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
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
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
