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Interviewing Jose Iriarte, former “homework babysitter,” current short story professional

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Ampersand

Today, I’m posting an interview that I was supposed to post a month ago, with Jose Iriarte. (I didn’t save the post correctly, apparently, and it didn’t go into the queue. Oops.) Jose is a new writer–he’s been publishing short … Continue reading →

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Neb Recc Catch-Up List

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Mandolin

I’ll be releasing my full list of short fiction recommendations later, but here’s a quick catch-up on a couple things I liked recently. Novel Here’s a link to my recommendations for 2015 novels. My favorite was Fifth Season by N. K. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Mandolin

I wanted to make a post celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories because it is one of the few more-than-three-book series that I’ve read to the end. Actually, all of those series ended last year, so I was going to do … Continue reading →

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2015 Science Fiction & Fantasy Novel Recommendations

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Mandolin

This list is not comprehensive. It’s just a dash of things I liked. This year, there were a number of novels that I found interesting, but also think I was an audience mismatch for. The books carry significant emotional weight … Continue reading →

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2015 Recommendations for Young Adult and Middle Grade SF/F Novels

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Mandolin

(I was reading this year for the Norton Award. For those who don’t know, the Norton Award is given annually by SFWA (alongside the Nebulas, although it is technically not a Nebula award) to a young adult or middle grade … Continue reading →

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Mad Hatters, Jews, and Aliens: What I Published in 2015

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Mandolin

I didn’t publish much in 2015. People who know me well will know that I’ve been dealing with health issues (and related writers block) for a few years now. I hope last year was the nadir, as far as publishing … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Tina Connolly

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Mandolin

A few weeks ago, I discovered that it was a lot of fun to hand people some casual interview questions and see what they had to say. This is the fourth interview I’m putting on the blog. I met Tina Connolly … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Megan O’Keefe

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Mandolin

A few weeks ago, I discovered that it was a lot of fun to hand people some casual interview questions and see what they had to say. This is interview #3. Thanks to Megan O’Keefe for playing! I don’t know Megan … Continue reading →

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New Story, “Tea Time,” in Lightspeed Magazine

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Mandolin

A new story of mine, “Tea Time,” is now available from Lightspeed Magazine. It is never polite to go out-of doors without a hat. One’s hat should remain on one’s head no matter the extremity. Even if the rest of … Continue reading →

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Writing Advice from Novelists: How to Start Your Second Book

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Mandolin

To support SFWA this year, I auctioned off a writing advice article on the topic of the bidder’s choice. The winner was Mark Tompkins whose debut novel, The Last Days of Magic, is coming out from Viking in March. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading →

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