Monthly Archives: March 2014

Three Things on a Monday Morning

They are: 1. I’m traveling back home today, so once again don’t expect too much here. Don’t worry, you’ll get a full blast tomorrow, even if I don’t in fact get bored and write a post on the plane. Seattle was lovely; Emerald City Comicon was a blast. 2. Today is the VERY LAST DAY […]

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Off to the Emerald City Comicon

Well, I mean, once I get out of this bed, shower, and maybe eat something. I’m likely to be scarce around the blog today, but if you can’t live if living is without me, keep tabs on the Twitter feed. Weird to think some of you don’t follow me on Twitter, but there you go.

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View From a Hotel Window, Seattle Edition

I got a gull! Actually, there’s several. I expect they will wake me. Not sure how I feel about that. In other news, hi, here I am in Seattle for Emerald City Comicon, which begins tomorrow. Here’s my schedule of events. Come say hello! That is, if you can get in; I understand it’s sold […]

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The Big Idea: Elle Cosimano

 What’s in a name? If you’re author Elle Cosimano, it turns out quite a lot. The name of her protagonist in Nearly Gone was a key to unlocking the character — and the novel itself. ELLE COSIMANO: I don’t really feel like I know my characters until I know their names. The early stages of […]

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The God Engines Now Added to Humble Bundle 3

Here’s the cool thing: The God Engines, my Hugo and Nebula nominated novella, is now part of the Humble eBook Bundle 3, a collection of DRM-free electronic works. The God Engines joins Jumper by Stephen Gould, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, Tithe by Holly Black, and several other books by some of the best science fiction […]

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My Emerald City Comicon Events

I’ll be at the Emerald City Comicon this weekend, hanging out, signing books and setting fire to all those who oppose me (well, maybe not so much that last one). If you will be at the convention, here are the things I will be doing: Friday, March 28: Writing Dialogue That Works Room: WRITERS BLOCK […]

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The Big Idea: Adam Christopher

Author Adam Christopher believes two words are incredibly important to any writer, and those two words aren’t “get paid” (they’re important too, to be sure). What are those two words, and how do they relate to his latest novel, The Burning Dark (which, incidentally, received a coveted starred review in Library Journal)? Christopher’s about to tell […]

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New Public Appearance Announcements: Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, Phoenix

2014 has become a very busy year for travel and for appearances. New on the slate: 1. I’ll be at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on April 12, doing the panel “Redshirts: From Page to Screen” with Redshirts producer Jon Shestack and with TV Writer/novelist (and my super-awesome pal) Pamela Ribon as moderator. […]

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Reader Request Week 2014 Recap

In case you missed any this year, the complete Reader Request entries for 2014: Reader Request Week 2014 #1: Travel and Me Reader Request Week 2014 #2: Writerly Self-Doubt, Out Loud Reader Request Week 2014 #3: How I Stay Happy Reader Request Week 2014 #4: How I See You, Dear Reader Reader Request Week 2014 […]

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The Big Idea: Bill Quick

It’s the end of the world as we know it — and we do know it, because the end of the world has been essayed enough over the years. How to change it up and make things fresh? That was the question Bill Quick asked himself for his latest novel, Lightning Fall. This is how […]

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The Fan Writer Hugo, and Pros

Over at File 770, Mike Glyer takes aim at pro writers who have won the Best Fan Writer Hugo, me included, on grounds that we tend to minimize the Fan Writer Hugo on our professional resumes; as Glyer puts it, “People who are building careers as writers do not want to identify their brands with […]

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The New Phone, March 2014 Edition

Today was the day my two year contract on my last phone ran out, and not a moment too soon, because after two years, the previous phone had seriously begun to chug. That one has now been retired with thanks for its service; here’s the new one, the latest Droid Maxx. Its primary selling point […]

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Reader Request Week 2014 #10: Short Bits

And now, to close out the Reader Request week, short thoughts on a bunch of topics: Bruce: “I never see you write about sports. Are there any out there that interest you?” I very occasionally write about sports, but I have to admit that as a general rule I don’t care much about them; they’re […]

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Reader Request Week 2014 #9: Short Writery Bits

Questions on writing/publishing/etc that I didn’t want to give a full entry to, but were interesting: Skyfisher: “How much do you think the cover of a book influences how people (especially you) judge it?” It depends on the person. Having read and made gifts of science fiction and fantasy books all my life, there have […]

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