I overslept. And, before everyone thinks I've gone and committed coup here at MGC, I haven't. It's just that with LibertyCon this weekend, Sarah and I forgot to arrange for someone to guest blog. So, instead of having a dead day, here I am, trying desperately to figure out something to blog about. In the... Continue Reading →
A few thoughts and a snip
Before we get to the snippet, I want to thank everyone who came over to read and comment on my post Why?. That post was the result of my frustration as the mother of a son as well as of a writer. The mother-frustration was born of watching my son, who from an early age... Continue Reading →
Near-Future Fiction
Writing near-future SF or Fantasy can be a nerve-wracking experience. How do you portray your world in such a way that it seems futuristic and unique, but without falling into the bear-trap of predicting the wrong trends? In some senses, it’s impossible to avoid. Particularly if the story itself is driven by a unique SF idea... Continue Reading →
The Story of the Story
Amanda's post the other day did a terrible, terrible thing. Several, actually. For starters, when I get asked why, I'm usually torn between answering "Why not?" and going into deep epistemological analysis (damn you spell check I did NOT mean epidemiological). But the really terrible thing it did was start me thinking about the stories... Continue Reading →
The Break And The Healing
So, Judith Tarr has been doing a series of posts at Bookview Café which struck a deep and resonant chord in me. One of them is The League Of Shattered Authors and the other one (calls itself) a post on the block, called Blocks and Breakage. I disagree with her characterization of the second. I’ve... Continue Reading →
Why?
I was going to write a follow-up of sorts to Dave's post yesterday but just deleted it because it ranged well over the no-politics rule of the blog. Yes, I'm in that sort of a mood. It wasn't so much brought on by Dave's post -- and if you haven't read it already, go do... Continue Reading →
Shaping the world
I think sort of pear shaped, hanging from heaven (a la Colombus) and maybe a little over-ripe is the image that takes my fancy. Possibly with a few emerging maggots… truly, they will turn into gauzy winged creatures soon. Ah, you can tell I write fantasy. In a somewhat different metaphorical mold, it’s hard to... Continue Reading →
My muse is being a pain but I still love her — I think.
Let me start out by saying that Sarah is mean. She cornered me in a weak moment and somehow managed to get me to agree to post here again. She says it will help promote my books. Me, I think it's her way of getting back at me for whining at her about my muse.... Continue Reading →
Some Saturday Morning Thoughts
Last Tuesday, I posted "Publish or Perish or be Condemned". For those of you who haven't read it, it was basically a post giving my take on someone else's condemnation of those of us who self-publish or publish through small and micro presses because we are, according to this person, killing literature. I wasn't the... Continue Reading →
Weird Orbits
Hi, everyone. I’ve been down with a dreaded flu this week, so I have not come up with a new post. In the mean time I thought you might be interested to read an older post on getting around the solar system with new orbital schemes. Enjoy. . . When I thought about getting somewhere... Continue Reading →
Mad Genius Club 