And on top of all the below, I've recently discovered that my website's contact and subscription forms have stopped working for verrr mysterious reasons, which elevates getting a new website from important-not-urgent to URGENT. Grumph. Gonna have to do work and learn stuff. Don't wanna.

Thoughts in Passing
Another year, another December newsletter ( Read more... )

Can other people see this soup photo okay? I'm never sure with Dreamwidth...

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'Tis the season! Which season, you might ask? Why, it's end-of-year awards eligibility and best-of season!

That's right. If you've had any publications this year, now is the time to announce them! It might feel a little awkward at first, but think of it this way. It's really easy to miss things, even things you might be interested in. Even ( Read more... )

I only had one short story published this year, “Fear of a Stuntwoman” (Fireside Magazine, September 2021, 2,953 words). I am very proud of it! A divorced stuntwoman does what she has to in order to provide for her child. Warning: here there be unsexy, horrifying vampires. Free to read here: https://firesidefiction.com/fear-of-a-stuntwoman

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Oh, hai! It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Glancing back at my last (beginning of September) update, some things have happened! I did finish revisions on the Scorpion Dance manuscript by my self-imposed deadline, I have started querying agents, and I am going to Worldcon (officially DisCon III, as it’s in Washington DC this year).

I had a ( Read more... )

The editorial bit from my markets newsletter:

What kind of a writer are you? Not, "What genre do you write in?" but how do you write best? What time of day do the words seem to flow? Are you a slow-and-steady writer or a binge writer? Do you work best when you have large chunks of time to concentrate, or with frequent breaks? At home, in a library, ( Read more... )

Deleted scene that I am sad to lose, but which really destroys the momentum in the scene:

To give herself something to do, and because she was nervous, Hannah ran her fingers across the top of the wooden nightstand. The edges were a little battered, but the surface was polished to a mirror shine that smelled faintly of lemons.

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BIG NEWS!

I'm the Special Guest at Diversicon, a small, mellow, local, in-person Minnesota convention! The theme is "The Roaring 2020s" and it will be held July 30th - August 1st, 2021 at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth, MN. Register for Diversicon: http://www.diversicon.org/


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I have a stove again! Or, I guess technically a range. The terminology is weird to me. Anyhoo, I have a lovely fancy new "black stainless steel" Samsung stove that has a convection oven and five burners, which I guess is a thing now. The middle burner is extra long and designed for a griddle. I would have paid extra for an all-mechanical knobs ( Read more... )

I am declaring myself better, for values of "better" that include still being a bit of a snot-monster but having clear lungs and what feels like close to normal energy levels. The kids are going to be super-disappointed when they come home and it's not all-screens, all-the-time because Mom's sick.

This means a to-do list immediately starts ticking ( Read more... )