Wiscon was great fun and, as usual, I met a load of people. I’m currently staying one night longer than I had planned because there are storms in the midwest. I had a choice of being stranded in at the airport or staying an extra night. Clearly, hanging out in Madison is preferable.
One more day in Madison Read More »
While, normally I do try to avoid discussing my undergarments, I thought, given yesterday’s adventures, that you’d like to know that I did go shopping and am equipped for getting through the weekend. Although still finding the experience creepy, the story of it amuses me. You know what I mean about the difference between the
Wiscon Day T-minus One. Read More »
I have just arrived in Madison after taking a red-eye here involving stopping in Detroit and Cincinnati. The flight out of Portland was overbooked and they had to check some carry-on bags through to the final destination. Mine was one of them. Tired and grungy, I took a shower when I got here and discovered
My underwear was taken out of my checked luggage Read More »
I’ve had two people suggest that I should take my Regency dress to Wiscon. I’m packing now and am torn, so it’s time for a survey! If you answer yes, then tell me when I’ll have a chance to wear it while there. Edited to add: I’ve been reminded of the fancy dress event on
Poll: Should I take my Regency dress to Wiscon? Read More »
Today is my brother’s birthday. You remember Steve, right? He’s the one who commissioned the Elvis Garden Gnome for his girlfriend’s birthday. My brother is a generally good guy, but does have a bit of an evil streak in him. He also is fond of beers and has a deep knowledge of different types and
Happy Birthday, Steve! Read More »
I’m flying out on a redeye tonight to Wiscon which looks like it will have a fun blend of people present. Hope to see you there. Saturday Juvenilia 10:00 – 11:15AM Caucus Moderator: Jennifer D. B. Lackey. Carol F. Emshwiller, Mary Robinette Kowal, Kelly McCullough Established authors are invited to read from their earliest works.
My Wiscon 2010 schedule Read More »
I have a serious disadvantage as an author. Back in college, I was an art major and still do the occasional book design gig. Why is this a disadvantage? Because that part of my brain doesn’t get to play with the cover of my book but it thinks it knows what it is doing. It’s
A suggestion on how to judge your book cover Read More »
I am fatigued. We did this today. There’s my beloved, manning the camera in his role as director. I limited my input to art direction and occasionally movement coach. Interesting factoid… the table that the vase and flowers is sitting on is not a real table, although the vase and flowers are real. It’s
Successfully shot the trailer Read More »
This is badly keyed because I’m shooting the camera at an angle to the wall, but this is one of the shadowmasks we’ll be using when we film the Shades of Milk and Honey trailer tomorrow. Once I survive that, I’ll show you how they are made. For now, though, I need to make sure
One of the shadow masks Read More »
This is very funny and painful and my big fear. So, um, there’s a list of dates of my book tour, plus other sightings, over in the left sidebar. Come see me? Also, I am totally going to see Parnell Hall the next time he’s on tour.
Funny and Painful music video about book signings Read More »
Today at 8:00 pm EDT I’ll be participating in Coyote Con, representing SFWA. Coyote con is a 31 day virtual convention covering a variety of aspects of reading and writing Speculative Fiction. It’s a pretty nifty thing with some interesting programming. So swing by Loki and join the discussion or ask questions about SFWA.
I’ll be “at” Coyote Con, today at 8:00 pm Read More »
One of the things that is wonderful about fandom is the way people reach out to help total strangers. Today and tomorrow, you have a chance to help, too. debsliverlovers is a fandom auction to benefit Deb Mensinger and her wife, Laurie J. Marks (author of the Elemental Logic series, the Children of the Triad
Fundraising auction for Deb Mensinger’s liver transplant. Read More »
Today in the mail I got a parcel from Historika, the modiste who has been making my Regency ensemble in the U.K. In it were two packages done up in tissue paper and pink ribbon. You know, it’s funny how a little touch like that can make a girl feel special. And of course, I
The importance of underpinnings in creating a period silhouette Read More »
There’s this thing people do called a book trailer which may or may not be helpful in selling books. I’m a visual person, and both Rob and I work in film and television so I figured, why not. There are a lot of elements that go into the making of the Shades of Milk and
Making shadow scenery for the Shades of Milk and Honey book trailer Read More »
This year marks my 20th year as a professional puppeteer and the more I write, the more I realize how beautifully puppetry works as a metaphor for describing the writing process. There are four basic principles of puppetry and they all tie in fairly neatly to writing, or at least to how I approach writing.
Focus indicates thought Read More »