Let me be honest. I want to win a Nebula. I want to win a Hugo. I want to win an ENnie. I would love to call myself an award-winning writer. I doubt that will happen anytime soon, though, as the venues that publish my work don't exactly have a large readership by those who vote for these awards.

Still, I will keep plugging away, keep writing, and ( Read more... )

Imagine, if you will, a lone violin playing a poignant, lonely song that raises in tone, then lowers in sweet sympathy.

You do have to imagine it, because the guy I hired to play for this piece went on strike when he saw the list. @sigh. Some people just don't get it. Anyway, on with my list of reasons I'm disappointed with my time at the Nebula ( Read more... )

This is my second year at the SFWA Nebula Awards Weekend. I've noticed a lot of the same questions and behavior both years by non-writers or, as Bear puts it, "Wee baby writers." Inspired, I thought I'd put this down for those who are following me ( Read more... )