Nice review (he loved it) of my recent Tor.com story, “Hush.” “In “Hush,” the always excellent Mary Anne Mohanraj takes on the xenophobia and mob mentality of the past few years. The place is Antira, a world colonized by humans but home and tourist destination to several alien species – one of which is noticeably […]
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I look a little stuffed in this photo, but people, it’s not easy to take a screenshot of five people WHILE hosting a panel, where everyone looks somewhat good. Next time, Darius Vinesar, can you take a nice screenshot, please? At least no one’s eyes are closed, which was not true in my other attempts…
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Little bird was taunting a local cat, very funny — I wish I’d managed to get a picture of the actual taunting, but you’ll have to take my word for it. But he was engaged enough in the taunting that I could get close enough for this picture — he had absolutely no interest in
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Lunch at ICFA yesterday with Cecilia Tan, who is always a joy to talk to, about life and love and the business of writing and publishing. The first editor to buy a short story of mine, a very long-term friend, whom I don’t see enough of. But we had two hours yesterday, walking to Neo
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I realized I have no idea what revision this is, because first this book was titled Kriti, and went through various revisions, then Flight, also various revisions, and now Liminal Space, with various revisions. It’s probably revision 10, but that makes me tired to contemplate, so I’m calling it revision 2 instead. Take that, book.
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Okay, call for beta readers. Fast beta readers, and mostly, I’m looking for cheerleaders here, to help me get over the finish line. If you’re interested in reading an unpublished SF novel of mine (Liminal Space) over the next three days (I’d send it to you in chunks, a few chapters probably every few hours),
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I’ve shifted from convention mode to writing mode; the plan is to spend most of the next three days doing hopefully final revisions to my _Liminal Space_ novel, before sending it to my agent for his thoughts. I’m not planning to change much, but I want to have a certain tone present through the book,
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Moments at ICFA: • BIG bird flying overhead • signing a stack of Wild Cards books at the autographing • dragging a friend over to take a picture with me because just look at our dresses, how perfect is that??! • figuring out that Door Dash works well for giving an alternative to hotel restaurant
Quick reminder that I’ll be moderating a panel with this brilliant woman at 2 CST / 3 EST today, link in comments to register. Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, David D. Levine, Walter Jon Williams. (Had to grab this pic because it’s fabulous seeing Ellen in person, and also, our outfits coordinated so nicely. )
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Quick note that we’re up to 35 new members in our membership drive, woot! Welcome, new folks! As part of the drive, we have various free Zoom panels we’re running on Saturdays this month — if you missed the first one, which is Benjamin Rosenbaum and me talking about where we get our ideas, it’s
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