Last week I talked about what I voted on for NPR’s top 100 SF/F novels of all time. Voting is now closed, but the winners haven’t been announced yet. So […]
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NPR’s Top 100 Sci-fi and Fantasy Novels of All-time
Right now (until August 12th) you can vote on NPR’s list for the 100 top Sci-fi and Fantasy novels of all time. I’ve put mine in, and while there are […]
Read moreWorking on a working space
I do most of my writing work on my laptop. This is mostly out of practicality, in that I kind of need to be mobile and write when and where […]
Read moreOn Conventions
So, the DFWCon has announced when and where the 2012 convention is going to be. It’s in a completely different place than last year– which is a good thing, since […]
Read moreAnother Map for another busy day
Today’s post is another map. A lot going on this week. Maybe the next post will be a guided culinary tour through Druthal…
Read moreThat crazy muse
I have mentioned that the personification of my muse is something of a wild-eyed chain-smoking conspiracy nut that whispers crazy things in my ear. The thing is, like most muses, […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Setting the Limits
I was reminded by Mike Caton’s post about the sometimes artificial limits we place on our worlds when we are building them. On some level, that’s because without those limits, […]
Read moreOld School Influences, Part the Second
Please forgive a certain degree of incoherence in this post. I’m not drinking coffee this week, and it’s hitting me hard today. I need to confess something about my influences: […]
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“It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.” Those words either mean something special to you, or they don’t. If they do, then you, like […]
Read moreLate Thursday Post is Late
I’m going deep into the word mines, dear readers, on something of a personal writing retreat. So today you get a small map of the city of Maradaine. Later.
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