking a yeti on my trip, people will think that I’m making a joke. And I am, but not the kind you think. As you know, I have sort of astonishingly weird travel karma. At one point, after a flight was
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Wouldn’t you like to hear my short story, “Jaiden’s Weaver” read by award-winning author Kij Johnson? I thought you might. Here! It’s on Escape Pod! EP285 Jaiden’s Weaver : Escape Pod.
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I have arrived safely in Memphis within relative parameters of the word safe. On the way here: my flight was oversold because another flight was five hours late A passenger on the first leg went into diabetic shock. Thanks to the efforts of the three doctors on board, we did not have to divert. The
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The Hugo nomination period is winding to a close. Voters have until Saturday, March 26 to make their nominations. I’ve already posted my list of eligible fiction elsewhere. Right now I want to draw your attention to the Campbell Award for Best New Writer. More specifically, I want to draw your attention to some writers.
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It is so very, very gratifying when someone gets what I was trying to do with the Austeninan aspect of Shades of Milk and Honey. Jane Austen famously described her novels — in a description subsequently often quoted to denigrate her work and that of other female writers, either overtly or through a backhanded head-pat —
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I keep having to look words up and it’s turning out that theater is a giant blindspot for me in this novel because I think I know it. I mean, 20+ years working in the business ought to give me some insight. Sure, the technical side has changed but so much of the language was
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Writing continues apace. I just posted Chapter 14 of The Transfigured Lady draft. Here’s today’s teaser. Lightning flashed, illuminating the front of the Lyric Theatre. Walker hopped out of the cab in front of Miss Parker and held the umbrella up to try to shield her passing powder from the worst of the cold October
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Here’s a list of wordcounts and dates over the past couple of weeks for The Transfigured Lady. Hm… I wonder on which days I was building puppets? 02-25 1,442 02-26 1,228 02-27 5,358 02-28 1,602 03-01 2,060 03-02 672 03-03 71 03-04 3 03-05 0 03-06 534 03-07 529 03-08 694 03-09 708 03-10 4,404
Puppetry vs. writing: Why I am doing less puppetry now. Read More »
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Why yes, I am a giant geek. Now, the thing you need to understand is that when I wrote Shades of Milk and Honey, I wasn’t writing it to sell it. I was writing a book I wanted to read. As such, it includes things that I might not have included otherwise. For instance I
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