Richard Derus reviews Endurance - Another part of his Jay Lake Pre-Mortem Readathon. He seems to have liked the book.

Archaeologists Just Found the Oldest Board Game Tokens Ever - This is nifty as heck. (Via ( Read more... )

A review of Endurance - A review with a very curious approach.

The First 10 Pages: Science Fiction & Fantasy Boot Camp: 3/26/13 - 3/28/13 - An online course I am etching with writer (and friend) Phil Athans and agent Carlie Webber. Phil comments at length.

Widespread Flaws Found in Ovarian Cancer Treatment - Sigh.

French Toilet Paper Ad: 'Emma' ( Read more... )

The Acts of Whimsy cancer fundraiser is still live. It has made goal, but additional support is always welcome, especially given my new complications. Please check it out if you have not done so yet.

The Lakeside Kickstarter has expanded its stretch goals to include documenting the science around my genomic testing by traveling to the testing lab ( Read more... )

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The Acts of Whimsy Fundraiser

Thanks to your incredible generosity, we've added some more unlock stretch goals to the Acts of Whimsy Fundraiser:

• $42,000 - NY Times Best-selling author Steven Gould will run for SFWA president!
• $44,000 - Video, "How to Write Like My Dad" by Bronwyn Lake (a/k/a ( Read more... )

Spent about two and half hours revising my Green novelette "A Stranger Comes to Kalimpura". Oddly enough, I landed at 14,900 words, out of an originally targeted 15,000 words. Funny how that works out ( Read more... )

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Advance Reading Copies copies of Kalimpura (a/k/a Green book 3) have arrived. We all know what that means - a giveaway via caption contest! So I hereby declare another one of those suckers, based on a photo from this chemo weekend. Your challenge is to write a caption that answers the question "Why is Jay wearing a bank robber mask, Ray-bans and ( Read more... )

A review of my book Endurance in Korean - I think it's positive.

The Invisible People - Sherwood Smith on worldbuilding.

The Future of the Map Isn't a Map at All-It's Information

The ‘Busy’ Trap - (Snurched from Simon Owens.)

L.A. Cops Embrace Crime-Predicting Algorithm - Burglary reports dropped after officers began taking patrol orders from ( Read more... )

Endurance by Jay Lake - A review of my most recent Green novel from a feminist perspective. As it happens, this comes fairly close to my own view of the book.

Ancient language controls crime rings - Some gang members serving prison sentences are using an ancient language to try to keep control of their criminal organizations on the outside as ( Read more... )

A reader reacts to Endurance - Decidedly mixed but thoughtful review.

Jay Lake - Die Räder der Welt - A somewhat mixed review of the German edition of Mainspring.

Fanfare for the Comma Man

D'oh! Groening Reveals The Location Of 'Real' Springfield - Right here in Oregon.

New View of Depression: An Ailment of the Entire Body

How Dark Matter ( Read more... )