Last week was the end of my "catching up on email and socializing and house-cleaning" two week break after finishing a huge project. I dealt with some critical and overdue emails, I definitely got out of the house and saw people, and Phil claims the house looks better even though I can't see a difference, so I guess I'll call it a success. Time to ( Read more... )

It's time for ... drumroll ... the annual awards eligibility post! This year I only have one thing, so it's easy. And it's a short story, so it's also easy to read!

Escape Pod published "In Their Image" in February 2016. You can read the story or download the MP3 here: http://escapepod.org/2016/02/04/ep519-in-their-image/This is a sci-fi story ( Read more... )

I'm an invited local pro at CONvergence, and these are the panels I'll be on this year! Tell me--what questions do you have on these topics? What concerns would you like to see addressed?

Friday, July 1

Risk of Going NowhereAs a safety and headline driven nation, how will we explore dangerous, distant places that are inherently unsafe without ( Read more... )

Hugo nominations close on March 31. To nominate, you have to be an attending or supporting member of Sasquan (Worldcon 73), MidAmeriCon II (Worldcon 74), or Worldcon 75. You have one week ( Read more... )

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Why are there suddenly posts here? Well, I don't currently have a work-from-home project (though I did over this weekend and a tiny bit of yesterday), so I've been having more than an hour of writing time (which is what daily posting comes out of most of the time). And I've been wanting to post more than tidbits, so--voila!

I finally made it to ( Read more... )

Sunday, I finished that work project and then puttered. Sorted out some stuff in the fridge, cleaned up some, had Phil trim my hair.

Writing Log
Notes: No Circus of Brass and Bone stuff was done on Sunday.
Other writingy stuff:* Read Duotrope newsletter and updated market list from it ( Read more... )

The weekend does not seem to have been very weekend-like.

I got a work project dropped off on my doorstep late Friday afternoon, so I've spent a fair chunk of the weekend working on that (as they wanted it back Monday). Work is good, money is good, it's not too many hours, but I wish I didn't have to do it on the weekend ( Read more... )

Right. Now that I've finished up the work-from-home projects that have kept me busy for the last month (though there are more on the horizon), I may actually get some other stuff done. So what have I been up to lately (aside from being in the last month of pregnancy, which is a Thing in and of itself)?

Cleaning! There was a lot of cleaning up for ( Read more... )

For me, at least, there is always a logjam somewhere in the writing process. And now and then I have to stop, figure out where the logjam moved to, and break it up. In other words, redistribute my precious writing time. If you've read this journal for a while, you will have noticed this tendency ( Read more... )