We hold this truth to be self-evident – at some point, if you have reached a certain stage of being ‘known’, you will end up doing an interview. How to…Continue readingThe Interview
Oh, but it’s so appropriate to begin this post with those words… It was so long ago and I was so, so young, . A and so full of the…Continue readingHow to Get Started Writing
I’ve been on dozens of convention panels discussing the differences between “Plotters” and “Pantsers”. It’s a perennial topic of discussion – what’s the best thing to do when you’re writing…Continue readingAre you a Plotter? Or a Pantser?
We’ve all read those books. The ones where everything is going swimmingly and then somebody that you’re supposed to care about does something so eye-wateringly dumb that your eyes hurt…Continue readingOMG, Why did she…?
Commencement Address Dear graduating class, I am so very happy to see you. To know that you are out there. That you exist. Because – make no mistake – in…Continue readingBehind the Superstars
ALL fiction is fantasy by definition – but for the purposes of this listicle let me just make it clear that I am using “fantasy” in its more commonly applied…Continue readingOn writing tales of pure wonder
Someone in my hometown is putting together a reading series and sent me an email asking whether I wanted to participate. I said sure, and asked if they had any…Continue readingWhy is ‘genre’ a dirty word?
The Science Fiction Worldcon was in Yokohama, Japan, about a decade ago. I attended, as a panelist and a pro, partly because it was a chance to experience Japan, something…Continue readingA city named Hiroshima