Writing
My Very Good Year in Writing
At the risk of bragging, this entry is going to be nothing but positive stuff. I had a stupendous year as a writer! Rest assured, I am still 89% sure y’all hate me and I’m never going to be popular. Read more
Blathering
Dragonrider
It’s weirdly easy for me to pinpoint the moment I became a science fiction fan: it was when I discovered the paperback spinner rack in the library. I was in elementary school still, but I was allowed to check out Read more
Blathering
Doing It the Hard Way
In software development circles, I often encounter a sort of one-upmanship of difficulty. Who has written their program in the most painful, least assisted manner? I can say without equivocation, I started with one of the hardest editors you can Read more
Announcement
Award Eligibility Post – 2018 edition!
Here are the stories I have published this year that are eligible for your consideration for the Hugo, Nebula, or Best Author on the East Side Who Doesn’t Have A Mustache, or whatever. (10 short stories and 6 poems. If Read more
Blathering
From Concept to Pitch
On Saturday, November 10, I attended a sweet workshop at Case Western Reserve University’s Writing Center. The presenter was Linda Robertson, and the topic was “Speculative Fiction: From Concept to Pitch.” Attendees were asked to submit a brief (one page) Read more
Blathering
There Is No Saintly Demographic
There was a scandal in the Steven Universe Fandom a year or two ago. A young fan artist posted a picture on her Tumblr of Rose Quartz. She’d drawn Rose skinny, although on the show she is quite chubby. The Read more
Blathering
Patience. Yeah, how long does that take?
I’m in a place in my writing career now where other people are looking to me as a mentor, and invariably they tell me, “I started writing seriously X years ago” where X < 5. And I want to die Read more