The write-a-thon ended on Sunday! I was at Confluence, a science fiction convention in Pittsburgh, at the time, and I promise to post a blog post about that lovely experience soon, but first and foremost, I made a pledge to knit a garment-of-choice for one lucky winner. I had 14 Read more
Guest blog post at Mary Robinette Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit” launches September 1: https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-favorite-bit-marie-vibbert-talks-about-the-gods-awoke/ Blog post on the Big Idea in The Gods Awoke September 1-4 – WorldCon in Chicago including launch party in the bar Thursday night! September 8 – Ask me Anything (AMA) on Reddit /r/Fantasy ! September Read more
In October of 2012, I got my first pro-rate acceptance. I waited breathlessly to be able to announce it to the world once I’d signed a contract. That day never came. The magazine folded, and I received a kill payment for the story from their bankruptcy. Did I wonder if, Read more
You can now listen to Galactic Hellcats read by Cleveland Voice Actor Amanda Terman on Audible, Amazon, or iTunes. British Science Fiction Award Long List for 2021! Ki is a petty thief. Her best friend wills her his solo-flyer—call it a space motorcycle: temperamental, fast as hell, and expensive to Read more
My novelette “We Built This City” was chosen as one of six finalists for the 2022 Novelette Nebula. (For works between 7,500 and 20,000 words long.) (Full list of nominees here.) My first thought is of all the years I watched the big award announcements with covetous envy. I personally Read more
I find I need a blog post like this just to keep track, myself, these days. All times are in the US Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise indicated. Tuesday, April 11th I’ll be teaching all about Plot for the Reach Your Apex Workshop series! Saturday, April 22nd 6:30pm, I’ll be Read more
Ji:Could you introduce ‘We Built This City’，which was nominated for the Nebula Award? Marie:I was raised by a single father, a construction worker, a laborer in the AFL-CIO. The very first short story I ever wrote, aside from school assignments and the “novels” which I started writing with great hubris in elementary Read more