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ApolloCon in Houston is the weekend after this one, but u...

ApolloCon in Houston is the weekend after this one, but unfortunately I'll only be able to be there on Saturday. When it came down to it, we just couldn't afford the two nights in the hotel, so I'll just be daytripping in for Saturday programming.


In the department of Die, Sears, Die: Yesterday was not good. After waiting a week for someone from Sears to come out and fix the garage door, we found out that Sears had gone through all the motions of making the service appointment but not actually

For mystery fans, from Bill Crider's blog: Attica Locke:...

For mystery fans, from Bill Crider's blog: Attica Locke: a Childhood Moment Inspires a Novel. The book is Black Water Rising.

A link from arcaedia: Allison Kent on reader entitlement...

A link from arcaedia: Allison Kent on reader entitlement: There's No Crying in Reading Apologize? You’re kidding, right? We’re not running bases here. We’re not throwing balls at 92 mph and hoping to hit 98. We don’t bide our time in the minor league, waiting to be called up to the show. From our very first sale, we hit the shelves with the big leaguers, and rushing through books isn’t doing anyone any favors.

Here’s the deal. Baseball players play baseball FOR A LIVING. A huge percentage of aut

Link: The Daily Dish at The Atlantic is providing links ...

Link: The Daily Dish at The Atlantic is providing links and posts about events in Iran, for those who aren't on Twitter. (Warning, there's some graphic photos of injured protesters)

rachelcaine got a best present ever, version Michael Shan...

rachelcaine got a best present ever, version Michael Shanks from Heidi!

And linking to my best present ever, version Joe Flanigan because I like looking at it. :)

There's now an auction community to benefit writer Cather...

There's now an auction community to benefit writer Catherynne M. Valente, adoptingcat. This economy has been difficult for everyone, but it's been especially difficult for those in creative lines of work. As you may know, Catherynne M. Valente's ( yuki_onna) fiance, justbeast was laid off six months ago. While they have both been working diligently since then, Cat on her writing and D trying to pick up freelance work, the cold hard fact is right now it's not enough.

The profile page tells how y

links:Juneteenth is coming up. From its Galveston, Texas...

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Juneteenth is coming up. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

Speaking of Galveston, they've added new webcams so you can stare longingly at the beach from different angles.

I added a section for agent blogs to the link list on my web site.

Bookends has an article on self-publishing.

Kind of a crappy day, starting with morfin almost being l...

Kind of a crappy day, starting with morfin almost being late for jury duty because the garage door opener broke. We've got both vehicles out now, and an appointment next week for someone to come fix it, but I really hope it's not too expensive. From what I can tell, the thing that holds the chain on broke, so maybe they just have to replace that part.

On the Black Gate Blog, Ryan Harvey has a post about Seventh Sanctum, and using its random story idea, character, and world-building programs.

From Jeff VanderMeer's Blog: Help Tempest Help Clarion We...

From Jeff VanderMeer's Blog: Help Tempest Help Clarion West Help Beginning Writers Help Themselves: Today, K. Tempest Bradford is starting her write-a-thon on behalf of Clarion West. As a graduate of Clarion and an instructor at both Clarion and Clarion South, I can tell you that all three versions of the workshop offer an invaluable service to SF/F writers. It’s not just the workshop–although that’s paramount–it’s also about the value to the community, something that I think manifests itself mo

I have to cut back on the bread. A week or so ago, we we...

I have to cut back on the bread. A week or so ago, we went out to dinner with friends, and I ate two whole baskets of bread. Thursday, I ate nearly an entire two-foot-long baguette. I didn't mean to eat all of it, it was just suddenly in my tummy. Part of the problem is that I'm working out three times a week in a muscle-building aerobics class that makes me want to eat everything that isn't nailed down.


Link from Bookends, LLC - An Expanded Publishing Dictionary. This is a nice resource; I'