To pub­lish tra­di­tion­ally or to self-publish? That seems to be the ques­tion at the fore­front of writ­ers’ minds of late, if the writing/publishing blog-o-sphere is any indi­ca­tion. I’ve been rumi­nat­ing on the topic for the last few weeks, and finally decided to set some thoughts down ( Read more... )

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Award sea­son isn’t just for movies, no indeed!  On Feb. 22nd the Neb­ula Awards listed their nom­i­nees for 2010, and today the Locus Awards fol­lowed suit.  Take a gan­der at the titles, and you’ll see what an amaz­ingly good year SF/Fantasy had!  It’s wholly encouraging.

A spe­cial con­grat­u­la­tory shout out to two who are always awe­some and ( Read more... )

Originally published at Ink in the Veins

[Note ... I'm still fussing with the new blog, and not sure why the feed only gave a link. Silly code. Still, please click over and give it a gander. Hopefully it will more reader-friendly soon. - KN]

They are connected, the Word and the Poem, and not simply because one is the building block of the other. Words are treasures, solitary and held in community, lost and found, and sometimes used as bludgeons. Words are sacred objects. We do not own them, they own us, and we are responsible for using them well ( Read more... )

It hit me a few days ago that my Rolf List for this year was missing one very important item, and I need to rectify that:

* Sign with a kick-ass agent to represent our books. Or an editor directly, but I'd rather go with an agent who can represent across various medias.

There.

:: nods approvingly and goes back to slurping her coffee ::

I stopped doing New Year resolutions a handful of years ago. They were always the same (eat less bad stuff, eat more good stuff, exercise), and I almost always failed within weeks of making them ( Read more... )

Like most people, my 2010 was a mixed bag. On the whole, though, I'd say the balance was positive, and that's a darn nifty thing to bring into the next year ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, when I was younger than I am now though not by much, the winter holidays still had magic. The whole season held an elusive, tenuous, lambent joy for me. It was all around, like a shimmering bubble of peace on earth, goodwill, and above all possibility. It was something I could sense in the air, and taste in the food, and smell ( Read more... )

Dear queen_in_autumn,

I hope your birthday is beautiful, restful, kind, joyful, fun and lovely. But mostly, I hope it is everything you most need it to be, and abundant with open doorways to explore.

With love and hugs,
Me

PS This is late in the day, but better late than really late, I always say.