Monthly Archives: December 2022
Hey, Guess Who Just Finished a Novel?
Posted on December 18, 2022 30 Comments
SPOILER: It’s me, hi, I finished a novel, it’s me. Starter Villain, available to you from Tor Books, probably next August. I’ll write a long piece about being finished later. For now, uhhhh, I might take a nap. — JS
Yeah, Okay, You Got Me, Greta Gerwig
Posted on December 16, 2022 32 Comments
Now I’m definitely curious about it. — JS
Get Locus Magazine Over Its Fundraising Goal Today and I Will Write a Christmas Story
Posted on December 15, 2022 21 Comments
Locus Magazine, the trade magazine of the science fiction/fantasy/horror publishing field, is having a fundraiser to help it continue its work. I’m a fan and a supporter of the magazine — I subscribe to it, and I also donated $1k to this very fundraiser — and with less than a day left in the fundraiser, […]
Deadline Update
Posted on December 14, 2022 26 Comments
It’s fine. Everything’s fine. Wheeeeeeeeeee! — JS
Help Me With My Hoarding Problem: Pusheen Subscription Boxes
Posted on December 12, 2022 32 Comments
As some of you may know, I have a bit of a hoarding problem. I’m slightly addicted to online shopping, regular shopping, and subscription boxes, and don’t have room for everything I buy. So a lot of stuff I acquire just sits around in the boxes it came in, never to be opened, as evidenced […]
An Update On My Thoughts on AI-Generated Art
Posted on December 10, 2022 51 Comments
Tor, which is the publisher of my novels, is being called out for using AI-generated art on a book cover; it appears that they got it from a stock art house. Getting graphic elements from stock art to modify on covers is a common enough practice — including on my own most recent novel cover […]
Pixel Watch Thoughts and Impressions
Posted on December 10, 2022 16 Comments
I drowned my Fitbit Sense smartwatch over the summer — not intentionally, I just thought it was more water-resistant than it turned out to be — and as I still wanted to count steps and tell time from my wrist, was in the market for a new tracker or smartwatch. Not long after the Google […]
Making Half Baked Harvest’s Soft Gingerbread Latte Cookies
Posted on December 8, 2022 21 Comments
Well, the title really says it all! If you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw me tweet about these cookies a couple days ago. A few people ended up asking me for the recipe (which I will always give because they’re never mine anyways), so I figured I’d do a post over them, give […]
The Big Idea: Nathan Tavares
Posted on December 8, 2022 1 Comment
We all want to be a big success — in life, in our careers, in everything. But what if that’s not actually our best path through the universe? Nathan Tavares is here to consider alternate paths in this Big Idea for A Fractured Infinity. NATHAN TAVARES: The multiverse seems pretty big right now, huh? I’m […]
Do You Want A Box For That?
Posted on December 6, 2022 47 Comments
Hey, everyone! I know I’ve been scarce here on the blog lately, what with the holidays and occasionally working once a week (and spending hours watching Tik Toks), I have just been swamped (and lazy)! But I’m here today to talk about being healthy, or rather one of my attempts to become a healthier person […]
The Big Idea: Denise Crittendon
Posted on December 6, 2022 1 Comment
Author Denise Crittendon was forever changed by her trip to Africa, and she brought inspiration back with her. This led to her writing her newest novel, Where it Rains in Color. DENISE CRITTENDON: In northern Namibia where clean water is scarce, Himba women cleanse their bodies by bathing in billowing streams of smoke. In South Africa, […]
Notice of Head Down
Posted on December 5, 2022 21 Comments
I have been reliably informed by my editor that Starter Villain, my next novel, has to be done in the next two weeks or otherwise DOOM DOOM DOOOOOOOOOM (actually my editor was far more mellow about it than that, but it still needs to be in). So, I, John Scalzi, will be scarce here until […]
Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2022, Day Five: Charities
Posted on December 2, 2022 56 Comments
For the last four days, the Whatever Gift Guide 2022 has been about helping you find the perfect gifts for friends and loved ones. But today I’d like to remind folks that the season is also about helping those in need. So this final day is for charities. If you’re looking for a place to make a […]
The Big Idea: Leah Vernon
Posted on December 1, 2022 9 Comments
Author Leah Vernon knows something about persistence, as this Big Idea about the years-long struggle to publish the story that would become The Union tells you. What is the story that motivated her through all this time? Read on to discover. LEAH VERNON: What would you do with boundless privilege? The kind of privilege that […]
Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2022, Day Four: Fan Favorites!
Posted on December 1, 2022 41 Comments
For the first three days of the Whatever Gift Guide 2022, I’ve let authors and creators tell you about their work. Today is different: Today is Fan Favorites day, in which fans, admirers and satisfied customers share with you a few of their favorite things — and you can share some of your favorite things as […]
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