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Helping spread the word about a Kickstarter for a new submission-tracking program. This was started by my friend Sylvia Spruck Wrigley, and I think she’s been doing a great job listening to what people need and want from a site like this. So here’s her announcement.

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I’m up at Podcastle with Seeking Captain Random. I think Laura Hobbs does a very strong reading on this story. It’s a story that most American readers may not have found yet, since it was in Interzone earlier this year and I haven’t reprinted it on my site yet.

Enjoy!

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I’m in an anthology called Outlaw Bodies, edited by Lori Selke and Djibril al-Ayad, with a reprint of She Called Me Baby. Outlaw Bodies contains stories about how bodies will change laws and transgress rules in the future. As part of the promotion, each author is interviewing ( Read more... )

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I hadn’t realized the Feb 2013 Asimov’s is available already! So, you can read the entire novella if you like.

“The Weight of the Sunrise” is an alternate history in which the Incan Empire survives into the 19th century, and they bargain with the Americans for their future.

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Here’s a preview of my novella The Weight of the Sunrise. It’s about the first 1/3 of the story. It’s an alternate history where the Incan Empire survives into the 19th century. Enjoy!

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Hey all! I’m reading for the Nebulas and the Hugos.

I invite each writer to send me one short story, novelette, or novella which is eligible for these awards. Make the subject header AWARD STUFF so I can sort my email. Don’t be shy. I’m looking for good material to read so I ( Read more... )

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Let’s try that again, hmm?

Now that Apex has resolved their malware problem, here’s a link to my essay You’re Not Supposed to Write That: Taboos in Speculative Fiction. Enjoy.

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I’m up at Apex with a nonfiction essay.

You’re Not Supposed to Write That: Taboos in Speculative Fiction.

I haven’t blogged much lately because I’m busy producing new work. It’s a good thing.
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Hey all! I’m excited to say I’ll be reading at Writers With Drinks this Saturday evening, 7:30 PM, at the Makeout Room in San Francisco. This event, hosted by Charlie Jane Anders, is tons of fun. Six writers do short readings, in a bar setting (so you can have wine while you ( Read more... )

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If you like listening to your stories, Lion Dance is live at Escape Pod, read by John Chu. A flu pandemic in San Francisco, Chinese lion dancing, and Halloween night. Enjoy!