Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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Month: September 2009

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…

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Posted on September 30, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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….

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Posted on September 28, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

in 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…

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Posted on September 27, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Lambda 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…

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Posted on September 25, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Lambda 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:…

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Posted on September 25, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

My 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,…

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Posted on September 25, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

the 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…

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Posted on September 24, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

want!

I want this (via Dear Author). Now. And it’s a Microsoft product. My head just exploded.

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Posted on September 24, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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…

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Posted on September 21, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

everything 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….

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Posted on September 18, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

my 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…

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Posted on September 16, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

all 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…

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Posted on September 16, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Are 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…

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Posted on September 15, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

sounds 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…

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Posted on September 14, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

no shit, Sherlock

Another triumph for science. This news just in: studies show that early risers crash faster than people who stay up late. No…

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Posted on September 13, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

last 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…

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Posted on September 12, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

what 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,…

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Posted on September 11, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

New 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…

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Posted on September 10, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

wow

Wow. We launched Sterling Editing yesterday and the response has been fabulous. For one thing, the bounce rate for the website is…

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Posted on September 9, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Sterling Editing

Kelley and I are proud to announce the launch of Sterling Editing: editing, mentoring and coaching for writers. If you want to…

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Posted on September 8, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

beaten 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…

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Posted on September 7, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

autumn 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°…

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Posted on September 6, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

a beautiful day

Yesterday was our anniversary. We took the day off: ten whole hours without screens and keyboards and connectivity. So what did we…

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Posted on September 5, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

our 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…

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Posted on September 4, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

f**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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Posted on September 2, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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