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Hurrah!

This afternoon my editor Liz came to town in advance of SteamCon this weekend. She came bearing luggage, some news, and some really awesome pictures of her as a mermaid*. Good times were had with her and Caitlin, lunch was obtained, and future shenanigans will most definitely occur. But first: Links!

November at PW's Genreville - Boneshaker will be the official bookclub selection! I love Publishers Weekly in general and Genreville in particular, so I'm immensely flattered that they chose my...

events events events

Tonight, 7:00 p.m. at the University Book Store in the u-district, Justine Larbalestier will be slinging by and reading from her killer new book Liar. IT WILL BE AWESOME. But don't take my word for it. Come on out and see for yourself.

In other news, I'm going to be a busy, busy woman this week so posting might be light. But don't forget: SteamCon starts this Friday. IT TOO WILL BE AWESOME. And I have to say, they've got a really strong, diverse panel track–especially for a brand new...

vroom baby, vroom

So the hubs and I are in the market for a new car — and by a new car I mean, "Something old and broken in, but less old and broken in than our present beater." Our present beater is a '97 Sentra that is on its last legs due to a combination of electrical failure and transmission quasi-imminent failure. But since (a). we drive so little, and (b). we park on the street, we neither want nor need (nor can we afford) something brand new and shiny.

For the last few weeks we've been checking the F...

Halloween Eve at Secret Garden

Locals, mark it on your calendars — Friday, October 30th from 7-9 p.m. you'll find me spookin' up the joint over at the Secret Garden bookstore in Ballard. And I won't be alone! I'll be joined by fellow authors Liz Gallagher, Kevin Emerson, Amber Kizer, and Heather Davis.

This will be an all ages event, appropriate for kids, grown-ups and those who are disinclined to grow up, too. You'll find a costume contest and prizes, snacks, mingling, and maybe even a few readings … so there's...

data points and progress markers

How to steam up your old goth wardrobe - This post up on Tor.com started as a slightly tipsy joke … but everybody was like, "AWW, you should WRITE IT." So, okay. There you go. Have at!

Memories of the Future hits the shelves - Like Wil Wheaton? Like ST:TNG? Like witty commentary and hilarious nostalgia? GO YE THEREFORE and give this one a read. (Never mind the fact that it's really an awfully good-looking book.)

What's the Big Idea? - It's John Scalzi's running series over on his webpage...

curse your sudden but inevitable internet failure

If you've been keeping up with me on Twitter, then you know I've been having some internet issues as of late. At first, these issues appeared to be purely a matter of my own imagination. While I was home alone, I had no internet. The moment the husband came home, as if he were wearing magic internet underpants or something, the internet was restored.

It happened again today/tonight*; but now we think (maybe) we've figured it out. The hypothetical solution, of course, doesn't make a lick of ...

Get it cheap, maybe get it free

Hey folks — over here at Tor.com they're tossing twenty free copies of Boneshaker to twenty random commenters. You have until noon on Wednesday, October 14th, to go to that-there post, leave a comment, and thereby enter yourself in the drawing.

Or if you don't like those odds (last time I looked there were some 250 entrants), you can order it directly from the Tor.com store at 30% off. Of course, you can also still get it from Amazon.com and … if you've already had a chance to read it, I'd b...

yes, more links

Because I've been very, very busy that's why; and the busy season ain't over yet. So instead, you get Very Exciting Links.

AUTHOR EXPLOSION - Sounds messy, yes. In fact, it's entertainment — and it absolutely won't leave a stain. This is the Seattle Geekly podcast interview with yours truly, Mark Henry, A.P. Stephens, and Rob Rogers. You should totally listen to the whole thing because it's awesome (I come in around 54 minutes, 15 seconds).

Amazon.com and Boneshaker — Amazon's been playing...

Links Round-Up

Tor.com offering 30% off in honor of Steampunk month — 30-percent off a whole slew of steampunk titles including Boneshaker and a bunch of books from other publishers, too. Go check out the list! See if there's anything you've been thinking about maybe taking a chance on. There's no time like the present.

Speaking of steampunk: LEVIATHAN — Scott Westerfeld's latest is absolutely KILLER and if you have even the most passing, remote interest in the genre, you should absolutely pick this up...

October 5, 2009

I took a break from writing fiction this afternoon (having set aside FORT FREAK's contribution to cool off before I return to it later this week). To fill the void in my schedule, I went to lunch with Psynde, changed the cat's litterbox, cleaned the fish's tank, cleaned the entire apartment except for the floors, went grocery shopping, did two loads of laundry including bedding, composed another blog entry for Tor.com (which hasn't cleared yet), did up a rough draft of the bit I owe dear...