A fantasy writer walks into a bar… Talks with Juliet E McKenna. Visits with Gaie Seibold. Says hi to Charles Stross. Gives John Picacio a hug. The convention is just gearing up. I have a reading on Saturday and I’m looking forward to some excellent panels, including the unfortunately named Broads with Swords. It is sure to be excellent fun and wholly informative. In other news, the barbecue at Smokey’s in Brighton needs to work on Read more…
The Asimov’s Double Issue Oct./Nov is a thick digest of science fiction goodness, so the fact that I’m focusing on three stories that are telling the same story — the destructive, betraying nature of women and the stalwart male who must resist this betrayal — is, I admit, a bit ungracious. But still, really? We’re still telling this same story? I just expect better of science fiction writers. Jack Dann’s Waiting for Medusa is notated Read more…
If it’s October that means that it’s time for the annual NaNoWriMo post. In a nutshell, here is my approach to the event that consumes the writing community for the wacky month of November: Don’t do it. To recap: in 2009, I wrote a post entitled, Writing a Novel? Don’t Do NaNoWriMo. Writing requires steady, consistent effort. Blasting through a novel at over 1000 words a day means that you will get a lot of Read more…