Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog, page 39
April 18, 2017
art show online
This is interesting. Most of us do not get to art galleries in our usual routine lives, either because of lack of propinquity or the routine of our lives. These modern students take it online. It loses the 3D in trade, but gains a lot in accessibility.
www.mfaexhibitiononline.org
Interesting to reflect how this sort of thing might go, and grow, in the future when and if the net grows 3D capacity.
Ta, L.
(Why, yes, I do have a personal interest. You can probably figure it out if you scroll through the entries.)
www.mfaexhibitiononline.org
Interesting to reflect how this sort of thing might go, and grow, in the future when and if the net grows 3D capacity.
Ta, L.
(Why, yes, I do have a personal interest. You can probably figure it out if you scroll through the entries.)
April 10, 2017
Aaronovitch novella
Aha, I see Subterranean Press and Ben Aaronovitch have found each other...
http://subterraneanpress.com/aaronovi...
Such interesting things one can do with novellas these days. Back in the era of print-only, novellas, particularly fantasy novellas, used to be nearly unmarketable, too long for the magazines and too short for the book publishers.
As usual for SubPress, this is a collector's edition. I trust that a more affordable e-edition will be along someday.
Ta, L.
http://subterraneanpress.com/aaronovi...
Such interesting things one can do with novellas these days. Back in the era of print-only, novellas, particularly fantasy novellas, used to be nearly unmarketable, too long for the magazines and too short for the book publishers.
As usual for SubPress, this is a collector's edition. I trust that a more affordable e-edition will be along someday.
Ta, L.
April 4, 2017
two Hugo nominations
I am pleased to report that my work has received two Hugo final nominations this year, for the 2017 Worldcon to be held in Helsinki: "Penric and the Shaman" gets a slot in the Best Novella category, and the Vorkosigan Saga as a whole in the Best Series category.
The latter is a new, somewhat experimental award category this year. It has long been plain, to me at least, that the series is an art form in its own right, as distinct from the stand-alone novel as the novel is from the short story. But it's really hard to figure out how to fit the many varied structures and publication time-frames of series work into an award that tries to capture works by the calendar year. The solution on this initial trial is to limit candidacy to series that had a new novel/unit published in 2016, which seems to have encouraged some fresher names to appear.
The complete 2017 Hugo ballot may be seen here:
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/04/...
The 2017 Worldcon website is here:
http://www.worldcon.fi/
and I can highly recommend Helsinki and Finland as places to go see, with or without fannish interests.
Ta, L.
The latter is a new, somewhat experimental award category this year. It has long been plain, to me at least, that the series is an art form in its own right, as distinct from the stand-alone novel as the novel is from the short story. But it's really hard to figure out how to fit the many varied structures and publication time-frames of series work into an award that tries to capture works by the calendar year. The solution on this initial trial is to limit candidacy to series that had a new novel/unit published in 2016, which seems to have encouraged some fresher names to appear.
The complete 2017 Hugo ballot may be seen here:
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/04/...
The 2017 Worldcon website is here:
http://www.worldcon.fi/
and I can highly recommend Helsinki and Finland as places to go see, with or without fannish interests.
Ta, L.
March 30, 2017
Mira marches on
I am pleased to report that the novella "Mira's Last Dance" has been picked up both by Blackstone, for audio production, and by Subterranean Press for another hardcover limited edition.
Both these are only just contracted, so I don't have any publication information yet, nor do I expect any for a while. I will of course post it when I do.
Ta, L.
Both these are only just contracted, so I don't have any publication information yet, nor do I expect any for a while. I will of course post it when I do.
Ta, L.
March 27, 2017
Mira reading at Dreamhaven
One of the fans at my Dreamhaven reading back on March 15th made this rather good-quality recording of it, now up on YouTube to share around...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkd5O...
Ta, L.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkd5O...
Ta, L.
March 21, 2017
surgery note
Hand surgery yesterday...
https://www.tcomn.com/wp-content/uplo...
Will be offline for a couple of weeks. See, I did bring a note from my doctor...
Ta,L. Ow.
https://www.tcomn.com/wp-content/uplo...
Will be offline for a couple of weeks. See, I did bring a note from my doctor...
Ta,L. Ow.
