Daily Archives: January 14, 2013
Another Act of Whimsy: Choose Cory Doctorow’s Face!
Posted on January 14, 2013 47 Comments
As you know, a bunch of us science fiction and fantasy authors have gotten together to raise funds for Jay Lake and participate in Acts of Whimsy. When the fundraiser passed $35,000 a particular act of whimsy was unlocked from writer, Boing Boinger and Internet raconteur Cory Doctorow. That act: Cory will release a a CC-BY […]
What My First Time Was Like
Posted on January 14, 2013 27 Comments
Tomorrow the first episode of The Human Division is officially released into the world, which counts as the book release to me. It will also be either my seventeenth or twentieth published book, depending on whether one counts The Sagan Diary, The God Engines and Metatropolis to go along with the nine novels and eight […]
If I Can Make It There, Etc
Posted on January 14, 2013 26 Comments
I’ve had the occasional report of a big damn Audible.com ad with Redshirts on it at or near Times Square for a while now, but finally someone has sent a picture of it to me (thank you, Ken!) and here it is, at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. Sweeeeeeeeet. I don’t know. […]
I Am NOT Running For SFWA President (Again) (Again) (Again)
Posted on January 14, 2013 1 Comment
I already posted a note in SFWA’s online discussion forums on this subject, but in the spirit of “belts and suspenders” am posting here, too. Most of you who read here know that I currently serve as the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), and that I am currently in […]
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