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December 9, 2009
This may sound like an odd question, but: Do you know the endings of your stories?
I.e. do you know what the final scene will be, a la Robert Jordan? Or, does it continue to evolve in your mind?
Apologies in advance, because this is long, and for people who have no interest in the [...:]
November 29, 2009
I started to answer this in comments, and then realized that it was going to be a long answer, so I'm breaking it out into its own post.
First, the quick answer: Cast in Chaos is not, sadly, the Dragon Court book. I do have an explanation, [...:]
November 8, 2009
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July 19, 2009
I really like Confluence, and my husband and I will be heading there this coming weekend, the 24th-26th of July.
My programming schedule for the weekend is:
Friday 5pm Oak
Why are there so many Twits on Twitter?
John Scalzi, Laurie [...:]
There are four things that are always exciting, even after all this time:
1. Finishing the first draft of a novel
2. Getting the cover [...:]
July 10, 2009
Print book vs E-book
E-book sales have been steadily increasing over the past few years. Will they endanger physical, paper books, or is [...:]
July 1, 2009
I'm a best a haphazard and slightly under-organized person. I didn't realize just how close July the 1st was until, well, today. June has disappeared in a trail of words, chapters, and the end of school. I've done a fair amount of writing, and I'm three quarters of the way through Cast in Chaos (which I always now type instead of Silence). I've also finished revisions on what exists of House Name, having added some seven thousand words, and I'm now at the point where I'm once again writing n
June 29, 2009
There is book news: I now have real, live copies of Cast in Silence beside my computer. I really like the cover, although it's changed just a little bit since I posted the cover-flats a while ago.
These copies, which are author's copies, are usually shipped at the same time as review copies of the real book, as opposed to ARCs (Advance Review Copy) which are bound and shipped much earlier. I never see ARCs for any of these, so my first encounter with a book is either on the shelves of the bookst
June 17, 2009
For those of you who live in, or around, Toronto, I’ll be attending Polaris 23, which will be held between July 10th and 12th this year.
I haven’t got a full list of panels yet, but hopefully I’ll be able to post a list closer to the date.
Hope to see you there,
Michelle
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