..... Okay, so this might not have been my most clever or original April Fool's Day prank ever, but I had fun with it. Thanks to everyone, here and on Twitter, who played along with their comments. You kept a grin on my face all day, and I've been desperately needing that lately. (It's been a really hard couple of weeks, which is why I didn't ( Read more... )

As I announced on Twitter weeks ago (see what you miss by not following me there?), I'm starting a podcast of my short fiction. Podcasting has become a very good way to build a following as a writer, and since I've had years of practice reading my work out loud, it seems like a natural fit.

Episode one is here. I'm not 100% happy with the sound ( Read more... )

.... Man, you people are cynical. Nobody completely fell for that one. And I went to all that trouble, researching all those links, copying over my whole journal, making a new post there so it might look like I was really going to be using it -- all for nothing. Tough crowd ( Read more... )

.... I miss LiveJournal. Remember LiveJournal? When it felt like it was just Brad Fitzpatrick and a few guys in a garage happily coding away because they wanted to, not because it was a paycheck?

Things were bad enough when Six Apart took over. It's not that I object to someone making money off the site -- I object to a corporation coming in ( Read more... )

.... Wow, I don't know if anyone fell for that one. I think I managed to hook a few more of you as I kept it going throughout the day, but --

April Fool's, everyone. Come on -- me, get tired of Doctor Who? I'll get tired of breathing, first. When I found out the series was starting on March 31st, I just couldn't resist ( Read more... )

Well, shit. Who would have thought that my favorite show could go so far downhill in just three years?

The first episode of the new season of Doctor Who aired last night, and I downloaded it, of course, even though I found most of last season didn't really live up to my expectations. And, well, I guess it was okay. Actually, no. I thought it ( Read more... )

.... You know what? No, I'm not playing, this year. I had an April Fool's Day joke planned, but it wasn't a major one -- I just didn't really have the enthusiasm for it this time out, and there was no way I was going to top last year's, so I think I'll just quietly sit back and bow out this time ( Read more... )

.... there is a book. No, really.

Top marks to cirocco, who wrote:

I think the smart money is on this being a double-inverse-reverse prank. That is, the book has been in the works for a while, but you delayed posting about it until the 1st, knowing that you are a legendary trickster and would not be believed, only to actually produce the books at ( Read more... )

Okay, I've been trying to keep this under wraps until I was sure it was going to happen, but today seems like a good day to make the announcement:
I have a book of short stories coming out very shortly. Here's the cover.

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Props to Douglas for spotting my musical clue, and to everyone who realized I would sooner cut off my own fingers than go to Geocities. Heh.
So, no, sadly, I'm not doing a site for Mr. Gaiman, but, happily, I'm not giving up my domain name, either.
I'm really flattered so many of you found this one so plausible. Thanks ( Read more... )