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Goats! In Cloaks! 30 Mar 2012 | 07:57 pm
I never blog, unless it's to contradict myself, or I have something of interest to report. This is the latter. Just (and by just, I mean, still getting over the travel angst, which, since it involved ...
My Worldcon Schedule 1 Aug 2011 | 12:31 am
... • The Psychogeography of Ideals (Panel), Thu 11:00 - 12:00, A04 (RSCC) • Pyr (Publisher Presentation), Thu 13:00 - 14:00, A11 (RSCC) • Literary Beer: Thu 15:00 (Literary Beer), Thu 15:00 - 16:00,...
last minute shamless self promotion... 24 Mar 2011 | 03:59 am
... since Hugo Nominations close tomorrow (March 26), my novel The Dervish House (Pyr/Gollancz) is eligible in the Novel category. Said it before, I'm saying it again. Thanks.
Untitled 11 Mar 2011 | 04:13 am
I've been persuaded by Cheryl Morgan at PCon to attempt twitter, so I'm at @iannmcdonald. It still won't be topical or interesting. Or regular.
Untitled 4 Mar 2011 | 10:18 pm
Before I cruise down to Dublin for PCon, I'm delighted to announce to that I'm a finalist for the 2011 Arthur C Clarke Award --and it's a very strong list that shows the huge diversity of what's going...
book delivered! 17 Jan 2011 | 01:08 am
Instancing some champagne: Planesrunner (part one of the younger readers series I'm writing for Pyr) delivered by click yesterday. And John Picacio is doing the cover. You'll notice I'm not saying muc...
It's that time of year again. 3 Jan 2011 | 05:33 am
Everyone's doing this, so though it feels hideously immodest, may I remind you that it's Hugo Nomination time again. I'm eligible for The DervishHouse. Also, Long form editors: the mighty Lou Anders a...
Water Wars II 30 Dec 2010 | 09:32 pm
So, it was actually three burst pipes over Christmas, not two, which we got sorted (temporarily) with an end-cap on the pipe. Thank you Super Mario. We'll get the rest sorted out when NI Water clean u...
wet wet wet 27 Dec 2010 | 12:13 am
Two pipebursts in three days. First one, no problem. Fixed. Second one: four thirty on Christmas Eve. No chance of getting our Super Mario plumber out to that. Thankfully, it's an external pipe so it'...
When the Moon is eclipsed by the earth... 21 Dec 2010 | 10:08 pm
because I was up early to do a bit on da book, I stepped out to see the lunar eclipse, which, viewed from the deck at the back of the house, was more or less directly over Knockagh across Belfast Loug...
