Monthly Archives: December 2006
As Regards The Passing of a Notorious South American
Posted on December 11, 2006 46 Comments
I am filled with delight at the thought of Augusto Pinochet having his eternally-regenerating testicles forever gnawed upon by Satan’s legions of ravenous, ball-chomping Hell Hounds. And that’s pretty much all I have to say about that. Vaya con diablos, Pinochet.
More “Sagan Diary” Goodness
Posted on December 11, 2006 7 Comments
SCI FI Wire has a short interview from me on “The Sagan Diary,” in which I talk a little bit about writing the novelette and how it came about. It’s here. Enjoy!
Please to Enjoy This Seasonal Photo Set, or Else
Posted on December 10, 2006 48 Comments
Athena poses in her Christmas dress. This is primarily for the grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins, but there’s nothing stopping the rest of you from checking out the set, too. I should note the battle axe appears only once.
Proof, Damn You
Posted on December 10, 2006 40 Comments
Given that I lied to you all about the sore toe thing, when I noted that I sore thumb, some of you have doubt that I actually had a sort thumb. So here’s proof that I did indeed gnaw my thumbnail way down past what is truly advisable: It feels better now, though. Update, 6:49pm: […]
The Sagan Diary Cover Art
Posted on December 10, 2006 16 Comments
Here it is: The art is done by Bob Eggleton, who did the artwork for “Questions for a Soldier” as well, making him the house illustrator of OMW universe short fiction. Bob’s also sent in some interior artwork as well, and of that let me just say that if you’ve ever wondered what Jane Sagan […]
And Now This Startling Admission
Posted on December 9, 2006 36 Comments
My toe wasn’t really sore this afternoon. I posted that it was to illustrate the point to an interviewer that the community of Whatever readers is pretty much ready to use any topic as a launching point for discussion, even one as mundane as, oh, “my toe is sore.” So I typed it in and […]
Fear My Gaping Maw
Posted on December 9, 2006 11 Comments
When I wasn’t looking my host provider bumped up the amount of disk space and bandwidth I have. I now have 250GB of space on my host server, and 2.5 terabytes of bandwidth per month. To give you a sense of what kind of overkill this is, my entire site is less than 500MB of […]
Fear My Gaping Maw
Posted on December 9, 2006 14 Comments
When I wasn’t looking my host provider bumped up the amount of disk space and bandwidth I have. I now have 250GB of space on my host server, and 2.5 terabytes of bandwidth per month. To give you a sense of what kind of overkill this is, my entire site is less than 500MB of […]
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
Posted on December 8, 2006 66 Comments
Yes, I finished the sex scene. My editor tells me I didn’t embarrass myself, which is, frankly, pretty much all I was hoping for out of that experience (this means the scene was otherwise fine as well — all my other quality standards still apply). Writing sex scenes is not a naturally comfortable process for […]
An Interview With Sean Williams
Posted on December 8, 2006 1 Comment
My Author Interview Week over at By The Way closes out today with a chat with Sean Williams, whose ass-kicking Books of the Cataclysm series is being published by the folks over at Pyr Books, and the second of which, The Blood Debt, is finally here on our shores by their good graces. Williams goes […]
Things I’m Learning As A Writer
Posted on December 8, 2006 91 Comments
Writing a sex scene that doesn’t having me rolling my eyes in self-derision is, like, difficult. And this is why I’m up at 3:15 in the morning.
Blue Mars
Posted on December 7, 2006 27 Comments
Busy finishing a chapter of something, so not much time, but for those of you who have asked me what I think about the reports of possible liquid water on Mars: Naturally I think that’s very cool. I was chatting with a friend about it yesterday prior to the press conference, and he said that […]
Kill Me Now, Ho Ho Ho
Posted on December 7, 2006 65 Comments
I just heard this Christmas song and felt the immediate urge to stab myself in the eye with a pine bough, and just keep jamming it through. I believe it may now be my most hated Christmas song. And it took just one listen! That’s an accomplishment, of a sort.
An Interview With Sarah Hoyt
Posted on December 7, 2006
I continue my Author Interview Week over at By the Way with an interview with the prolific Sarah Hoyt, who recently had two novels released within days of each other, Death of a Musketeer and Draw One in the Dark, thereby showing just what sort of slackers the rest of us authors are. We’ll be […]
An Interview With Sarah Hoyt
Posted on December 7, 2006 4 Comments
I continue my Author Interview Week over at By the Way with an interview with the prolific Sarah Hoyt, who recently had two novels released within days of each other, Death of a Musketeer and Draw One in the Dark, thereby showing just what sort of slackers the rest of us authors are. We’ll be […]
Spammity Spam Spam
Posted on December 6, 2006 19 Comments
I’m getting hit with a massive amount of comment spam today, much of which is getting through my filters, and I’m fiddling to make it go away. A side effect of this may be that I accidentally delete an occasional legitimate comment. If this happens to you, don’t take it personally, please, just go ahead […]
An Interview With Charles Stross
Posted on December 6, 2006 14 Comments
Author Interview Week continues over at By The Way with a conversation with Charlie Stross, who is always a blast to talk to and read. Here he talks about his latest, The Jennifer Morgue, which is everything you could want, if what you want is a mad and delirious mash-up between Ian Fleming and HP […]
An Interview With Karen Traviss
Posted on December 5, 2006 30 Comments
Author interview week over at By The Way continues with what I think is a really good interview with Karen Traviss, she of the “wess’har” series (the latest installment of which is Matriarch) and a number of Star Wars titles, including the most recent Bloodlines. Traviss is a fun interview, primarily because she’s largely unfiltered […]
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