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Help Wanted: Author’s Accomplice
The general response to The Republic of Thieves, from the very first mid-March announcement that we had a solid publication date, has been fantastic and heartwarming. It has also brought some serious complications into my life… but these, as they say, are the sort of problems one wants to have.
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Update: Galley Proof Auction
The galley proof of The Republic of Thieves is safe in its new home! Its owners may choose to reveal themselves if and when they please. I have realized that posting an image of one of my personal checks is probably a really bad idea; I assume the NFFF will send some sort of letter when my donation arrives, and I’ll post that instead. Many thanks ( Read more... ) -
My Convergence Schedule, July 4-7
Convergence is imminent, and here’s my formal schedule:
FRIDAY, JULY 5
- Things I Wish I’d Known Before I started Writing
11 AM, Atrium 4
A panel of experienced writers will share the secrets of the profession they wish they knew when they first started writing. Come learn tricks of the trade that your publisher will never tell you! Panelists: Abra ( Read more... ) - Things I Wish I’d Known Before I started Writing
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Lamacklemore
I’m so sorry. I couldn’t resist. All the fan-arty stuff going on on Tumblr. It just popped into my head a night or two ago. All apologies to Shen Ying-jieh, Anna Jung, Benjamin Carre, and Macklemore. Also, I’m in the middle of the galley proofs right now and I’m goofier than a kitten on nitrous oxide. Send help. Send caffeine.
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Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Superman’s a real guy.
CAUTION: This review does not merely contain spoilers. It is constructed from solid Spoilerium.
*****
So, Man of Steel. Saw it on Friday with my favorite actual Kryptonian, Elizabeth Bear, who wrote up her thoughts here. We’re of a very like mind concerning the film; the parts we enjoyed were spectacular and the parts that underwhelmed us were sad ( Read more... ) -
THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES
Hopefully, if you’re reading this, you now know that the semi-mythical beast known as The Republic of Thieves has at last been captured in the wild and given official release dates: October 8th in the US and October 10th in the UK. You can read the Gollancz announcement here and the Del Rey Spectra announcement here!
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My Chicago Worldcon Schedule
I’ll be on three panels, as well as attending the Hugo Awards ceremony. This will be my first Worldcon. My panels are:
Friday, August 31
VIOLENCE IN FANTASY
10:30 AM, Wright: Silver West
The use and misuse of violence in SF and fantasy. How much is too much?
Saturday, September 1
WHY FANTASY DOMINATES SCIENCE FICTION
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My Embarrassing Juvenilia, Part One of Several
I’m back home in Wisconsin, and more or less well, and upright and functional again after getting savagely whiplashed by that damned virus I brought with me… chills! Shaking fits! Lassitude! Sweating fits! Major stomach upset! Everything but a chestburster. Not quite the begging-for-death spectacle that H1N1 was a few years back (imagine a weekend ( Read more... )
