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On the writing chat boards I frequent to complain about all my rejections, I’ve noticed a particular way of talking about rejections that needs to be addressed. We all want to know why a story has been rejected. WHY?? It was beautiful and perfect and you rejected it, why?? And Read more
My very first novel, crafted in a yellow folder that held loose-leaf paper on those little metal tabs, was an attempt at autobiography. (There is a certain type of person who feels a need to write their autobiography at eleven, and I was one of them.) Being possessed of a Read more
I was interviewed by F&SF’s blog about my story in their latest issue, which is fortunate, because I forgot to write a blog post this week. I’ma steal it here, but here is the link to their site. What was the inspiration for the story? “Knit Three, Save Four” was Read more
It’s time once again for the end-of-year list posted early in case anyone wants to cheat off of it for their own end-of-year lists. Another very productive year! I had ten short stories come out in 2019: “Knit Three, Save Four” in the November 2019 Fantasy & Science Fiction — Read more
Checking my analytics, these are the blog posts that got the most page views for 2019:
There are topics you can’t help but return to, to grind your mind against day and night like a worry stone. At what point are you annoying not just yourself but your audience? I think this as a friend wryly tells me I don’t have “range” that I have “never Read more
“Someone told me they’re adding my story to their Nebula ballot!” I gushed to my friend Nyla. “Which story?” she asked, since, as a member of my writing workshop, she gets to read them all. “Knit Three, Save Four,” I said. She frowned. “But that’s not your best story this Read more