Musings

Old Habits, New Tech

July 12, 2010

I’m one of those firm believers that e-books will never completely replace paper. There’s something comfortable about turning pages, something proud about showing off a collection on a shelf, and something exciting about getting a book signed by the author. I also like the portability of a book, and being able to read in all [...]

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Foretold

July 8, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, I had the unenviable task of going back to my late mother’s empty house and trying to put it in order. I won’t be keeping the house, but there were important papers that needed to be found and equipment to be returned and services to be terminated. It was difficult, [...]

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Synergy

April 15, 2010

Sometimes the whole really can be larger than the sum of the parts. On many levels. I find it to be true in my working relationships. Editing with Dragon Moon Press has introduced me to some fantastic people with whom I’ve had instant chemistry and rapport. Delving into something so creative and personal together is [...]

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Hugo Nominees Announced

April 5, 2010

Congratulations to the 2010 Hugo Award Nominees! From the Aussiecon 4 News feed: “Aussiecon 4 received a record number of nominations for the 2010 Hugo Awards: 864, up from 799 nomination ballots at Anticipation in 2009 and 483 at Denvention 3 in 2008. This year’s Hugo Award nominations will be announced 22:00 BST, Easter Sunday [...]

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Reflections in the Stacks

February 11, 2010

I’m sitting in a cozy chair in a bookstore down the street from where I live, as I’m writing this. It’s my first attempt to blog from my phone and we’ll see how it goes. Walking in, I was struck pretty quickly by just how long it’s been since I wandered into a real, physical [...]

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Slush Rush Wrap-up

January 25, 2010

Initial responses have now been sent on all the queries I received during the Dragon Moon Press open submissions period. If you have not received either a rejection or a request for a full manuscript, I did not receive your query. Make sure you check the address posted in the submission guidelines and try again. [...]

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Hugo Nominations Now Open

January 4, 2010

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Hugo Awards, recognizing excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Members of last year’s Worldcon in Montreal and members who register for this year’s Worldcon in Melbourne are eligible to nominate and vote. You can also make your recommendations to other voters (and get an idea [...]

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Stereotype as Filler

December 21, 2009

The easiest way to make a support character feel like a gratuitous plot-enabler is to make them a stereotype, to fill the same sort of niche we always see them fill. “A rude waitress has to spill the coffee on her so that she has to go home and change clothes and that’s how she [...]

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Does Size Matter?

December 3, 2009

Submissions are going very well so far! I’ve received more than a handful of manuscripts, from authors representing four countries and five genres, and more are trickling in every day. The question I’m asked the most about Dragon Moon Press’s open submissions is how firm the word-count guidelines are. “My book is shorter than 80,000. [...]

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When Life Happens to your Characters

November 16, 2009

or, Doormats as Protagonists A book review and not-so-veiled rant over at The Rejectionist has captured the spirit of one of my writing peeves so well that I could easily link the post, tell you to read it, and call it a day. What we are heartily sick of, however, are feeble and inept teenage-girl [...]

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