Last week I got some exciting news. I’d been on an airplane for several hours, flying home from a very successful vacation. I was slightly brain-dead, and I’m sure my in-flight dinner of Pringles and peanut butter cups hadn’t helped matters. After having survived the little dog frenzy of homecoming, I settled by the fire [...]
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My First Sale, and Sit at the Table
Posted in Life, Society, Writing, tagged Amy Sundberg, blogging, confidence, conversation, fantasy, sale, writing on March 10, 2011 | 18 Comments »
Taos Toolbox: What to Expect
Posted in Science fiction and fantasy, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged community, fantasy, practice, science fiction, writing on November 30, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I’ve had many people ask me about Taos Toolbox, the speculative fiction writer’s workshop I attended this past summer of 2010. Here’s the scoop on what my experience was like. Please note, however, that every year will inevitably be different, both in terms of participants, lectures, and details. Taos Toolbox is a two-week residential workshop [...]
Wasted Talent? I don’t think so.
Posted in Science fiction and fantasy, Writing, tagged artist, community, fantasy, science fiction, stereotypes, writing on November 4, 2010 | 15 Comments »
I was flipping through the November issue of Locus a few days ago, ensconced on my couch and trying to get over an unpleasant cold, when I came across Gardener Dozois’s review of “Dream of the Arrow,” a mainstream story by Jay Lake that was in Subterranean’s Summer 2010 Issue. Mr. Dozois says this story [...]
Fantasy sidekicks have their say
Posted in Polls, Science fiction and fantasy, tagged fantasy on July 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I couldn’t let the science fiction sidekicks have all the fun. Discerning readers may note certain biases on the part of the poll-taker. Let the voting begin! The poll will remain open for one week.
Getting Men
Posted in Science fiction and fantasy, Writing, tagged fantasy, POV, stereotypes, writing on July 14, 2010 | 25 Comments »
Mark Charan Newton recently wrote a blog post entitled “Getting Women”. His provocative title caused me to click through and read what he had to say. He talks about having awareness while writing female characters in fantasy, and how he improved at avoiding stereotypes and portraying more realistic female characters in his latest novel. Having [...]
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