http://kriswrites.com Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:44:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The March Asimov's features a story of mine that's been in the works for about 8 years. I couldn't write it until I found a few great books on the history of the Tower of London.  Believe it or not, it took a while to find those books.  Even the ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/07/the-tower/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Role Models Kristine Kathryn Rusch The past few weeks, we’ve had a pretty lively discussion of behavior and the professional freelancer.  If you haven’t done so, go back and read the comments sections in the two posts on jealousy and in last week’s ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/04/freelancers-survival-guide-role-models/ Ed Gorman bought my story, "Patriotic Gestures," for his best of the year volume.  It's out now from Tyrus Books. And I've read the entire volume and will be recommending it in the Recommended Reading column. Good stuff in here, including some of the Edgar nominees and winners.  I'm sure ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/03/patriotic-gestures-in-years-best/ My story, "The Thrill of the Hunt," has just appeared on Baen's Universe's website.  This one is dark and fantastic and was fun to write.  You can read an excerpt here--and maybe even download the rest if you like. T Also, my Baen's Universe column subtitled, "An Amazing Amount of Stuff," ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/02/02/the-thrill-of-the-hunt-and-a-column/ I read a lot in December.  Sadly, much of it wasn’t memorable.  I checked my calendar (where I record what I read) to see if I had missed anything for the list—and was startled to see books that I barely remembered reading one week later. I’m also doing ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/01/31/recommended-reading-list-december-2009/ The next book in the Diving universe, featuring Boss, just sold.  The book, City of Ruins, follows Boss's escapades a few years later.  Pyr is giving the books tons of support.  Here's editor Lou Anders' blog on the deal. Let me say, guys, I couldn't have done this without you.  You ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/01/29/great-news/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Professional Courtesy Kristine Kathryn Rusch Last week’s post on “Surviving Someone Else’s Jealousy” went viral.  I got more e-mail than I’ve ever gotten on a single Freelancer’s Guide post, and more people tweeted, blogged, or commented on various social networking sites than ever ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/01/28/freelancers-survival-guide-professional-courtesy/ ...on Dean's website. Read everything, including the comments. I mentioned this last week, but there are a lot more comments and 2 new blog posts this week. Good stuff all around. Check it out here. http://kriswrites.com/2010/01/25/a-class-in-agents-and-marketing/ Please check this out only if you've already read Diving into the Wreck. If you haven't, what are you waiting for? <VBG>  The book club readers asked lots of great questions.  You can find them here. http://kriswrites.com/2010/01/25/joseph-mallozzis-book-club-intervew/ Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Surviving Someone Else’s Jealousy Kristine Kathryn Rusch About five minutes after I posted last week’s section on professional jealousy, I got back-to-back e-mails from regular readers of the Guide, asking me how to deal with being a victim of professional jealousy.  Both letters ... http://kriswrites.com/2010/01/21/freelancers-survival-guide-surviving-someone-elses-jealousy/