July 11, 2010 4:28 pm (Mountain Time) We’ve arrived at the campus of University of Wyoming. Three of us were all on the same flight from Boston so we were picked up together, and also met one of the other participants, Ian Randal Strock (whom I’ve known for years from science fiction conventions), and also…
Launch Pad Diary July 11, 2010 8:27 am Here I am in another airport, starting another travelogue. In previous adventures, I’ve traveled to exotic lands, or to Florida. This time I might go to the moon, though, or other stars. I’m on my way to the Launch Pad Writers Workshop at University of Wyoming. The…
Eric handed out a list of Natural States of Consciousness and Neurochemicals (transcribed below) He was surprised by how many people showed up at dinner time and didn’t make enough handouts, but I typed it up below. Eric: Normal psychology is very good at discounting and throwing away anything that isn’t a “normal” state of…
This was one program item I really wanted to see, so I made sure to get to the con on time for it. Official Description: Alternatives to the Pay-Per-Copy System of Author Compensation. Mary Robinette Kowal, Barbara Krasnoff, Eugene Mirabelli, Ken Schneyer (L), Charles Stross. Paying writers or publishers for each copy of the work…
The fabulous and talented Tryslora (on IJ, LJ, Twitter, etc…) has made a whole slew (40 so far) of icons featuring quotes from the Magic University series, which can be found here, but after staring at them muchly and being unable to decide which one I liked best… I glommed them together into one big…
We have a winner! Thanks to everyone who entered my contest to win a PDF of your choice from the Magic University series. The winner is: TINUVIAL! who follows me on Livejournal (and Facebook) has chosen book one for a prize. I collected all entrants in roughly chronological order, numbered the entries, and then used…
It’s that time again, time for Pride of many kinds. Hence, time to renew the Outer Alliance PLEDGE: As a member of the Outer Alliance, I advocate for queer speculative fiction and those who create, publish and support it, whatever their sexual orientation and gender identity. I make sure this is reflected in my actions…
The “magic university” series is my erotic romance/urban fantasy series, set in the magical college hidden inside Harvard. The ebooks from Ravenous are available now, and the printed editions are being released this fall, beginning with book one (The Siren & The Sword) in October from Red Silk Editions.
This week while we were waiting for the Friday release of “The Incubus and the Angel,” the third installment in my magic u series (now live and available from Ravenous, the Kindle Store, ARe, etc…) some friends and readers came up with some songs that are really fitting for the characters and situations in the…
I have my Readercon schedule in hand now, and would like to propose Friday 5:30 – 7pm in the hotel bar be Circlet Press happy hour. I was trying to come up with a time when we could all go out to dinner together, but the number of people who have panels overlapping the dinner…
