Protected: An American Changeling
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Wiscon mini-report
I’ve added WisCon to my must-do conventions. You can tell that I liked it because I came to bed too late to write a post every single night I was here. The panels were, on the whole, good. There were times when I wanted them to dig a little deeper, but the subject matter was
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A gift from the department of travel karma
So a funny thing happened on my way to Wiscon. I mentioned that my flight was oversold and I volunteered to go on a later flight, right? The airline gave me a food voucher so I wandered over to the nearest kiosk. As I was standing in line, a woman said, “Mary Robinette Kowal!” I
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Oversold flight
Or perhaps I will arrive in Madison later. The flight was oversold and they were offering a free round-trip ticket to volunteers so, I’m going to hang out in the airport and catch the 11:00 flight. Not sure when I get into Madison, but my first panel at WisCon isn’t until tomorrow and I’m sure
At LaGuardia on my way to WisCon
Not that I have anything terribly exciting to report. I just wanted you to know where I am. I’m supposed to arrive in Madison at 9:08.
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Have a proposal read for charity
My kick-ass agent, Jennifer Jackson, is donating her time to Brenda Novak’s auction to support research for Diabetes. In a little less than 15 hours, my entry in Brenda Novak’s auction to support research for Diabetes goes live. It’s a one day auction and the bidding starts at a mere $2. (Yep, just $2.) I’m
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Mark your calendars: Reading at KGB
I’ll be joining M.M. DeVoe and Matt McHugh as we read stories from The First Line at KGB Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the literary magazine “The First Line” — where all stories in an issue begin with same opening line — presents an evening with some of its favorite writers. Three authors will read select
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The The Impotence of Proofreading
Michael Livingston pointed out this handy tutorial called “The The Impotence of Proofreading.” If only everyone who submitted to Shimmer would study this closely.
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Bibliophile Stalker reviews Twenty Epics
Check out the review that Charles Tan did over at Bibliophile Stalker of Twenty Epics He gave the anthology a 4 out of 5. Mary Robinette Kowal’s “Bound Man†was another favorite, everything from its Asian flavor, strong protagonist, and the enjoyable fight scene.
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Adventures in Reading reviews The Clockwork Chickadee
Clarkesworld does the very smart thing of making electronic advance review copies available for the magazine. Joe Sherry at Adventures in Reading reviewed “The Clockwork Chickadee” and includes what is my now my favorite compliment ever. The story is, in turn, playful and charming, well thought out and deliberate, and Kowal appears to have written
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Clarkesworld Magazine June Cover Art
Clarkesworld Magazine just posted a preview of the June cover art, which will have my story “Clockwork Chickadee” in it. I am thrilled to be sharing the issue with this creepy art by Eli Effenberger.
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MRK’s Wiscon Schedule
I’ll be going to my first WisCon and am extremely excited by the programming they offer. Here are just the panels that I’ll be on. Title: Beyond Illustration: The Process of Creating ‘Vision’ Saturday, 9:00-10:15 P.M. Caucus Much of SF/F art is illustrative, growing directly out of the writer’s vision. But some artists are doing
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One Star Challenge Roundup
John Scalzi is doing a One Star Challenge Roundup on his website. Last Thursday, you may recall, I posted a bunch of my one-star Amazon reviews and challenged other authors to do the same, the idea being, you know, that there are worse things in life than a negative Amazon review. And what do you
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SF Signal review The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume 2
SF Signal The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume 2 edited by George Mann and gives it an overall favorable rating. Mary Robinette Kowal’s “Evil Robot Monkey” is an affecting snapshot in the life of a chimp with an implant in his head that increases his intelligence. Unfortunately for him, that lands him in
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Change of plans
I was getting into Austin at noon Friday for the SFWA Nebula Award weekend, but I’ve had to rebook my ticket. I need to get some things done for the show I’m working on and really, really need the morning to get it done. Alas. So, if you are going to Austin, I’ll see you