So, I’ve now received my schedule for ArmadilloCon. As this is my first time being on the panel side of things (as well as teaching in the Writers’ Workshop), I’m […]
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And now some things I didn’t vote for
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 […]
Read moreNPR’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 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 moreIndependence Day Worldbuilding Blog Post
So, it’s Independence day. I would like to say I’m a big American History geek, but I don’t know as much about it as I’d like to. (I blame my […]
Read moreRevisiting the Fantasy Manifesto
Back when I first started this blog, I did a few posts on the idea of my Fantasy Manifesto– a series of guidelines of what I wanted to avoid in […]
Read moreState of the Writer, May 2011
It’s been a bit more than a year since my last update of my various writing projects, and I figured given the recent news it was high time to update […]
Read moreThe Perils of Subgenre
I’m going ask an honest question: is subgenre as important in any other genres as it is in fantasy and science-fiction? I mean, I really don’t know how, say, mystery […]
Read moreDFW Writer Con Report
So, this past weekend I went to DFW Writer Con. It was my first time at this con, and my first time at this type of con, where there are […]
Read moreReader question answered
OK, this is actually the first time I’ve had a Reader Question in which to answer. So why not make a post of it? I forgot to ask: do you […]
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