When I was a kid, my mother used to say, “Karen, you are so anti-social ( Read more... )

I am suspicious of muses ( Read more... )

Okay, Internets, brace yourself, because this post has been brewing for a while.

In the last three months, When We Wake has been honored with a number of special things. My science fiction Sleeping Beauty story is:

• A Storylines Notable Book.
• A finalist in the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.
• Longlisted for the Silver ( Read more... )

Awards season is upon us! Here is my official post about what awards When We Wake is eligible for this year.

When We Wake is eligible for:

The Sir Julius Vogel Awards.

NOTE: If you're thinking, "hey, I really liked Karen's book, I'd like to nominate it for something, but I don't have time for a lot of selection and consideration, I wonder which ( Read more... )

I like this survey of the year business. These particular questions I took from Qian.

1. What did you do in 2013 that you'd never done before?

- Spoke at NCTE
- Went to Boston
- Edited my fourth novel
- Became a (qualified) teacher

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NO. I had all ( Read more... )

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Internets, what does one do during a six hour layover at Auckland airport?

If one has the money and inclination, one buys an ad hoc pass to the Koru club international lounge, which is about ten thousand times quieter and more relaxing than the regular terminal, even though they don't have proper diet coke, but only Coke Zero, that weak shadow of ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I read an article and by the end I was so angry that my eyes turned into burning coals and shot right out of my face ( Read more... )

Hi, Internets! I have a teaching job that starts next year at a great school; that's exciting!

And it has promoted another thing that is less "exciting" and more "deeply terrifying": I am learning how to drive.

When I turned 17 my parents gave me six driving lessons for a present. They were eventually redeemed by my brother when he turned 17, 2 ( Read more... )

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