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2011

I didn't blog much in 2011. My blogging style is mostly short observations and in-the-moment pics and random silly stuff, and I put most of my energy for that kind of thing into Twitter. A lot of the people I trade blog comments with are also on Twitter, but if you're not one of them, I missed you this year.

The Boy at the End of the World came out.

I did a bunch of signings and did some school and library visits, and I got to meet a bunch of great readers.

With my friends Tim Pratt, Jenn Reese, and Heather Shaw, I published a whole slew of flash pieces at Daily Science Fiction.

I published a few short work-for-hire pieces with an educational publisher.

I wrote the first book in the Osteomancer's Son trilogy, which should be out from Tor in early 2013.

Lisa and I went to the snow in Idyllwild.

I went to Blue Heaven with some of my very best writer friends (and just all-around very best friends), and it was very cold and we sought shelter in a castle and there were dead birds around. It was awesome. I love my Blue Heaven crew.

San Diego continued to be a beautiful place to live.

And we got Dozer. He's hilarious. I've laughed more in 2011 than I have since forever. He's an awesome little dog, a pain in the ass, and a great buddy.

Life was good to me in 2011. Odds are strong that if you're reading this, you contributed to that goodness, and I am grateful. I leaned a lot on my friends during  times when I was struggling with work and spirit, and I don't know what I've done to deserve such great friends. I hope your 2011 had some good in it. I hope 2012 is even better.

Love,

Greg

Loaded for plush

From the children's section at Bloomingdales:

Cog

This weekend I wrote a 600-word scene about this guy: In the scene, he saves a puppy and gets run over by a truck. Then he has to go to school with parts of his robotic brain poking through his … Continue reading →

Book 2

Started Book 2 of The Osteomancer's Son. I've never written a sequel or a continuation of a series, so this is new territory for me. I do have a basic understanding that I'll need to pick up unresolved threads from … Continue reading →

I did another one

Every now and again I reach a point in the composition of a novel where I have to ask myself the following questions: 1. Is there a beginning, middle, and an end? In other words, is the book complete? 2. … Continue reading →

Three things I want to show you

The sunset was really nice tonight. The tree is trimmed. The dog got a blanket, which he likes enough not to shrug off when he wakes up and stumbles into the room. Those were the three things I wanted to … Continue reading →

Good dog

I was sitting on a bench outside the doctor's office with the dog, and it was just remarkable how many people smiled, cooed, or actually came over to pet the animal. It's amazing how his simple presence gives total strangers … Continue reading →

Eggnog

I was just asked on Twitter for my eggnog recipe, but it takes a lot more than 140 characters to make eggnog. So, here's my eggnog recipe: Ingredients: 3/4 cups milk 3/4 cups half-n-half or heavy whipping cream if you … Continue reading →

Draft and Peeky Sneak

So I finished a draft of The Osteomancer's Son (a novel) last week, and then gave it a read-through/tweaking pass, and then sent it off to my agent for feedback, and while I'm waiting for that I'll be starting another … Continue reading →

Weekend of book stuff coming out my ears

It feels like a did a million and eight things this weekend. Friday afternoon I visited the Casita Center for Science, Technology, and Math elementary school in Oceanside and faced down 300 third, fourth, and fifth graders with nothing but … Continue reading →