August 2009

Dragon*Con Schedule

August 31, 2009

I’ve got a very light schedule at Dragon*Con this year: just one panel, an awards ceremony, and a book launch. I don’t mind, because it gives me time to play. Dragon*Con is much more of a media con than the last few I’ve gone to, and I’m looking forward to a more leisurely pace and [...]

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Real Life

August 27, 2009

As regular readers will know, many of my clients and colleagues are in the podcasting community. As a result, I’d been hearing glowing mentions of Mur Lafferty’s name for a few years now. When I learned that Mur was going to be at Anticipation, I wrote and told her that I was looking forward to [...]

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Author Sightings

August 24, 2009

I’m listening to Michell Plested’s podcast interview with Dave Sakmyster over on Get Published. Dave’s new book SILVER AND GOLD was a pleasure to work on, and it was recently released by Dragon Moon Press. I’m flattered by the mention I receive in the interview — completely unsolicited, I promise! At around 29:15: Dave Sakmyster: [...]

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Gendered Adjectives Have More Fun?

August 20, 2009

If you’re one of those people who is never sure whether to use blond or blonde, take heart. There’s a reason for your confusion, and it’s that you’re used to seeing both. Blond(e) is a rare bird seldom seen in the English language: a gendered adjectives Men are blond, while women are blonde. Are there [...]

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Personal Taste

August 17, 2009

I found myself mentioning frequently at Anticipation that I work with an imprint (Dragon Moon Press) that specializes in “science fiction, fantasy and ‘gentle horror’.”  To the world at large, this seems like a small range, but within the narrower bounds of f/sf, it’s actually quite broad. I found that a lot of people asked [...]

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Sensitivity Training

August 13, 2009

Many of the authors who work with me ask, at one point or another, if I also write. I usually manage to evade with a vague sort of, “Yes, kind of, but…” type of answer. My usual writing outlet is interactive, collaborative fiction. It’s a cross between writing and chess: I write a line, you [...]

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6 Tips for Successful Readings

August 6, 2009

Performing a reading from your novel is a great way to get an audience interested in buying your book. How do you choose an excerpt to read and what should you watch out for? 1. A reading from your book should be entertaining, but it should also be a promotional tool. You’re giving your audience [...]

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Clarkesworld Article – Part 2

August 3, 2009

Long Before They Were Read: Speculative Fiction Book Editors Speak Out is now up. This is part 2 of the Roundtable interview I participated in for Clarkesworld Magazine. If you missed part one, you can find it in the July issue, here. Clarkesworld Magazine has the honor of having been nominated for the 2009 Semiprozine [...]

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