Writer Tamago

Back home! I'm not too jet lagged yet, because I've been keeping busy sorting, unpacking, that sort of thing. Most notably, I've gone through two weeks worth of mail. The government sent our rebate check. That's nice, because Japan was expensive. And there was some good writerly news. Another agent asked for a partial. That's [...]

In Japan, Scribe Agency found me to say no. I'm sure there'll be lots of rejection updates when I get home. Home. The thought of soft beds and not sitting on the floor makes me feel all sniffly. Catherine

I've been email-less until Tokyo this trip. That's the problem with staying in charming old Japanese tatami rooms. At any rate, alive and well, and ready to go home. Been reading loads on bullet trains, and will probably work on manuals on the flight back. The Neville paper is done. Look for a travelogue eventually [...]

That sound of drilling and hammering and vacuuming that is coming collectively from my basement is the sound of progress. Mark and Michelle, if it floods in our absence, leave it alone. The going theory now is that it shouldn't, but if it does, it tends to swell up to merely the water table, which [...]

Have you been watching the news? Cedar Rapids, that Iowa town that just flooded beyond all expectation and record, is 25 miles to my east. I work there. Needlesss to say, the college where I work has been closed since Wednesday afternoon. I actually live in Blairstown, a nice dry town located away from the [...]

How frustrating is it that while you must be working on Neville Longbottom and the Heroic Journey, you have several hot ideas for new projects that hold themselves up as shiny and beautiful. Hulk Hercules, far from drudge work, is also usurped by these gems from your subconscious, at least for now. You know, as [...]

Reminding self of the following places to send short stories to. Coincidentally, also educating the readers... Drollerie (which has one now...) Polyphony 8 (Wheatland Press) (logically, the next after 7) Interfictions 2: that ambiguous selkie piece Lone Star Stories Strange Horizons Abyss and Apex Podcastle Where else? And what about a magazine for YA markets? [...]

Started reading Hines' Goblin Quest on the exercise bike today. I'm totally in. I care about Jig, I love the humor, and there's character driven conflict. PLUS there's the added bonus of years and years of cliche gamer D&D rattling around in my brain, just waiting to be twisted. I'll be recommending this one to [...]

And then, there was a big happy dance! I've sent out the LAST of the queries for Substance of Shadows. I have done all that a writer tamago can do in regard to that particular book for the next two months. That's the amount of time we give ourselves to hear from the agents I [...]

I've learned something from the last three books I've read. The people who know me are going to all laugh at me, but it's a new revelation for me, so lay off, okay? I've discovered that what I like to write are books about relationships. I like to study two people or more revolving around [...]