I feel like I should frame this, the way people do with My First Pair of Shoes or My First Blanket. My First Amazon Review is for my collection Scenting the Dark and Other Stories. How is the review? First, let’s discuss short stories a bit. Short fiction is hard for me to review. Simply […]
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I have a soft spot for Apex Magazine because Jason Sizemore has been incredibly supportive of me and my writing since the moment we met. I’ve sold more stories to Apex than to any other magazine, in fact. So when Jason asked me if I’d be interested in being featured in a single author issue
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Are you a SFWA active or associate member? You have cast your ballot for the Nebula Nomination Period, haven’t you? I mean, today is the last day. The biggest reason I hear from people who haven’t is that they just haven’t read much this year. I understand that. But here’s the thing, if you read
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Last Friday, my mom took a tumble down the stairs. I’d mentioned this in a couple of private forums, but with Mom’s okay am actually blogging about it. She’s going to be fine and it’s not the sort of fall that require surgery, but she’s got a cast on that’s keeping her pretty immobile. I’m
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I just had an email from David Hartwell, requesting permission to reprint “The Consciousness Problem” in The Years Best Science Fiction #15, to be published in the spring as a mass market paperback original by Harper Eos. Naturally, I said yes. And then jumped up and down in the hotel room for a bit wishing
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Remember how excited I was when Shades of Milk and Honey became available for pre-order on Amazon.com? It no longer is. Why can’t you pre-order my book on Amazon.com? Because on Friday, amazon.com stopped carrying all the Macmillan books. My publisher, Tor is an imprint of Macmillan. You can still buy some through third parties
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I have a 5600 word fantasy story that I’d love to have some readers for. If you have time to give a read and offer feedback, please drop me a line and ask for the password. The teaser: A Piece of Valiant Dust Harloyd walked through Loveman’s department store, swinging his brass thurible from its
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Just a reminder, or a head’s up for those who don’t know, the official Campbell site is displaying all the eligible authors that they know about. The key here is the phrase “that they know about.” If your first pro-sale has appeared in print in 2008 or 2009, make sure you contact them to get
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My dad called me today to tell me that he had spent some time with my grandmother and had taken Scenting the Dark with him. We talked about the three stories he read today and it was interesting because he read drafts of the first and third but I guess never got to see the
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As you know, the Hugo nomination period is open. I thought I’d post a list of my stories published in 2009. Just a reminder, I recused myself from SFWA Nebula eligibility this year, so none of these are Nebula eligible. I’ve bolded my favorites. If the story title has a link, you can read the
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One of the things that I had heard other novelists talk about, but never seen, was the style sheet for their novels. The copyeditor for a given novel generates a style sheet to as a tool for the typesetter and proofreader to make sure that the novel is consistent. It includes a definition of house
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Rich Horton has just given my short story collection a really lovely and lengthy review. Here’s a teaser. Scenting the Dark and Other Stories is notable, compared to other first books I’ve seen, for its brevity — only 8 short stories, some 80 pages. I rather think this is a wise choice — start with
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Once upon a time, someone starting a new publishing house would either have a personal fortune or would seek large private investors. Crowdsourced fundraising allows the masses to chip in for projects they believe in. Tu Publishing is one that I’m excited about. Tu Publishing is a small, independent multicultural SFF press for children and
I have been reassured that I am not alone in my reaction. Today a friend pointed out that Shades of Milk and Honey is on Amazon. There’s no cover image yet, but seeing it on the website makes it seem much more concrete. August 3rd release date, 272 pages. Hardcover. I went to the bookshelf
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Way back in September, Joe Iriarte, asked a question on one of my process posts for writing Glamour in Glass. Hey Mary–I know that this is primarily a blog about whatever happens to be going on in your life, and not about teaching writing, but could you possibly tell a little bit about what you
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