Frances Rowat's Blog, page 7

Changing times

My short story “Playing Prometheus” has been published at Persistent Visions! It can be read online here. And the art for it is absolutely gorgeous; I am deeply grateful to Dana Martin. (Please note: there is a content warning at the top of the story.) I’ve noticed that a lot of time travel stories suggest … Continue reading "Changing times"

Interpretation

One of my favourite pairs of earrings is “Deciphering As Art“, by Elise Matthesen (whose other jewelry you can currently find on Etsy). They’re pretty simple; tiny squares of striated grey stone, with a grey fiber-optic bead dangling under them. They’re a beautiful, simple reminder of the process of taking something you’re actually presented with … Continue reading "Interpretation"

Taking stock

(This is a very carefully circumscribed post, because that is what I need at the moment.) Slowed down on getting rid of books. On the other hand, making progress on reading them, which is always nice. Since it generally leads to a lot of people I know talking about writing and encouraging each other on … Continue reading "Taking stock"

Westworld

First: I am not impartial about this show. It is beautiful, both visually and in terms of each episode’s construction. It is richly nuanced. It is thoughtful. Unless it takes a sharp right turn off a high cliff, I think it is going to be the best science fiction show I’ve seen this year. Second: … Continue reading "Westworld"

Too late.

I was walking home today and I ended up waiting at a streetlight next to two other people. One of them was trying to talk about his writing, and the other was interrupting. A lot. I’m sure he thought he was scoring very clever points. “What do you mean, a book is forty thousand words?” … Continue reading "Too late."

Processing.

So I was discussing fantasy novels with a co-worker today, and I mentioned The Last Unicorn, and they asked what that was, and I made a noise which is perhaps best described as “glk”. It looks like they might check it out, though, so that’s probably to the good. Continuing to make progress on my … Continue reading "Processing."

Books, spaced and sorted.

I’ve gotten a total of 58 inches of shelf space cleared over the last two weekends–and I’ve just realized that while if that was stacked up it would not be quite as tall as I am, it would still be pretty impressive–and I am thinking that I might need to change how I organize my books. … Continue reading "Books, spaced and sorted."