We might be going to Dragoncon. Here is a tiny snippet, because we have no other news and this post needs some more words. The bright sunlight stabbed at my eyes. Sunshine bathed the street and thirteen people waiting there, about thirty yards from our door. Long white robes with deep hoods hid their faces
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Open Mike FAQ
So there were some reader questions in the comments we meant to answer, but now I can’t find them. Most people, when they get sick, get a fever. I get confusion. I very rarely have fever. The worst day of my cold, I got out of bed and dressed in my outside clothes, because some
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Mysterious Hand Part 2
On Waiting, The Annoyances Of
I can’t put up a tree this year, and it’s gnawing at me. There is no point in putting it up, because we are probably moving in less than two weeks. Hoping the contractor will get on with the floors, because we would like to move in before Christmas. Every contractor I’ve ever hired, with
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On Bribery, Proper Use Of
Grace Draven through Facebook: Hey, AMID THE WINTER SNOW anthology is up for preorder and I have a story in it. If I bribed you with two bottles of wine and a sacrificial chicken, would you be willing to mention the anthology in a blog post? Me: Give me a snippet and I’ll do it.
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Rogan POV from Wildfire Part 1
Many thanks to all the generous Nigerian readers who donated their time and expertise to make sure I wasn’t just making up crazy nonsense. The flight from Houston to Austin’s executive airport was short, less than half an hour in the air. It would take more time to get from the airport to the
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IBM Plex
IBM, which used Helvetica forever and ever, has switched to a new font called IBM Plex. There is a fun article about it here. And the best thing, it’s open source and you can download it. Check this out. This is a jpeg, so there is some loss of quality. To see a png file,
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Thor! And Monday.
If you haven’t seen Thor, you should go. It was hilarious, over the top, with lots of cool action and fantastic visuals. Everything a comic book movie should be. Take the kids, they will enjoy it. Jeff Goldblum was to die for. Chris Hemsworth has spectacular comedic timing. Cate Blanchett was amazing, Idris Elba was
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On Identity and Buggies vs Carts
Gwenda Bond linked an interesting article from Southern Cultures. The author, Meredith McCarroll, who comes from Western North Carolina, talks about her efforts to blend in and hide her cultural heritage and eventual acceptance of who she is. Yet while I was proud of my home, I was also learning that powerful stereotypes about Appalachia
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Sunday’s Child
Sunday’s Child, a novella by Grace Draven is out today. So yesterday Grace calls me. She: I finally uploaded it. Me: Oh good. Send me the cover. I’ll post it on the blog. She: Thank you. Me: Of course I would be able to do a better post if someone had sent me an early
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Drafts, On Adequate Number Of
Saw this mug advertised on Facebook at Writing Is My Lfe Page. You can buy your own version at Gearbubble, but it’s only offered for a limited time. Behold. Gordon is working on a new Rogan POV. If we give you the POV, do you think there is any possibility you will stop emailing about
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RWA Meeting Tomorrow
We are visiting our local RWA chapter tomorrow and answering questions, so if you are an RWA member in Austin and you want to ask us something about industry or writing, now if your chance. More details here: http://austinrwa.org/ilona-andrews/
