Saturday: Seattle, 1 pm, Search for Meaning Book Festival
If you’re in Seattle or environs come to Seattle University tomorrow, Saturday, 28 February, where I’ll be taking part in the day-long…
Read moreMonth: February 2015
Some thoughts occasioned by recent 1-star reviews
Every now and again I listen to a fellow writer ranting about bad reviews, or telling a funny story about bad reviews,…
Read moreCharacter density in fiction
In 1988 one of my teachers at Clarion was Samuel R Delany. One of the things he taught that week was the…
Read moreThird Place Books on Thursday, February 19, 7 pm
If you’re in the Seattle area on Thursday night, February 19, come to Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), and join me…
Read moreWriting a novel: where to enter
From: JaneIn the NYT today, I read a piece by Roger Cohen, quoting an Israeli author named Amos Oz. I thought you’d…
Read moreGenerosity economy, feudalism in Hild, women’s agency, and more
From: Robert Just wanted to email you and let you know that I just finished reading Hild and I absolutely loved it. …
Read moreHild one of ALA’s "Best Reads" of 2014, and Clarkesworld
Two things. The American Library Association has announced its official list of Notable Books 2014, selected by the Reading List Council. They picked…
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