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[process] Mature characters with backstory
Saturday evening I was texting with ( Read more... ) -
[books|writing] Keeping score on my novels
Not that anybody was asking, but in an attempt to corral my own thoughts, here’s a list of all the novels I’ve ever written/co-written or am committed to writing, time and my health permitting. I make this seventeen completed manuscripts, two in-progress manuscripts, and six on the table to be written. In addition to all of the below, ( Read more... ) -
[links] Link salad goes back into the OR
A reader comments on Green and the Flowers books - I rather like this review.
Publishing -- The Short Synopsis
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[links] Link salad goes for a walk in the freezing dark
A reader reacts to (among other books) Madness of Flowers
Process: Writing Speed, Frequency, and How Everyone Is Different - calendula_witch on how we write.
Books After Amazon - Boston Review on the evil that is Amazon.com. (Via tillyjane.)
The haiku comments from yesterday are pretty darned amusing: [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]
The history of wikis - Wikipedia ( Read more... ) -
[awards] Updated pimpage for Nebula and Hugos
We're at the end of the Nebula window, and in the Hugo window, so I thought I'd so some updated pimpage here.
My favorite picks are in bold.
Oddball Nebula eligibility (but not Hugo) due to rules change:
* "America, Such As She Is"; Alembical; ed. Lawrence M. Schoen and Arthur Dorrance, Paper Golem Press; November, 2008 [novella]
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[awards] A largely complete 2009 bibliography, as it is Nebula time
With the new Nebula Awards rules in place, nominating season is upon us. I thought I'd mention my works this year, highlighting my own favorites, for those interested in considering them. My favorite picks are in bold.
2009 Published Science Fiction:
* "On the Human Plan"; Lone Star Stories; February, 2009 [short story]
* "Rolling Steel: A Pre- ( Read more... )
