Whenever I attend the World Science Fiction Convention or Nebula Weekend, I go to the Hugo or Nebula award ceremonies. Not only do I invariably have friends and mentors who’ve been nominated, but I always
When United Airlines canceled my flight late Monday afternoon because they couldn’t fix a flat tire, thus stranding me in San Antonio, I was not happy. I was tired, sleep deprived and just wanted to
So I’ve spent a pleasant afternoon with the writers in my critique group as we worked our way through critiques of a couple of works – one of which was mine. What next? I’ve watched
I spent two weeks in Taos, NM at the SF/fantasy master class called Taos Toolbox. It’s a master class in several senses: it’s taught by two indisputable masters of the field, Walter Jon Williams and
A couple of days ago I read a new story to a small audience of people who’ve devoured a lot of science fiction and fantasy. This was a story I’d only just written earlier in
Let’s say you really like the stories of a particular author. So you started reading his/her blog. At first, it was great. You could catch up on previous entries, find out what novels or shorter
Did you know that today marks the 50th anniversary of the first space flight by a woman? She was Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. She orbited the Earth for three days, and that was a good
From Newcastle, Wyoming comes fascinating news about the discovery of the remains of three triceratops dating to 67 million years ago, which is the Late Cretaceous. Although much work and analysis needs to be done,
Yes, this is a reminder that now is the time to read my story, Not with a Bang, in the July/Aug. Analog. It’s about sauropods, triceratops, hadrosaurs, and everyone’s favorite — T. rex. And it
My very first blog post disappeared. Or rather, I should say, I probably deleted it somehow. And now I believe I’ve restored it. This is a case in point as to why I am not
