Marjorie M. Liu's Blog, page 8
July 21, 2014
SDCC Schedule
San Diego Comic Con is finally here, and this year I’m not only attending — I’m sharing a booth with some other amazing women (like romance novelist and comic book writer, Anne Elizabeth). You’ll be able to find me at #2201 for most of the week, and I’ll be having daily giveaways of my novels and the SDCC exclusive print edition of my short story, “Sympathy for the Bones”.
Here’s my schedule, as of now. I’ll also make daily updates via Twitter.
WEDNESDAY – PREVIEW NIGHT!
I’ll be signing at Booth...
July 4, 2014
Happy 4th of July!
It has been a busy couple of weeks. Took a quick trip up to Montreal, then went to California for a week-long workshop at VONA where I taught Popular Fiction to ten amazing writers. I’ll be talking about that in another post. Right now, I’m just catching up on work and emails.
Boston celebrated the 4th of July last night — there’s a storm moving in, and it’s supposed to be bad — so the festivities were rushed. Actually, they were rushed even more than we realized, because the first wave of the...
June 25, 2014
Speaking Event – Berkeley, CA
Well, this is a last minute annoucement, but tomorrow (Thursday, June 26th) I’ll be participating in a group reading at Berkeley City College (2050 Center Street, Berkeley), starting at 7 pm. The event is free and open to the public, but get there early if you want a seat. Authors will include Junot Diaz, Tananarive Due, David Mura, and many others. I don’t know if there will be an official signing, but if you bring your books I’ll absolutely sign them.
June 16, 2014
Happy Father’s Day!
When I was little my dad would take me fishing at the dock in LaConner (a little town in Washington State). It was a small dock, at the end of a very busy main street (which I loved because of all the stores that had cats living inside), and he would very carefully string the hooks to my fishing rod, then stand there and teach me how to toss in the line. We fished for smelt, which don’t bite as much as they just swim past the hooks and attach themselves.
I remember my first catch — amazing, th...
May 28, 2014
Feminism is our Superpower
What can I add that hasn’t already been said? Not much, I suppose. There’s been an amazing symphony of voices on the internet, keeping alive the reality, the truth, that so many would prefer to ignore: that misogyny continues to thrive in every corner of the world. It is reflected back on us women every day, in a million different ways, and while it’s easy to point the finger at other countries and say, “Look at the way they treat women!” we all must know, deep down, that here in America we p...
May 26, 2014
Memorial Day
My grandparents, on both sides of the family, participated in World War II. My maternal grandfather, Harold, was in the Navy, serving in the Pacific. He survived a bomb attack that destroyed his ship, and was one of the first to touch ground in Okinawa.
My paternal grandfather, Ku Pan, was a pilot (eventually a Major General) in the Chinese Air Force. He flew over 120 missions during the war, and spent some time training on a base in Pueblo, Colorado. I’ve been looking at his graduation certif...
May 13, 2014
New Orleans!
I’m here in New Orleans for the Romantic Times Convention! It was a gorgeous evening in the French Quarter, and I took a nice long walk with a dear friend. A lovely way to kick off the week.
May 11, 2014
Happy Mother’s Day!
I have a beautiful, wonderful mom, who is my best friend. She’s a total adventurer, fearless when it comes to trooping across the world, and she has the kindest, biggest heart of anyone I know. Her love and support is the reason I made it this far. Happy Mother’s Day to her (which should be every day).
May 5, 2014
Some news!
I’ll be a guest lecturer this fall, teaching “the sweet art of comic book writing” at MIT.
April 29, 2014
Astro-Zombies!
We were in Albuquerque last week, a place that I love (along with the rest of New Mexico), and wandered into an amazing comic book store called Astro-Zombies. I was just going to admire and run — but then I got totally outed — and the folks who work there kindly invited me to sign their ceiling. I was honored to be asked (but muttered as I climbed the ladder, “I should have worn jeans.”).
Here I am with “Will-vorine”, a total sweetheart. Many thanks to all the great people at Astro-Zombies. Yo...
