Another grim, grey day. Not sure whether there was actually any rain, but no sun of which to speak. Our high was only 52˚F, and it is currently 51˚F, with a windchill of 49˚F. We are looking at an overnight low of 45˚F. But the sun will be back tomorrow, we are told, and it should be much warmer. I hope so; this is misery ( Read more... )

From the day we filmed for The Drowning Girl book trailer at Moonstone Beach, this moonstone signed by the cast and crew:


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Well, here's one secret I don't have to keep any longer. This year's James Tiptree, Jr. Award has gone to The Drowning Girl: A Memoir and Kiini Ibura Salaam's collection, Ancient, AncientI feel like the novel's been out forever, but, at the same time, I feel as if it's only just now being noticed. In truth, it's been out less than a year. It's just ( Read more... )

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Only about five hours sleep last night. It's not the way I meant to begin the new year.

So, finally, a list of my favorite films of 2012. All but Cloud Atlas appear on the list in a more or less random order. I have placed Cloud Atlas at the top because, I believe, it genuinely is the best and most important film of 2012:

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Evolution has no endgame. ~ Sébastien SteyerSometimes, the world gets shaken up like a goddamn snow globe, and we lose sight of what's actually important and what's actually only a mixture of water, glycerin, and tiny flakes of white plastic swirling about before our eyes. This past year, I had an amazing novel published. The best, by far, that I ( Read more... )

Just a quick writing pointer before we settle into the entry proper. I never give writing advice, mostly because I'm fairly certain it's impossible to codify a list of "rules," of dos and don'ts, that has any sort of objective meaning. Oh, and because people ask for writing advice (and I say no, so they wheedle and whine until I give in), then have ( Read more... )