Monthly Archives: May 2008

Well, in about an hour the family and I jump into the car and drive north, headed about 120kms away to the small-ish seaside town of Lancelin. It’s my mother’s 70th, and our very tiny clan is gathering for a family celebration.  I expect to be back Monday afternoon.  No idea if there’ll be any … Continue reading »

There are always a few projects bubbling away in the background, and I’m really delighted to be able to say that another one has moved from being something I’d love to do, to being something I’m actually doing.  Last October I was sitting in a bar in Saratoga Springs talking to Lou Anders.  I looked … Continue reading »

I was sent a novel yesterday. It popped into my email inbox, attached to a message from a very nice publicist who seemed awfully pleased about having sent it to me. And there was a time when I would have been delighted to get it too, though I’m becoming less and less thrilled as time … Continue reading »

Well, this is the scary part.  One or two things to sort out, but this week I’m reading through a stack of paper to see what kind of book the stories I’ve accepted for Eclipse Two actually will make.  They’re a disparate bunch.  I like them all, and I really love a few, but this … Continue reading »

Up too early.  Marianne was away for the weekend. Spent the time taking the kids here and there, and doing family stuff.  I thought we had a good time. The youngest then assures me, on her mother’s return that the entire weekend was boring.  She even had her mother re-read her a chunk of the … Continue reading »