Monthly Archives: April 2007
Notice to Folks With Gmail Accounts
Posted on April 30, 2007 5 Comments
Someone’s trying to comment spam the hell out of me with “*@gmail.com” in their address field; I’ve keyword listed “gmail” into the moderation queue until it’s done. On the chance you have your “gmail” account listed in the e-mail field, you might want to swap it out for right now if you intend to comment […]
Also
Posted on April 30, 2007 20 Comments
To everyone who has to get into San Francisco today from the East Bay: You have my sympathies.
Single Word Open Thread #1
Posted on April 30, 2007 66 Comments
Today is going to be a busy day: Got a flight, an interview in the afternoon and a reading tonight (Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ, 7pm; I’ll be the fellow wearing the white carnation), so not a whole lot of time to play with all y’all. So lieu of actually being interesting, I thought I […]
Lessons Learned, Also, a Moment of Agogness
Posted on April 30, 2007 11 Comments
To self-pimp just a little bit, today’s Book Tour Diary talks about the things I’ve learned about book touring after one week in. Check it out if you like; here’s a link to the whole collection of the Book Tour Diary entries if you need to catch up. Also, something I mentioned in the Google […]
Having an Amazon Dork Moment
Posted on April 29, 2007 17 Comments
Here’s why: At this very moment I have three books with an Amazon ranking under (or over, I guess, depending on how you want to look at these things) the 1,000 mark, each in a different format: The Last Colony at #297 in hardcover, The Ghost Brigades at #258 in mass market paperback, and Old […]
LA Says Hi
Posted on April 29, 2007 7 Comments
Here’s the crowd today at the LA Times Festival of Books panel on science fiction, waving hello to you. Well, part of it, at least; more came in later. The panel was excellent, but then, how could it not be, when there was Harry Turtledove, Kage Baker and Cory Doctorow on it? (Also, I was […]
My Google Appearance, Live and On YouTube
Posted on April 28, 2007 27 Comments
Here you go. In it I talk about the online world, copyright, eBooks and regular books, and, of course, about that whole BaconCat incident. It’s about an hour long. You can tell I’m caffeinated. Also, here’s the YouTube page itself. Enjoy!
Somebody Answer Me This
Posted on April 28, 2007 47 Comments
What the hell is it with hotels and pillows these days? My hotel bed came with eight pillows on it, including one tubular thing that stretches across the whole bed, which means that it’s actually taller than I am. I mean, that’s just freakish. And then I have to throw the majority of them off […]
Berkeley Says Hi
Posted on April 28, 2007 22 Comments
Since you asked, I’ll tell you what was so cool about the Berkeley stop of the tour: It had the highest proportion of people who are actually my friends in it. In the middle of this picture you see three examples: Susan, Jen and Mo, all of whom I have known for years and who […]
What’s Happening?
Posted on April 27, 2007 63 Comments
So, in fact, I have been largely avoiding the news — actually not so much avoiding news as it is not having a whole bunch of time to read it. What I’m trying to say is I have no clue what is going on out there in the rest of the universe. So: Anything you […]
San Francisco Says Hi
Posted on April 27, 2007 18 Comments
I noted earlier that I was looking forward to coming to Borderlands Books, and I’m happy to say I was not in the least disappointed; it was a great crowd, which included my sister and brother-in-law, as well as one of my best friends from high school (no pressure there), and of course Borderlands Books […]
The Last Colony Review at The Agony Column
Posted on April 26, 2007 17 Comments
And it’s a nice one, playing off the fact that The Last Colony is a Sci-Fi Channel Essential book for May: I deem this book essential not just because every other star in the science fiction universe says it’s great (it is), but rather because I think essential is a good description of the reason […]
Half Moon Bay Says Hi
Posted on April 26, 2007 14 Comments
I have to tell you, the Half Moon Bay appearance was something of a question mark for me; I didn’t know much about Bay Books, and I didn’t know if I knew anyone in that area. But you know what, The staff Bay Books did an awesome job of promoting the event, because the store […]
I Am Not a Hobbit
Posted on April 25, 2007 26 Comments
It’s just that Duane Wilkins of the University Bookstore is so damn tall. I wanted to make sure I gave a shoutout to Duane and all the folks at University Bookstore for such a great event. If you’re an author, I can’t imagine a better place to come ’round for a visit. Incidentally, I do […]
I Get Cool Stuff On Tour
Posted on April 25, 2007 6 Comments
Seriously, people, how cool is this stuff: First, artist James Stowe’s interpretation of the Consu from the Old Man’s War series. The Consu, you may recall, are the mysterious hyper-advanced race of aliens who may or may not be messing with everyone’s heads in that creepy alien way of theirs. Stowe’s interpretation of what the […]
Seattle Says Hello
Posted on April 24, 2007 28 Comments
Here’s the crowd for the first night of the tour, at the University Book Store in Seattle. They were full of awesome. And, as a bonus, I think the reading and the signing went really well. It got the tour off on a good foot, to which I can only say: Thank you, Seattle. Everyone […]
The Boy in the Bubble
Posted on April 23, 2007 63 Comments
Here’s an interesting question for all y’all; As you know, my day over the next three weeks will be filled with traveling, sitting in hotel rooms, going to tour events and (hopefully) seeing friends and depressurizing. I’ve been so busy doing each of these today, for example, that I actually haven’t the slightest idea of […]
In Seattle
Posted on April 23, 2007 15 Comments
And to celebrate, here’s a picture of the muzzled dog that I can see from the window of my hotel room. Poor doggie. Although, who knows maybe it is a biter. Off to dinner with friends. See you all tomorrow.
Sitting in the Airport
Posted on April 23, 2007 5 Comments
Waiting for my plane. And it’s on time, so far. Being at the airport means I have officially started my tour. Very exciting. Will be in Seattle in, oh, eight hours or so. I’ll check in then.
Your International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day Gift: The Durant Chronicles
Posted on April 23, 2007 37 Comments
Happy International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day! This is the day when all of us Webscabs celebrate our undermining of the dominant paradigm by giving away free reading to the lot of you. Because it just feels good. Tingly, kind of. Like a nine-volt to the upper lip. And what am I giving away today? How about […]
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