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February 2, 2015
How I Know It’s Not a Writing Day
Any writer knows. Some days you feel it, some days you don’t. Today wasa no-feels day. Here’s how I knew:
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I spent the first two hours of daylight with my laptop open in front of me while I stared out the window. See,a bird couple was investigating the birdhouse. They’ve come to check the place three days in a row now, but have yet to take up residence. I started making up stories about them. I decided they’re picky house hunters trying to incite a seller’s war. “You...
January 29, 2015
Guest Posts! And Interviews! From Me!
I’m elsewhere online! Saying stuff!
Today I’m over at Chuck Wendig’sTerrible Minds, where I writeabout asshole women and why we need more of them.
Before that,I was interviewed by Layla Lawlor about character, Creative Commons, and the all-important Rio-and-the-puppy inspiration.
And before that, I stopped by Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog to talk about how I don’t actually kill people.
Check ‘em out!
January 26, 2015
5 Things That Would Make Me Throw a Book Against the Wall
* Note: All these things are inspired by books I recently read, but I’m not going to specifically name any of the books because karma is a scary, scary beast. Yes, yes, I’m a cow…ard. Hur hur. Geddit, geddit? Uh, moving on…
1. Unhealthy relationships which are hailed as awesome ones.
Look, I get it. I get that no relationship is perfect. Mr. Cow and I fight quite a bit (mostly his fault, of course), but at the end of the day, we love and support each other and we make sacrifices which we don’t...
January 25, 2015
99-Cent Sale on Zero Sum Game, and “Rio Adopts a Puppy” is Now Available!
The short story “Rio Adopts a Puppy” — which combines Rioand a puppy— is now available in retail stores!
Buy it at any of these places for 99 cents:Amazon * Amazon UK * B&N * Kobo * Apple
And you know what else is available for 99 cents? Zero Sum Game! For a limited time only the ebook of the first book of the series will be only a buck.
Pick it up any of these places:Amazon * Amazon UK * B&N * Kobo * Apple
Now, I feel like I’ve had a lot of book announcements lately, so just for some variation,...
January 21, 2015
An Outsider’s Speculation on the Selma Snubs
I’m not black,so I viewed the films I’m about to talk about from the position of the privileged group. I’m going totalk about how I responded to them from that standpoint.
I’m seeing a lot of chatter aboutSelma being way too overlooked for awards this year. I have a speculation about that.
I’m going to talk about last year.
Last year,12 Years a Slave (deservedly) did very well in the awards season. Another film that addressed race,The Butler,did not.
I saw jokes at the time that the public consc...
January 4, 2015
SL Huang 2015 Awards Eligibility Post
Cool, it’s my first year doing one of these! For your consideration for the Hugos, Nebulas, and other SFF awards, I had the following works come outin 2014:
Novels
Zero Sum Game
Half Life
(Most awards, including the Hugos and Nebulas, make no distinction between self-published and trade published books, but if any exclude self-published works thenboth novels would become ineligible.)
ShortStories
Hunting Monsters
The CampbellAward
I am indeed eligible for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
The Ca...
December 25, 2014
HALF LIFE is out! Also, “Rio Adopts a Puppy” is a thing. For real.
The happiest of holidays to everyone who is celebrating today! Whee!
Today is also RELEASE DAY of the second Cas Russell book,Half Life. *confetti*
I’m so excited, folks! SO EXCITED!!
You can buy or talk about the book ALL OF THE PLACES:
Amzn|Amzn UK| B&N |Kobo|Apple| Goodreads
I promise both kittens and robots. If you’d like the full blurb (which is a little spoilery but not TOO much), see below.
ALSO! For all the Rio fans out there (*edges slowly away from you*), I wrote a short story to go with...
December 22, 2014
HALF LIFE is now available for preorder!
Half Life, the sequel toZero Sum Game,is now available for preorder from most majorretailers!
Barnes and Noble does not allow preorder (and also closes to uploads for the holidays), but it will be available there as close as possible to at the other stores.
For retailers who support preorder, HALF LIFE will become available Christmas Day!
December 18, 2014
The Killing – the first two seasons
Police procedurals don’t usually lure me, but the TV series The Killing reeled me in. In one weekend, I binged the first two seasons on Netflix. The show is tense, suspenseful, and gripping. And really bleak, both visually and emotionally.
In the first two seasons, two homicide detectives – Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman) – investigate the murder of a teen girl in Seattle, a city that doesn’t seem to get a single ray of sunshine through all 26 episodes.Almost al...
December 15, 2014
That Certain Feel of a Battle Lost
My daughter doesn’t tweet all that much, so when she sends out a link, I sit up and take notice. Lastweekendshe tweeted a link to the powerful speech Shonda Rhimes’ gave upon her acceptance ofThe Hollywood Reporter’s Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, which recognizes a woman in the entertainment industry who is a pioneer and leader in the industry.
For those unfamiliar with Ms. Rhimes, she’s a serious force in Hollywood whose writing and executive producer credits include Grey’s Anatomy and Sca...
