Let’s talk for a second about dreams, and passions, and the need for art that provokes speculative thinking and deep Feels — and the insane masochistic lives of the writers driven to provide that. There are a lot of folks out there working hard to create for us the stories that we deeply crave […]
Why You Should Virtual-Hug A Writer (aka it’s Write-a-Thon Time) Read Post »
Black Mirror: San Junipero hit all of my (and Finn’s) sweet spots! I think part of the positive reactions might be due to the fact that Black Mirror is pretty consistently bleak, but reality right now is practically a Black Mirror episode, so an episode that was (possibly) hopeful was such a nice gift. And
I Loved My Visit to Black Mirror’s San Junipero Read Post »
I found myself in a number of conversations at WorldCon where persons were seeking my advice or thoughts on their writing, or seeking advice of a group in which I sat, and would say some variation on: “People seem to have a problem with me calling it Warrior Wanda the Space Slut. But I mean
Why I Talked to Word Sluts at WorldCon Read Post »
Due to cutbacks, the PsyPhy Network’s Holiday Classics Crappy Remake Department and their Scifi Classics Cheesy Remake Department have been merged. Here are some of the resulting projects that are now in various stages of production. A Charlie Brown War of the Worldsmas Good grief! Aliens invade the earth, and not even Linus’s nuclear-blue slanket
New Scifi Christmas Classics! Read Post »
The point of my readings and signings will not truly be to sell copies of Writers of the Future volume 30 (although that is encouraged), but to celebrate our love of the genre together. All questions will be answered, many laughs will be had, and many words shared. And I understand that many folks may
My Upcoming Readings and Signings – Not Just for Writers of the Future Read Post »
/Begin Transmission/ So, I followed clues left in several newspaper ads and found my way to Prometheus Produce, hoping to discover the origin of the amazing deal. Signs at the entrance advised that I use standard bagging precautions, but being a pseudo-scientist I knew that to truly understand something, you have to look at it
Prometheus Produce Read Post »
Today, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station. A huge step towards commercial passenger flights into space and galactic Empire! And of course, the company hired specialists to help them achieve their goal.
My story “Surviving the eBookalypse”, a satire about the future for books and their authors, is now live on Escape Pod: http://escapepod.org/2012/01/19/ep328-surviving-the-ebookalypse/ I wrote this story during Clarion West, partly as a response to a doom and gloom speech I heard on the future of the publishing industry. But folks like Mary Robinette Kowal and Cory Doctorow
“Surviving the eBookalypse” Live on Escape Pod Read Post »
Quick: Can you spot the scifi and fantasy magazines? As usual, the spec fic magazines are almost impossible to spot. They are hidden in the shadows on the bottom shelf of the Literary section, which is completely out of view if you are actually standing close enough to the shelf to browse the top
How to Be a Genre Promotion Guerrilla at a Bookstore Near You Read Post »
I made good progress on short story numero uno, a near-future scifi story “Shall I Die, Oh My Daughter, Shall I Die?” Words so far: 3,359. I’m happy with that. keeping in mind that I am also working on my YA novel at the same time and this was the Locus Awards/ workshop weekend. If
Clarion West Write-a-thon: Week 1 Read Post »