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February 18, 2010

Now that all's official, and officially announced … I can finally share it here: Boneshaker has been nominated for a Nebula Award. I am flabbergasted that this has actually happened. I have no idea what to say in response except thank you to the members of the SFWA, who have given this weird, interstitial, difficult-to-talk-about book a chance.

I am absolutely honored and amazed. It is a privilege to appear on this list, and I feel both nervously humbled and giddily thrilled to be there....

February 18, 2010

Spent much of the afternoon over at the University Book Store, where I signed some orders, visited with Duane a bit — and mostly hung out in a conference room with Cat Rambo, Mark Teppo, and Matt Simmons. The three of us were there to participate in a conversation about modern fantasy fiction, led by by Victoria Blake from Underland Press (for the purposes of a later podcast).

It was quite a lot of fun! And the grand company aside, this was the first time in ages anyone had asked me about a...

Ooh la la!

As of this morning, it's official: French rights on Boneshaker have officially gone to Bibliothèque Interdite, via my marvelous agent Jennifer Jackson! I'd attempt a bit of clever commentary in French but (a). it's been years since those college semesters on the subject, and (b). I was never any good at it anyway.

Instead, I shall speak the universal language of Snoopydance.

[:: snoopydances ::]

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February 16, 2010

Hey look! [:: points at header ::] I got the month right this time. (Don't bother scrolling around; I already fixed yesterday's post.)

So it's been another day of catching-up over here. Received a short-story contract; exchanged a morning's worth of important emails (but not until after lunch, alas); got some great news that I don't think I'm allowed to squeal about yet; got some potential great news that may or may not pan out; popped enough cold medicine to stone a horse; and actually got...

February 16, 2010

I have returned! Safe and sound, and still glowing from the Writers with Drinks event — which went smashingly. Everyone was enthusiastic and very cool, Charlie Jane Anders was a superlatively awesome M.C., and some of my bay-area friends came out to keep me company.

Speaking of whom — many, many, many thanks to Greg and Miriam, Meg, and Dan for taking the time to join me. I've only been to San Francisco a couple of times before and I don't know the city at all; so it was a great relief to h...

January 16, 2010

I have returned! Safe and sound, and still glowing from the Writers with Drinks event — which went smashingly. Everyone was enthusiastic and very cool, Charlie Jane Anders was a superlatively awesome M.C., and some of my bay-area friends came out to keep me company.

Speaking of whom — many, many, many thanks to Greg and Miriam, Meg, and Dan for taking the time to join me. I've only been to San Francisco a couple of times before and I don't know the city at all; so it was a great relief to h...

Meet me at the Make-Out Room

Tonight I went out with some friends and saw WOLFMAN, which wasn't even half as bad as I'd heard. Is it great cinema? No. But it's a very good B-movie with a very big budget and a very good cast. In its own weird way, it's downright sublime — unapologetically gothic and grim, and corny where necessary. I don't care what anyone says. I enjoyed the heck out of it.

But! Now I'm home, and I'm packing up for tomorrow's grand adventure in San Francisco. That's right - tomorrow evening at the M...

This Weekend: Mayhem Incoming

This coming Saturday evening, I'll be in San Francisco participating in Writers with Drinks. What's that, you ask? Well, I'll tell you: Writers with Drinks is a spoken-word variety show combining erotica with literature, stand-up comedy with science fiction, and poetry with essays. Plus mystery, romance, memoir, rants and … um … "other."

No, seriously.

And I, for one, CANNOT WAIT.

You can read an article about this event over here at the SF Gate, or you can click the jump below and to see...

And now … links

Son of Retro Pulp Tales - Now available! I got my contributor's copies today, and they are pretty. In this very fine, very handsome volume resides my story "The Catastrophe Box" — which is based on a real-life early 20th century paranormal investigation.

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast - Interview with yours truly, about life, the universe, and everything. Or as JJA put it, "Steampunk! Sherlock Holmes! Eschatology!"

The Steamblog - Hits Boneshaker with a stick, and likes what falls out....

The other Boneshaker

Lately I've been on the receiving end of some Very Concerned Emails with regards to a project by another author; and before the rumor mill goes spinning out of hand, I wanted to take a minute to address the situation. To make a long story short: Yes, I am aware that a book called The Boneshaker is coming out from Clarion Books in May, and it's written by a woman named Kate Milford.

This is, as we say in the 'biz, "No big whoop." It's certainly not a whoop that causes me any particular...