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Weather change 26 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
Here's my after-lunch dessert two days in a row: I was struck by the colours. It made me think of a passage in Hild. Hild has had bad news and is half in shock, half pretending she's fine: As the da...
Lovely review in Kirkus 15 Aug 2013 | 05:48 pm
I don't know who reviewed it, but someone at Kirkus liked Hild: A book that deserves a place alongside T.H. White, to say nothing of Ellis Peters. Elegantly written—and with room for a sequel. Which ...
Exclusive preview: Read the first chapter of Hild! 2 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
Want to read the first chapter of Hild? Now you can! According to Book Keeping, it takes seventeen minutes to read. How long did it take you? If you prefer to listen to it, I recorded a few minutes ...
Hild giveaway on Goodreads! 2 Aug 2013 | 03:25 am
Farrar, Straus and Giroux are giving away five luscious Advance Reading Copies of Hild on Goodreads. Get it while it's hot! May the fastest keyboard win... Goodreads Book Giveaway Hild by Nicola Gr...
Zoning out in the sun 24 Jul 2013 | 11:06 pm
The neighbour cat, Eros (yes, really, but we call him Chow Ciao, because that's what he does: eats and then leaves) has got the right idea this morning: zoning out in the sun without a care in the wor...
The Day of Mass Delete and General Apology 22 Jul 2013 | 04:46 pm
When I get overwhelmed by work and life (it happens once or twice a year), I simply delete everything in my mailbox. That day is rapidly approaching. In fact, by the time you read this it might be he...
How to get sponsors for the Clarion West Write-a-Thon 18 Jul 2013 | 09:04 am
This year, like last, I'm involved on the organisational periphery of Clarion West's Write-a-thon: a fundraiser that not only brings in money for the workshop but motivates hundreds of writers (this y...
Westercon: a wild and wonderful big tent 11 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
photo by Christine Doyle Westercon 66 rocked the thunderdome. It was the first time Kelley and I have been co-Guests of Honour at a convention and it turns out we really liked it. The photo above wa...
25 years later, the Supreme Court gets it right 26 Jun 2013 | 08:34 pm
Then and now I met and fell in love with Kelley 25 years ago today. And this morning, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which means that if...
Westercon 66 schedule 24 Jun 2013 | 12:16 pm
For those planning to be at Westercon 66 in Sacramento over July 4th weekend, here's my schedule: Thursday 7/4 5:45 pm Joint reading with Kelley "Hear how it's supposed to sound as Nicola Griffith ...
