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June 1993 Editorial
Another essay on inspirations, this one from 1993. How is this dated? Only in personal ways. I no longer go to Rockaway Beach with other writers. The writer house changed management and it’s not possible to do. Not that I went the last few years anyway. I moved from the mountains to the coast in 1995, so no longer needed to vacation there. But the ocean still inspires me. Actually, the area I live makes me think of a New England fishing village, unless the sun hits it just right. Then it seems like an English village. The fog makes a local motel look like a castle. It’s quite pretty, and very inspiring. Just like it used to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dated Essay of the Month, On Writing
August Recommended Reading List
A difficult month for reading. First there was Worldcon. Travel—particularly book tours and conventions—cut into my reading time, since I can sleep on any airplane these days. The books I did read were mostly unsatisfying. Some of what I’ve been reading has been research for a new project, so I’m not finishing the books, but dipping in and out of them, reading the pertinent sections. And I’ve been reading an annoying book of essays. The author is a hell of a writer, which keeps me reading, but no one fact-checked the volume, so names are misspelled and information is off, leading me to mistrust the whole thing (For example: Joyce Carol Oates is called Joyce Carol Gates, not once but twice so far). … Read entire article »
Filed under: On Writing, Recommended Reading
Dark Corners
“Dark Corners,” my story that appeared in Baen’s Universe last year, has been reprinted in The Best of Jim Baen’s Universe #2. The books arrived yesterday. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News
Brian Thomsen
I’m not sure how many years it’s been since I last saw Brian Thomsen. I do know that it was more than five years ago, because Julius Schwartz was still alive. Julie, for those who didn’t know him, was THE DC editor in the 60s & 70s. Until his death in his 80s, he had an office at DC that he visited every week. I always saw Julie when I was in New York. I was in his office when Brian arrived. Brian and Julie had a standing lunch date, and on the previous one, Julie mentioned that Dean and I were going to come visit him. So Brian stopped by too. We had a lovely time. I always had a lovely time with Brian … Read entire article »
Filed under: The High Horse
The Perfect Short Story
Whenever we teach workshops with new students, I get reminded of a myth that exists among writers: There is such a thing as a perfect short story. To the beginning writer, the perfect short story is a story that will sell to every editor every time. To the sparsely published writer, the idea is a bit more complicated. Someday the sparsely published writer will achieve such a level of perfection that every story will sell on the first time in the mail. To the established writer, the perfect short story will win every award in the field and will be universally loved. Or if you’re a novelist, then the perfect novel will be the Great American Novel, discussed in every “important” venue. Or it will win the Pulitzer. Or it … Read entire article »
Filed under: On Writing
Writing Advice
I was going to write a few essays inspired by our Short Story Workshop this past weekend. It turns out that my husband Dean Wesley Smith beat me to it. He’s covered three topics on his blog that I was going to talk about. Since he did it so well, I’m not going to write my version. I’ll write something new in a week or so. Check out his advice here. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
Filed under: On Writing, Tidbits
Say Hello to My Little Friend
A new story just hit the bookshelves. “Say Hello to My Little Friend” is humor/fantasy. Those of you who came to my reading at Worldcon (thank you) heard me read this story. Now the anthology, Imaginary Friends has just appeared from Daw with the story inside. There are lots of other good stories here. Enjoy. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News
Gorgeous German Cover for Paloma
This is one of the few novels of mine in German that retained its English title! Of course, the title is a woman’s name… Here’s the cover for the newly released German edition of Paloma. I think it’s just lovely. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News
