WorldCon 2012 Schedule
Thursday, August 30 4:30-6:00 PM Columbus EF Brad Aiken, Cat Rambo, James L. Cambias, Tom Doyle What is Next for Body Modification? What is the next advancement in genetic engineering, prosthetics,...
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A Week of Convulsive Activity
Well, as you may know, Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain made it onto the Nebula ballot. I can’t express how much that means to me. The Nebulas are voted on by members of SFWA, the Science...
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Night Shade Books: Clusterfuck and a Half
So, much of the Internet’s time, at least on the spec-fic side of things, was taken up this week by recent convulsions surrounding Night Shade Books. Night Shade Books is a small press run by Jeremy...
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Addendum to Night Shade
I blogged about Nightshade last week, and since then there’s been a number of developments, including modification of the contracts that were so crappy. Authors should be feeling a little happier, at...
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The Most Recent SFWA Kerfuffle
“Hey, how about that SFWA mess?” my brother asked in an e-mail. I winced, because I knew exactly what he meant. In my capacity as the lead of the moderating team on the SFWA internal forums, I’d been...
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Arguing on the Internet: The Dwarves are for the Dwarves
If you’re familiar with C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, you may know what I’m quoting in the title. In the final book of the series, The Last Battle, there is a group of dwarves who believe in their...
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Tools For Writers: Recent Discoveries include AuthorGraph and Buffer
I've been experimenting with book promotion, using my own book, which is both informative and useful. To me, it seems that authors need to keep informed about new possibilities for online publicity and...
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2013 Wrap-Up
Here I am with a peacock's worth of color in my hair.Well, it’s been a very good year. I had 20 original stories come out. Here’s the list, if you want to look for some of them. DAILY SCIENCE FICTION,...
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Platform Statement for SFWA Vice President
I am running for SFWA vice president because I love the organization and think I can do more for it in that position.Well, the statement’s up in the SFWA forums, so I should probably put it here as...
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Speculative Reminiscences: Weekly Recap for 1/26/2014
I will say that running for SFWA VP makes me feel a bit more publicly exposed than I usually am. Luckily I have had strong women before me as role models. Here's one of them, Cinderella's Wicked...
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You Should Read This: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
The cover is gorgeous, and conveys a sense of the complicated world of Ancillary Justice.I must admit to an extra hint of pride in this book’s appearance here, because Ann was a member of my Clarion...
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SFWA Accessibility Guidelines: What They Are and Why They Matter
One thing that did surprise me was the lack of provision for robots, such as this one, enslaved in the SFWA suite at the Nebulas and forced to serve its human captors with cocktails. Should I become...
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Speculative Reminiscences: Weekly Recap for 2/9/2014
If you enjoyed "Tortoiseshell Cats Are Not Refundable" and are interested in finding out more about my online classes, click here!There’s plenty of room left in my upcoming online classes. The first...
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Radio Silence
There's something enchanting about maps, about all the possibilities they represent. Certainly they're not the territory, but they promise so much about it. I'm looking forward to sharing the...
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What I’m Working On: The SFWA Cookbook
Watermelon cake: cake or watermelon? I don't think we'll have this recipe, but among what's been promised is tobacco-infused tequila hot chocolate (Kevin Hearne), Muddle-in-the-Middle Mojito (Kay...
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Yes, I am the New Vice President of SFWA
Preparing to take on the challenges ahead. I’m delighted and a little daunted and planning on lots of things. Right now I’m composing a blog post about self-publishing and why SFWA”s looking at it, as...
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Why SFWA Should (IMO) Admit Self-Published Writers, and Some Thoughts about...
Preparing to take on the challenges ahead.SFWA, at its usual slow lumbering pace, is heading towards answering the question of whether or not the organization should allow self-publishing as a way to...
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2014 in Review
January: The Year Begins in the San Juans We’ve been going up to the San Juans the past few years for New Years, though this year we’re skipping that. Here’s the early evening view from the front porch...
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SFWA Presidential Platform Statement
Visiting with a constituent at World Fantasy Con.Dear SFWA members: Yep, I’m running for President, even though that’s a two year term. I’ve got a number of projects I want to see through, and this...
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How to Apply for SFWA Membership with Small Press or Self-Published Credentials
Preparing to take on even more challenges ahead.As you may know, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, (aka SFWA) had a membership vote and changed their membership criteria pretty...
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