I’m very pleased that Mayan December is now available in at Audible.com. Â I like the narrator, too. Â I’m only through about a chapter, but she sounds really good and easy to listen to, like a nice match of voice to book. The release tickles me. Â Mayan December is one of my favorite books, and it’s …
Well, it’s December 2012. Â If you order Mayan December this week, you should have it in time to start reading along with the days as they count down to the end of the Mayan calendar. Â A few of my friends are planning to do this, and I’m hoping it might be fun. It’s NOT like …
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I’m right in the middle of the release activity for The Creative Fire, but I also noticed that it’s getting to be late in 2012. Â This is a great time to read Mayan December, which tracks the world from December 10th through December 21st 2012. Â It’s available from Prime Books (Sean Wallace) and from the …
Friday August 31st: Â (Updated to add Pyr panel!) 1:30 – 3:00 PM Pyr Rising: Â Columbus Hall, Rooms A&B. Â A shared panel between Dragon Con and Worldcon. Â This will be extra fun because I have been in a writing workshop all week with one of the other Pyr authors, E.C. Â Myers. Â He will be on the …
I’ll be reading from Mayan December in Olympia on Thursday night at the Timberland Regional Library in Olympia. Â Love to see some of you there! Â The snowpocalypse appears to have quieted, but it is still a cold and snowy landscape, at least around out house. Â So if you do come, drive carefully!
Mayan December is different than my other work. Â That doesn’t mean readers of The Silver Ship and the Sea might not like it, some clearly do. Â But – very different than my other work — every unsolicited email or review or comment has been from a women. Â A lot of my science fictions readers are …
Goodreads does a book giveaway program. Â This is basically a chance for authors or publicists or publishers to give away copies of the book. Â I just finished a run through of the program where I gave away 10 copies of Mayan December. I like the process of autographing copies and sticking them in envelopes and …
I came back from the convention to be swept immediately into busy days and a visit from family. So here is a rather belated and short Worldcon report. Â I’m usually by myself at Worldcon, but my long-time friend Gisele from Florida (I met her over half my life ago!) and my partner Toni joined me …
I am a bit nervous about the book launch party at Worldcon tomorrow. Â It’s the first time I’ve done a book party of any kind (much less at Worldcon). Â Louise Marley and I are co-hosting a book launch – for her excellent Brahm’s Deception (Kensington) and for Mayan December (Prime). Â Since it’s a year for …
I’m pretty happy with the 2011 Worldcon schedule.  Lots of Mayan December launch activity, a reading for No Man’s Land, a party, and some great topics to discuss.  I hope to see many of you there. Thu 13:00 – 14:00, The Amish Approach to Changing Technology: The Error of Presumed Neutrality of Technology (Panel), D05 (RSCC) …
