Daily Archives: May 11, 2015
Lock In a Finalist for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Posted on May 11, 2015 52 Comments
In 2006 I won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; now I’m a finalist for the other John W. Campbell Award — the one they give out for the best science fiction novel of the year. This is exciting because it’s the first time a work of mine has been nominated for […]
Reader Request Week 2015 #2: Ego Searching Redux
Posted on May 11, 2015 13 Comments
Susan asks (and I’m including appropriate links): You gave up ego-searching for Lent, and right after lent ended put up a post that you found you hadn’t missed it that much and though you had been doing it out of habit (I’m paraphrasing that post). Is that still true? Have you resumed ego searching or do […]
Reader Request Week 2015 #1: Free Speech Or Not
Posted on May 11, 2015 104 Comments
It’s time to begin this week’s Reader Request Week! So let’s start with something chunky. Evan H asks: There seems to be increasing polarization between those who view freedom of speech as an absolute, unfettered necessity for free society, and those who argue that since speech can cause harm, and the job of government is […]
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