Serendib Writing

Science-y brainstorming help? So, I’m about to start on what I hope will the final revision of my current SF novel (lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we’ve thought THAT before, but anyway…) — and a lot of what I want to do with this last revision is…color in the world, a bit more, […]

Pleased to note another pitch sale for Wild Cards, to the upcoming volume “Sleeper Straddle”. This is going to be a perhaps slightly challenging story to write; I pitched them an alternate history Sri Lanka, set in the present day. In the Wild Cards universe, Jayawardene negotiated a peace with the Tamil Tigers some time

This is fun: “Join the Sanskaari Girls Book Club for a reading of “Jump Space” by Mary Anne Mohanraj, this pride month. The queer short stories are about a family, which goes on a trip, and encounters the appeals and limits of intimacy.” When June 17, 8.30-10 PM Where: bit.ly/events_ofc Contact: @sanskaarigirls, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sanskaarigirls/

Woot! It looks like one of my picture book projects, “Fingers and Spoons,” is going to be picked up by a lovely indie press. More details when the contract is inked, in about a month or so, but it’s a very nice way to start the summer-of-writing. Thanks again to everyone who gave me feedback

First day of summer writing report — I started an hour later than intended, and interrupted myself many times, but hey, 1400 words on a new story. The goal was 1000, and even if it took twice as long as it should’ve, we’ll call it a win. Onwards. Here’s the opening.  ****** Anika reached out

Folks, does anyone actually read newsletters anymore? One of the Nebula panels I attended yesterday was insistent on the need for newsletters for authors, esp. indie authors, and claimed that readers LOVED them. My own e-mail is a trash fire, and as a result, I have been very slack about setting up a monthly newsletter,

In the midst of all this, books still come out, and writers tell you about them. This recently arrived at my door, and I have to admit, it’s a little bit of a thrill, still, seeing my name in that table of contents. Twenty-five years into this writing thing, I’m clear that I’m never going

I may have driven two hours this morning to try to buy a pool (15′ Intex Prism), but the store’s inventory list was incorrect, and they did not actually have any pools. Slightly frustrating. On the plus side, the weather was perfect, the windows were down, I was blasting the Hamilton soundtrack, and I plotted

On Monday June 1, I’m starting my summer writing, and setting some official goals, mostly to avoid the situation where my days get eaten up with other things. I don’t want to end up facing mid-August in a wild fury at not having written this summer. (I mean, my garden would look AMAZING, I’m sure.