6/1 - A new interview - in Hebrew - http://www.sf-f.org.il/story_1571 and English - http://fb.me/6PmD2AUYB
6/3 - A NECESSARY END by Sarah Pinborough and me in audio!!!! http://tinyurl.com/lx26687
6/6 - CULTURAL IQ DEPT.: A friend was closing a real estate deal today. She told the young couple, "It'll be easy to remember the day you bought your first house." A blank look. She said, "D-Day." Another blank look. Need I go on?
6/9 - "An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods." -- Ambrose Bierce
6/12 - Sarah and I just sold German rights to A NECESSARY END in a lightning deal - less than a week from query to payment.
6/12 - Okay. 1st draft of new book off to agent. It's 115k and could have been longer. I =like= these people.
6/13 - Magnificent - pic.twitter.com/6YB5OvJuyC
6/15 - Fine with me. I always tip 20% - more on a small bill. http://tinyurl.com/kxrbcue
6/17 - finished THE NIRVANA PLAGUE by Gary Glass last night. A compelling plot, characters I enjoyed being with -- loved the snarky Karen. It gets scientificky in some spots which might not work for all readers but worked for me. I don't know if the author tried for a Big 5 contract or simply decided to go indy. Either way, bravo for indy publishing because otherwise I never would have seen this excellent novel. http://tinyurl.com/nda2tne
6/20 - Could be the BEST. VINE. EVAH! https://vine.co/v/MIjTE3ZDxa3
6/22 - Obliquity at work. My iPod is running through the "O" songs and "Ode to Billie Joe" just played. Haven't heard it in a long time and was struck by the storytelling technique. Most of the information is offered through dialogue around a kitchen table. We never learn why Billie Joe jumped off that bridge. The narrator had something to do with it, but she's not telling. So we're left guessing... or maybe going back for another listen.
6/23 - I just proofed my old story "Cuts," to be reprinted in Ellen Datlow's THE CUTTING ROOM anthology. I guess I've mellowed over the years because now that story strikes me as waaaay over the top.
6/25 - Ebooks Are Forever just sold a bunch of my titles to a California library system.
6/26 - While looking for something else, I came across this in my photo folder. It's called "Drought" and I painted in when I was 14 or so: http://tinyurl.com/nmv7zsh
6/27 - why I love the Jersey Shore (Venus and the moon off Belmar) http://tinyurl.com/oroccmp
6/30 - Anybody have plans to stare at their phone someplace exciting July 4 weekend?
6/3 - A NECESSARY END by Sarah Pinborough and me in audio!!!! http://tinyurl.com/lx26687
6/6 - CULTURAL IQ DEPT.: A friend was closing a real estate deal today. She told the young couple, "It'll be easy to remember the day you bought your first house." A blank look. She said, "D-Day." Another blank look. Need I go on?
6/9 - "An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods." -- Ambrose Bierce
6/12 - Sarah and I just sold German rights to A NECESSARY END in a lightning deal - less than a week from query to payment.
6/12 - Okay. 1st draft of new book off to agent. It's 115k and could have been longer. I =like= these people.
6/13 - Magnificent - pic.twitter.com/6YB5OvJuyC
6/15 - Fine with me. I always tip 20% - more on a small bill. http://tinyurl.com/kxrbcue
6/17 - finished THE NIRVANA PLAGUE by Gary Glass last night. A compelling plot, characters I enjoyed being with -- loved the snarky Karen. It gets scientificky in some spots which might not work for all readers but worked for me. I don't know if the author tried for a Big 5 contract or simply decided to go indy. Either way, bravo for indy publishing because otherwise I never would have seen this excellent novel. http://tinyurl.com/nda2tne
6/20 - Could be the BEST. VINE. EVAH! https://vine.co/v/MIjTE3ZDxa3
6/22 - Obliquity at work. My iPod is running through the "O" songs and "Ode to Billie Joe" just played. Haven't heard it in a long time and was struck by the storytelling technique. Most of the information is offered through dialogue around a kitchen table. We never learn why Billie Joe jumped off that bridge. The narrator had something to do with it, but she's not telling. So we're left guessing... or maybe going back for another listen.
6/23 - I just proofed my old story "Cuts," to be reprinted in Ellen Datlow's THE CUTTING ROOM anthology. I guess I've mellowed over the years because now that story strikes me as waaaay over the top.
6/25 - Ebooks Are Forever just sold a bunch of my titles to a California library system.
6/26 - While looking for something else, I came across this in my photo folder. It's called "Drought" and I painted in when I was 14 or so: http://tinyurl.com/nmv7zsh
6/27 - why I love the Jersey Shore (Venus and the moon off Belmar) http://tinyurl.com/oroccmp
6/30 - Anybody have plans to stare at their phone someplace exciting July 4 weekend?
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