March 16, 2017
Mira errata update survey
We're trying to find out if the (lightly) corrected version of "Mira's Last Dance" went through on our vendors, and/or if there are ways people who bought the slightly less copy-edited version can upgrade. My own Paperwhite shows no progress. Anyone else have anything to report?
Ta, L.
3/18: I'm told the B&N Nook version is now supposed to be updated; progress, maybe...
3/18 later still: the update is now supposed to be live on all platforms. Let me know if this seems to be so from your ends.
Onwards, L.
Ta, L.
3/18: I'm told the B&N Nook version is now supposed to be updated; progress, maybe...
3/18 later still: the update is now supposed to be live on all platforms. Let me know if this seems to be so from your ends.
Onwards, L.
March 8, 2017
Bujold appearances in the Twin Cities coming up in March
First:
Speculations Readings at DreamHaven Books: Lois McMaster Bujold Wednesday, March 15
The Speculations Readings Series continues monthly, mostly on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:45 p.m. at DREAMHAVEN BOOKS, 2301 38th St E, Minneapolis. Each reading includes a reception with free soda pop and cookies, and a post-reception expedition to a local bistro.
On Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD reads from her fiction. (Note the time change from an earlier notice.)
Second:
Signing (mainly in honor of "Penric and the Shaman") Saturday March 18th from 1 PM to 2 PM
Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore
2864 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/index.s...
Ta, L.
Speculations Readings at DreamHaven Books: Lois McMaster Bujold Wednesday, March 15
The Speculations Readings Series continues monthly, mostly on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:45 p.m. at DREAMHAVEN BOOKS, 2301 38th St E, Minneapolis. Each reading includes a reception with free soda pop and cookies, and a post-reception expedition to a local bistro.
On Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD reads from her fiction. (Note the time change from an earlier notice.)
Second:
Signing (mainly in honor of "Penric and the Shaman") Saturday March 18th from 1 PM to 2 PM
Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore
2864 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/index.s...
Ta, L.
March 6, 2017
Mira reaches 99
Hah. "Mira's Last Dance" hit #99 in the Kindle store this morning. I don't see two figures in my sales rankings very often (nor very long, so I enjoy it while I can.)
My Amazon sales ranking commonly go up on the weekends, why I have no idea. So there's that, plus word getting around, but I suspect the primary driver is that when an e-story is selling well, it starts to pop up on assorted internal bestselling listings, and gets more cross-references in the "other people bought these related things" lists. Which, of course, sets up a positive feedback loop, which is why so much energy is wasted spent chasing otherwise-evanescent bestseller lists in the first place.
I suppose in terms of utility this replaces the Solitaire I took off my computer...
Ta, L.
My Amazon sales ranking commonly go up on the weekends, why I have no idea. So there's that, plus word getting around, but I suspect the primary driver is that when an e-story is selling well, it starts to pop up on assorted internal bestselling listings, and gets more cross-references in the "other people bought these related things" lists. Which, of course, sets up a positive feedback loop, which is why so much energy is
I suppose in terms of utility this replaces the Solitaire I took off my computer...
Ta, L.
March 1, 2017
MLD typo, errata, and spoiler discussion thread
3/8 update: the corrections have gone in. If anyone finds any more... keep them a secret.
Meanwhile, the spoiler discussion part of the thread remains open for business. Have fun.
Ta, L.
This has seemed to work well before...
Herewith an open comment thread to report any typos or other errata spotted in "Mira's Last Dance", and for people who have already read the story to discuss it with each other.
One typo, one brain-o, and a bit of missing front-matter reported in the immediately prior thread already, sigh. I hope there won't be too many more. My plan is to give it a few more days and a lot more fresh eyes to find all we can, then send the collection in for one correction round. Which is not something one can do with printed books. Bug or feature...?
The spoilered discussion is all up to you.
Ta, L.
Meanwhile, the spoiler discussion part of the thread remains open for business. Have fun.
Ta, L.
This has seemed to work well before...
Herewith an open comment thread to report any typos or other errata spotted in "Mira's Last Dance", and for people who have already read the story to discuss it with each other.
One typo, one brain-o, and a bit of missing front-matter reported in the immediately prior thread already, sigh. I hope there won't be too many more. My plan is to give it a few more days and a lot more fresh eyes to find all we can, then send the collection in for one correction round. Which is not something one can do with printed books. Bug or feature...?
The spoilered discussion is all up to you.
Ta, L.
