Martha Wells's Blog, page 231
June 26, 2009
It looks like the missing person in Lansing was found saf...
It looks like the missing person in Lansing was found safe, so that's some good news for once.
Tehran Bureau is a good source for news on what's happening in Iran. And it could use some donations to keep going. From The Daily Dish: The website is called Tehran Bureau, but it is not housed in the Iranian capital. It’s edited from [Kelly Golnoush:] Niknejad's parents' living room in Newton. "Everybody thinks this is some kind of extensive bureau, but it’s just me," Niknejad said yesterday as she
Tehran Bureau is a good source for news on what's happening in Iran. And it could use some donations to keep going. From The Daily Dish: The website is called Tehran Bureau, but it is not housed in the Iranian capital. It’s edited from [Kelly Golnoush:] Niknejad's parents' living room in Newton. "Everybody thinks this is some kind of extensive bureau, but it’s just me," Niknejad said yesterday as she
June 25, 2009
For people in or near Lansing, Michigan: there's a missi...
For people in or near Lansing, Michigan: there's a missing person. She doesn't have her medication and may be disoriented. There's more info in this newspaper article.
If you know anyone in Lansing, please pass this info on to them.
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In other news, I'm having tendinitis/hand pain problems again, augh. And it was 109 in a town near here yesterday.
If you know anyone in Lansing, please pass this info on to them.
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In other news, I'm having tendinitis/hand pain problems again, augh. And it was 109 in a town near here yesterday.
June 24, 2009
link: The Lie That is Bookscan Today I had a project reje...
link: The Lie That is Bookscan Today I had a project rejected by a publisher. It's the author's third book and the prior two books had been well received and have sold well. But according to this publisher, "the Bookscan sales of his two titles have been modest in comparison to the great praise and attention his work has received, and in this economy that’s a very difficult obstacle for us to overcome with our accounts and booksellers."
There's only one problem with this argument: The Bookscan
There's only one problem with this argument: The Bookscan
June 23, 2009
New speculative fiction magazine: Icarus from Lethe Pres...
New speculative fiction magazine: Icarus from Lethe Press. Icarus is the first magazine devoted to gay-themed speculative fiction and writing - from fantasy to horror to science fiction, and all the weird tales that fall between the cracks.
If it doesn't rain here soon, I think we're all going to die. This is like the fifth or sixth day it's been in the 99-100 range. If this is June, I hate to think what August is going to be like.
If it doesn't rain here soon, I think we're all going to die. This is like the fifth or sixth day it's been in the 99-100 range. If this is June, I hate to think what August is going to be like.
June 22, 2009
Couple of quotes from Rex Stout:Nero Wolfe: "Nothing is ...
Couple of quotes from Rex Stout:
Nero Wolfe: "Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth."
Archie, after watching a police interrogation where they slapped the suspect for hours: "They say it works sometimes, but even if it does, how could you depend on anything you got that way? Not to mention that after you did it a few times any decent garbage can would be ashamed to have you found in it."
Both from The Red Box, published in
Nero Wolfe: "Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth."
Archie, after watching a police interrogation where they slapped the suspect for hours: "They say it works sometimes, but even if it does, how could you depend on anything you got that way? Not to mention that after you did it a few times any decent garbage can would be ashamed to have you found in it."
Both from The Red Box, published in
June 21, 2009
New interview with me posted at the A Wicked Convergence ...
New interview with me posted at the A Wicked Convergence of Circumstances blog.
ApolloCon Schedule for June 27.Note I'll only be there on...
ApolloCon Schedule for June 27.
Note I'll only be there on Saturday; we need to save money and can't afford the hotel this year.
Readings:
Sat 10:00AM - 11:00AM BR 2 = Rm #218
Rosemary Clement-Moore, Martha Wells
Writing 101
Sat 12:00PM - 1:00PM Seattle II
Bill Crider, Joe McKinney, Julie Kenner, K.M. Tolan, Martha Wells
Panelists offer their observations and experience to new and developing writers and
answer questions from the audience. Everything is fair game from "where ideas come
from" to "w
Note I'll only be there on Saturday; we need to save money and can't afford the hotel this year.
Readings:
Sat 10:00AM - 11:00AM BR 2 = Rm #218
Rosemary Clement-Moore, Martha Wells
Writing 101
Sat 12:00PM - 1:00PM Seattle II
Bill Crider, Joe McKinney, Julie Kenner, K.M. Tolan, Martha Wells
Panelists offer their observations and experience to new and developing writers and
answer questions from the audience. Everything is fair game from "where ideas come
from" to "w
June 19, 2009
The Chesley Award Nominees are posted. I especially love...
The Chesley Award Nominees are posted. I especially loved the entries for Unpublished Color and Unpublished Monochrome.
Judith Tarr (dancinghorse) is having a sale on writing me...
Judith Tarr (
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dancinghorse) is having a sale on writing mentoring: I've cleared the backlog of mss., I'm practicing revision avoidance (two in a row--that's just cruel), and I need to pay the utility bills, so I've decided to have a sale. What I do as a Writing Mentor is described fairly generally here. I do R&D and Mad Plotting as well as the usual editing and proofreading. The hourly rate for 2009 is $40; I'm offering $10 off four hours of mentoring, for a total of $150.
And today is Juneteenth!
dancinghorse) is having a sale on writing mentoring: I've cleared the backlog of mss., I'm practicing revision avoidance (two in a row--that's just cruel), and I need to pay the utility bills, so I've decided to have a sale. What I do as a Writing Mentor is described fairly generally here. I do R&D and Mad Plotting as well as the usual editing and proofreading. The hourly rate for 2009 is $40; I'm offering $10 off four hours of mentoring, for a total of $150.And today is Juneteenth!
June 18, 2009
Amazon Kindle Editions are now available for The Element ...
Amazon Kindle Editions are now available for The Element of Fire and City of Bones. And they are very cheap! Like $3.96 and $5.95 cheap.
My other books (the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy and my two Stargate Atlantis books) that are available on Kindle are listed here.
For new people who have friended me recently (Hi!) my web site is here, and it has a list of all my books and short stories, free stuff that's available, and sample chapters, etc.
My other books (the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy and my two Stargate Atlantis books) that are available on Kindle are listed here.
For new people who have friended me recently (Hi!) my web site is here, and it has a list of all my books and short stories, free stuff that's available, and sample chapters, etc.
