Ash, by Malinda Lo
Ash is Malinda Lo’s first novel. It’s Cinderella retold: In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy…
Read moreMonth: September 2009
why I do what I do
Today I’m going to point you to my Sterling Editing blog post, about why I like to edit and coach other writers….
Read morein the kingdom of the spiders
We are having perfect weather here in Seattle. Blue skies, bright sun, cold nights. The spiders are spinning webs everywhere, munching up…
Read moreLambda Literary Award guidelines clarification
As promised, here is the letter of clarification regarding the guidelines for the 2009 Lambda Literary Awards nominations process. Katherine Forrest is…
Read moreLambda Literary Foundation changes
As some of you already know I’m on the board of the Lambda Literary Foundation. We’ve been going through some changes lately:…
Read moreMy dragonish heart is utterly roused
Photo by David Rowan, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Oh. My. God. There’s a new find in Staffordshire, a hoard of luscious,…
Read morethe whole story
Kelley will be teaching a splendid new 6-week short fiction class, starting January 27th, at Seattle’s Hugo House. It’s called “The Whole…
Read morewant!
birthdays and silver linings
On Wednesday my computer started making horrible grinding noises. On Thursday, the city, doing work up the street, abruptly cut our power…
Read moreeverything blew up
My computer is offline. Grinding fan noise yesterday, followed by monitor death. I’ll sort it all out and be back (hopefully) Monday….
Read moremy New Scientist thing is up
It’s here: my notion of flash fiction. Which turns out to be pretty different to everyone else’s notion. What a surprise… Some…
Read moreall you need to know to restart civilisation
Last night I was catching up on my reading and came across a snippet in the New Scientist: the winners in a…
Read moreAre you in London on Friday? Do you like science?
If you’re willing to buy a copy of this week’s New Scientist, the special science fiction edition, then you’re invited to the…
Read moresounds like fun but aren’t we a little old for this?
In the New York Times, Michael Agger reviews Lev Grossman‘s fantasy novel, The Magicians. He sneers at it. He thinks it “sounds…
Read moreno shit, Sherlock
Another triumph for science. This news just in: studies show that early risers crash faster than people who stay up late. No…
Read morelast blast of summer
Yesterday in Seattle was a record high: 87°. Today it will be just as warm. So I’ll be spending the day in…
Read morewhat kind of writer are you?
Busy day today (involving, among many other things, driver’s licence renewal), so I’m just going to link to today’s Sterling Editing blog,…
Read moreNew Scientist and…me
If you don’t subscribe to the New Scientist, you’re missing out. (Yeah, yeah, they do talk about slime mould but, hey, no…
Read morewow
Wow. We launched Sterling Editing yesterday and the response has been fabulous. For one thing, the bounce rate for the website is…
Read moreSterling Editing
Kelley and I are proud to announce the launch of Sterling Editing: editing, mentoring and coaching for writers. If you want to…
Read morebeaten by slime mould
Photo by KeresH from Wikipedia, licenced under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Do you ever feel as though the world is moving…
Read moreautumn preview
We’ve had a blazing summer in Seattle: a record number of days over 90°F*, minuscule rainfall, and one unbelievable day of 103°…
Read morea beautiful day
Yesterday was our anniversary. We took the day off: ten whole hours without screens and keyboards and connectivity. So what did we…
Read moreour marriage is old enough to get married
Sixteen years ago today I married Kelley and she married me: I think you’ve seen that picture before but here’s one I’m…
Read moref**k you very much
I love this. (Via Cheryl.) Just love it. It’s my answer to the people (I use the word loosely) who put Referendum…
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