Monthly Archives: August 2018
New Books and ARCs, 8/31/18
Posted on August 31, 2018 22 Comments
We’re heading into Labor Day weekend, and closing out August and the summer. Here’s a stack of new books and ARCs for you to contemplate for the ending of this month and season. Is there anything here you’d like to put in your September “to be read” list? Tell us in the comments.
The Other Cats
Posted on August 31, 2018 8 Comments
Someone asked me if the other cats are jealous of the attention that Smudge is getting as the new kitten. Well, in terms of the attention on the Internet, the answer is that I’m pretty sure they are not, inasmuch as none of our cats, no matter how clever they are as cats, understand the […]
New Books and ARCs, 8/30/18
Posted on August 30, 2018 21 Comments
Today we’re catching up on the new books and ARCs that arrived at the Scalzi Compound while I was traveling. There are some pretty excellent works in today’s stack — what here is intriguing you? Tell us all in the comments!
Checking in With Smudge
Posted on August 29, 2018 16 Comments
He’s still a kitten but he’s definitely not as small as he was two months ago, which of course makes perfect sense if you think about it. We’re letting him out on short, supervised trips since like the other cats he’ll be an indoor/outdoor working cat as well as a pet. He’s enjoying the outdoors, […]
And Now, a Word From 20-Year-Old Me: A Review of Depeche Mode’s “Violator”
Posted on August 29, 2018 31 Comments
I was talking yesterday on Twitter about my writing when I was much much younger (i.e., in the years between 18 and 21) and how the world is much better not seeing that writing, which of course some folks took as a challenge. So fine, as a representative sample of my writing at that age, […]
Two Weeks of Books
Posted on August 28, 2018 30 Comments
I was away from the house for two weeks, and in that time here are the books that arrived in my absence. There’s several dozen books here, some of them even ones I’ve written: two of the boxes here are author copies. But a significant number are from other authors. I’ll be posting a couple […]
Travel Day
Posted on August 27, 2018 11 Comments
On my way home after two weeks away. I expect Smudge to be twice the size he was when I left. See you all on the other side.
This Is Goodnight and Not Goodbye
Posted on August 26, 2018 40 Comments
Hello, everyone! Welcome to my final post. Today, I’m just here to say what a pleasure it has been, and close the curtain. I moved into my dorm at Miami today, and me being back here means summer is officially over for me, and that means after I post this, I am no longer a […]
View From a Hotel Window, 8/24/18: Albuquerque
Posted on August 24, 2018 22 Comments
I’ve actually been in this hotel room since yesterday at around midnight, but I also stayed in bed all day yesterday which was delicious, so this is the first time I managed to haul myself over to the window and snap a shot. Hello Albuquerque! I’m here for Bubonicon 50, at which Mary Robinette Kowal […]
The Anxiety of a Non-Writer Surrounded By Writers
Posted on August 24, 2018 66 Comments
Hey, everyone, hope you’re having an awesome Friday! One thing some of you might possibly know about me is that my dad is a writer. A successful one, at that! And as such, he knows a lot of other successful writers. Because of that, I’ve had the amazing chance to meet so many super cool, […]
My Slightly Longer Worldcon Recap
Posted on August 23, 2018 34 Comments
Now that I am comfortably ensconced in the hotel for Bubonicon 50 and will not be required to drive or appear anywhere else for a few days, it’s time for my Worldcon 76 recap. Here are some thoughts, in no particular order: * It was good! I enjoyed myself tremendously over the course of the […]
Announcing the Consuming Tour, October 16 – 28, 2018!
Posted on August 22, 2018 40 Comments
Yes! I am going on tour! Again! Twice in the same year (2.5 times, actually, since I am currently on tour with Mary Robinette Kowal)! This time I’ll be touring for The Consuming Fire, the sequel to the The Collapsing Empire. Tor.com has all details, but if you’re too lazy to link over, here are […]
View From a Hotel Window, 8/21/18: Scottsdale
Posted on August 21, 2018 8 Comments
It’s a very mid-century hotel, and I’m here for it. Tonight: Mary Robinette Kowal and I are at the Poisoned Pen bookstore at 7pm. Mary’s terrific new book The Fated Sky is out today, and we’ll be celebrating that and chatting about writing and doing other fun stuff. Please come on down to see us. […]
Some Fantastic, Awesome, Super Cool Music
Posted on August 20, 2018 5 Comments
Hello, everyone! Today I’m here to share with you some awesome music from a very talented friend of mine, Jon R. Mohr. He’s a composer/musician, plays piano and writes music, all that jazz, and he has some pretty awesome sounding stuff I thought was worth sharing. He’s got slow, pretty piano pieces, action-y ones that […]
Quick Hugo Update
Posted on August 20, 2018 38 Comments
Last night I did a thing that no one else in the entire history of the Hugo Awards has ever done, an achievement so singular, so unique, that no one could have possibly have imagined it for me or for anyone else: I came in second in the Best Novel category to someone who has […]
Sunday Smupdate!
Posted on August 19, 2018 16 Comments
Howdy, everyone! How’s your weekend going? Hopefully, it’s going well, but if it’s not, I’d like to offer you a Smupdate in this trying time. Smudge is getting bigger and becoming even more of an asshole than before, but I’ll be darned if he ain’t the cutest thing I ever did see. One down side […]
An Interesting Song I Found
Posted on August 18, 2018 26 Comments
Hey, everyone! As I’ve been packing and sorting clothes and junk, I’ve been listening to a lot of music, and I stumbled upon a song I think is really interesting. It’s got that old sound to it, like it’s from another era of music, but I think it’s really good and I like the lyrics […]
Gearing Up For Back to School
Posted on August 16, 2018 38 Comments
Hello, everyone! Summer is coming to a close, which means I only have one week left of posting on here. It also means that I move into my dorm next week, and will be starting classes soon after. Last year, I definitely went overboard on back-to-school clothes and supplies shopping, but that just means I […]
View From a Hotel Window, 8/15/18: San Jose
Posted on August 15, 2018 12 Comments
It’s a lovely day in San Jose, despite a certain amount of particulate matter in the air, cause by parts of California being deeply aflame. Here you can see the convention center in which we’ll have Worldcon 76, which starts tomorrow and runs through Monday. It’s nice to be in California again. Aaaaand now I […]
Learn More About Me: My Favorite Movie
Posted on August 14, 2018 27 Comments
Hey, everyone! Today I thought I’d share something important to me, that being my all-time favorite movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Though it is technically Disney, anytime someone asks me what my favorite Disney movie is, I always forget to say The Nightmare Before Christmas, and usually say Mulan or Tangled instead, because I really think of The Nightmare Before […]
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