Conspiracy Of Shadows: Update From The Editor Phyllis Irene Radford Or: Curb Your Enthusiasm. Here I am looking down the throat of my first official gig as editor of an anthology saying “gulp.” What did I let myself in for? … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing life
Recently I read a phrase in Malory, The Knight Who Became King Arthur’s Chronicler by Christina Hardyment that struck me as a near perfect piece of world building. An ambush of an armed party by outlaws lasted “a paternoster while.” … Continue reading
Any number of people have told me that they intend to start writing that book just as soon as life calms down and they get some time, or that they just need to get past this divorce/new job/old job/kid problem/insert-disaster-here. … Continue reading
I’m a mare person. My current main riding horse may be a stallion, and he is wonderful and awesome and all the rest of it, but when I’m in default mode, I’m all about the mares. The standard mythos is … Continue reading
RETREAT: verb 1 a (1) : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable (2) : the process of receding from a position or state attained *the retreat of a glacier* *the slow retreat … Continue reading
I so hope that Geoffrey Pullam’s cogent critique of The Elements of Style by Strunk & White helps to bury this precious little tome. While I’ll not celebrate the losses suffered by Macmillan if the little book stops selling jillions … Continue reading
The writing of FOOL’S WAR did a number of things for me. It got me a review in the New York Times. It got me a reputation as a good SF writer and, more importantly my second-ever book contract. It … Continue reading
BVC Founding Member Ursula K. Le Guin reviews Enchanted Hunters, by Maria Tatar, for the Los Angeles Times: “…That such books can vastly enrich a child’s mind and heart, we all agree. And Tatar, less theory-ridden than Bettelheim, is willing … Continue reading
When I first mentioned my intention to renovate my kitchen, a lot of my friends were horrified. “How can you even think about spending that much money right now?” It was tough, I admit. When people have stopped whispering about … Continue reading
Peter S. Beagle says: If you’ve ever read and enjoyed one of my books or stories, or seen and enjoyed one of the films that I scripted, I’d like to ask a favor of you. It’s simple, really — if … Continue reading