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The Daily Tweets, 2009-11-02: Vai watches me write
My cat watches me write. Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, The Daily Tweets
Tagged cats, Crossed Genres, NaNoWriMo 2009, Väi the cat, writing
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-11-01: NaNoWriMo 2009 kickoff #2, the midnight write-in
Kicking off NaNoWriMo 2009 with a midnight write-in at Denny’s. I was writing some Long Dark material about a data trader whose arriving, for the first time in her life, on a planet (Earth). I reckon she grew up in the asteroid belt.
Posted in Long Dark, NaNoWriMo, The Daily Tweets
Tagged NaNoWriMo 2009, slideshow, writing
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Crossed Genres announces its first short story anthology — and "Cold" will be in it!
Crossed Genres will publish its first anthology containing one story from each of its first 12 issues — including my story “Cold” from the LGBTQ issue.
Posted in Cold
Tagged accepted for publication, Crossed Genres, lgbtq, science fiction, writing
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-10-31: "Cold" published at Crossed Genres, & other writing projects
My story “Cold” was published in Crossed Genres, & I’ve got other writing going on too.
Posted in Cold, The Daily Tweets
Tagged Crossed Genres, NaNoWriMo 2009, writing
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"Cold" is published!
My story “Cold” is now appearing in the November 2009 issue of Crossed Genres, which also has a lot of other great LGBTQ science fiction/fantasy. Give it a read!
Me, the killer
About “Mercy,” a piece I wrote in response to a theme on “you, the killer” for the Scheherazade Project. Imagining killing someone was hard enough on me that I hope never to be called upon to do it for real.
Posted in Short fiction
Tagged collaboration, Kadu, Scheherazade Project, Yksin
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-10-29: NaNoWriMo 2009 kickoff #1
RT @yksin: Anchorage @NaNoWriMo kickoff Elim Cafe w/ @Inked_Tigress & a buncha other crazed writers. # Here’s my brief slideshow of picks from the kickoff. We’ll have another kickoff Saturday night/Sunday morning — a midnight write off to begin the … Continue reading
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Tagged NaNoWriMo 2009, slideshow, writing
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How to Find Your True Love: A Method
Posted in Short fiction
Tagged humor, shaggy dog story, tall tale, tattoos, writing
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Crossed Genres LGBTQ issue: The ad goes live
Crossed Genres’ Issue 12, the LGBTQ issue, goes live on November 1. And I’m in it! — And meanwhile, it’s ad on Tor.com went live yesterday, in an unexpected act of generosity & welcoming to queers & their allies from one of the biggest names in science fiction & fantasy. Thanks, Tor.com!
Posted in Cold, LGBTQA writers
Tagged Crossed Genres, lgbtq, Outer Alliance, Tor.com, writing
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Taking life support for granted
Pina Chomko: s a story character in my novel-in-progress Cold. She’s not like us: she grew up in outer space. Her dream: to take for granted all the life support services that nature provides for free — just like us.
Posted in Cold, Long Dark, NaNoWriMo
Tagged biospherics, CELSS, Cold notes, Long Dark notes, NaNoWriMo 2009, Pina Chomko (Cold), research for writing, science fiction, writing
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