Conversations with the restless dead
“Ravens and jays heard calling after the owl was abroad: in conversation with the restless dead…” That’s the kind of thing Hild,…
Read moreMonth: October 2011
Writers’ tools: social media addresses
The other day, Kelley and I agreed to do a presentation, with our friend Colleen, for the Pacific Northwest Writers’ Association. The…
Read moreFun with ghosts
I just happily wasted the princely sum of $.99 on an app called Ghosthunter M2. It seemed like just the thing to…
Read moreSend me ‘lame’ links for new Tumblr blog
I’ve started a Tumblr blog, the Lame Wall of Shame, to showcase links from media outlets who use ‘lame’ as an insult….
Read moreLame wall of shame
A while ago I wrote a rant, Lame is so gay, about why using ‘lame’ as an insult is not cool. But…
Read moreAn Anglo-Saxon Twitter button
Yesterday, via Laura Miller on Twitter, I came across the new Mysterious Press website, and their clever Twitter and Facebook buttons: I…
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Hild, the novel (yes, that’s it’s new title–it just made sense), complete with map, glossary, and family tree have just winged their…
Read moreThe word ‘wife’
I found out yesterday that someone has been messing with my Wikipedia entry. Kelley changed from being my partner to being my…
Read moreNew pictures of the Staffordshire Hoard
I’ve posted about the Staffordshire Hoard before. But now National Geographic has done a spread, complete with new photos, a map, and…
Read moreKraken of the deep!
I read a week or so ago about a new hypothesis (getting a mixed reception) that, 200 million years ago, giant krakens,…
Read moreHild’s family tree
I’ve just finished the third Hild rewrite. I’m feeling good. Now I get to have fun with supplemental material: glossary, family tree,…
Read moreInside and out, a contrast in pictures
So that’s what my office looked like this morning. Which is why I fled here: Oh, it’s so nice not to have…
Read moreMore on superhero with MS
From: Lorimayb I’m not quite sure what you mean by “MS dissident.” Can you elaborate? I’m in favour of things that put…
Read moreHow not to run an award: National Book Award debacle
Last week the National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the National Book Award. Oddly, the Young People’s Literature category listed six…
Read moreWashington–the music, not the state
I’m Hilding today, so here, for your Sunday entertainment, is Washington (via Autostraddle).
Read moreiPhone 4S intelligent agent, Siri
Siri’s house Yesterday I got an iPhone 4S. It has an AI interface called Siri. I am living in the future. To…
Read moreThe Literature Prize: snobbery or a good thing?
Announced yesterday by a group of publishers and agents: the Literature Prize, designed to counteract the dumbing down (I’m paraphrasing) of the…
Read moreThe Abbay which shee had built in this place
Thanks to a friend, this week I’ve spent some happy time with layered historical map data for Whitby. Part of the joy…
Read moreEverything a writer needs to know about social media
On Wednesday, October 26th, Kelley and I, and our friend Colleen Lindsay (Penguin Group), will be talking to local members of the…
Read moreWhy do my characters talk about love so fast?
From: Josleyn I was just reading the post on Elvis and cream cake (which, incidentally, I’ve been craving for a while. Thank…
Read moreSF Gateway and Encyclopedia of SF go live
Gollancz’s ambitious project, the SF Gateway, has just gone live: The SF Gateway is your portal to the classics of SF and…
Read moreOoops
Flowers, just because they’re there Ooops. Time flies. I’ve been busy. (All good. Well, almost all good.) I just sort of forgot…
Read moreSuperhero with MS
No, not me. Well, not only me. This guy: From Comic Book Resources news of a big film about a superhero with…
Read moreWorkspace show and tell
In May, when I finished my first draft of Hild, I tidied my office. I was so pleased with the result that…
Read moreUpdate
Well, it turns out that I don’t have time for any fancy new projects after all. I’ve had some feedback on Hild…
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