Blog Archives
September 2010
August 2010
- 31: Art for Mayan December Cover, by Scott Grimando (2)
- 23: Reading Recommendation: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (0)
- 23: Fish, or lack thereof (0)
- 14: Reading Recommendation: The City in the City by China Mieville (0)
- 03: Stray Event Post: Bikes and squirrels (0)
July 2010
- 29: Reading Recommendation: Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell (0)
- 28: Good Things in Threes (0)
- 22: Movie Recommendation: Winter's Bone (0)
- 14: Squeel! New Ted Chiang (0)
- 09: "My Father's Singularity," in ClarkesWorld Issue #45 (0)
- 08: Wings of Creation (0)
- 08: Mini About (0)
- 08: Reading the Wind (0)
- 08: The Silver Ship and the Sea (0)
- 08: Building Harlequin's Moon (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: WWW: Watch (0)
- 06: More Happiness with The Girl.... (0)
June 2010
- 27: Reading Recommendation: The Windup Girl (0)
- 25: Starry Heaven: Last Full Day (0)
- 24: The Oceans (0)
- 23: Starry Heaven Day 3: The Phase Shift (0)
- 21: Starry Heaven Day 2: Fire, a Walk, and the Night Sky (0)
- 20: Starry Heaven Post 1: Fire over Flagstaff (0)
- 16: Reading Recommendation: The Specific Gravity of Grief, by Jay Lake (1)
- 14: Coming Events (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: The Girl Who Played with Fire (1)
- 04: Reading Recommendation: One Monk and one Briggs (0)
- 03: I wanted the implants in "The Matrix" (0)
- 01: Heading Back to Normal Life (0)
May 2010
- 24: Pardon my Absence (2)
- 11: Reading Recommendation: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Steig Larsson (2)
- 07: Latest Futurismic Column Up: Cancer and Science Fiction (0)
April 2010
- 29: Reading Recommendations: The Freelancer's Survival Guide (1)
- 25: Reading Recommendation: January by Becca de la Rosa (0)
- 19: Reading Recommendation: Non-Zero Probabilities, by N.K. Jemisin (0)
- 19: The iPad: After Week Two (2)
- 12: The iPad: After Week 1 (0)
- 04: Reading Recommendation: The Love We Share Without Knowing, by Christopher Barzak (0)
March 2010
- 30: Norwescon Schedule (2)
- 30: Arundhati Roy: The Woman of True Words (0)
- 28: Reading Recommendation: Bridesicle by Will McIntosh (3)
- 22: Reading Recommendation: Flesh and Fire, by Laura Anne Gilman (0)
- 12: Longevity (0)
- 08: Broadband: How We Thirst (0)
- 06: Rainforest Writer's Retreat Day 4 (0)
- 04: Rainforest Writers, Day 2 (0)
- 03: Rainforest Writers Workshop Day 1 (2)
February 2010
- 28: Reading (and Hugo) Recommendation(s) (0)
- 23: In which an author is given a lovely gift (0)
- 20: Nebula Noms and Hugo Podcasts? (3)
- 15: Nixie meets many famous authors and a bad agent (0)
- 07: Planning a Seattle Futures Meeting (0)
- 06: New Fiction Available (0)
- 02: I guess the battle is still raging above me. (0)
January 2010
- 31: Our Books Have Returned (1)
- 31: My Books Cannot be Found on Amazon (1)
- 30: Amazonfail: What Happens if the Distributor (Amazon or Apple) Controls Prices (1)
- 23: Geek Girl Goes Army (4)
- 17: Linkages and Trivia (0)
- 15: I'll be at Rustycon this Saturday (0)
- 03: An ordinary futurist reads her Seattle Times (6)
- 02: 2010: What we could be doing (5)
- 01: An Ordinary Futurist Predicts 2010 Events (7)
- 01: Testing Last Year's Predictions (0)
December 2009
- 29: Kudos to the citizens (that's us!) (0)
- 24: Writing in a Comfortable Place (0)
- 20: Reading recommendation: The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (0)
- 18: Animal Stories (0)
- 09: Reading Recommendation: Podcasts (2)
- 04: On Health Care: Fairness vs. Fear (0)
- 01: Reading Recommendation: Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse (0)
November 2009
- 26: Orycon Schedule (0)
- 21: Tonight's Wayward Reading (0)
- 20: Thanks Tony C. Smith (0)
- 19: Shall we go skiing with robots tomorrow? (0)
- 16: Good Science News (2)
- 11: Thanks so much! (0)
- 10: Release Day for Wings of Creation! (4)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia (0)
- 04: World Fantasy Report (0)
- 04: New winner, and the book giveaway continues.... (4)
- 03: Shiny New Wings of Creation Hardbacks (0)
- 02: Reading Recommendation: Canticle, by Ken Scholes (3)
October 2009
- 28: Daybreak, Killer Bunnies, Wings, and Geeks (0)
- 25: How is publishing like the tech industry? (0)
- 22: Various useful webbishry (0)
- 20: Reading Recommendation: Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest (1)
- 16: FireGlobal 2009: The Hottest Spot in Seattle? (0)
- 11: Reading Recommendation: Neil Gaiman's "The GraveYard Book" (1)
- 10: Upcoming Event Schedule (Some Changes) (0)
- 08: Futurist Event: FiRE Global (0)
- 07: Reading Recommendation: Magic in the Blood, by Devon Monk (0)
- 05: Reading Recommendation: Greg Bear's Mariposa (0)
- 04: Interview with Annie Tupek (1)
- 02: Authors and Covers (4)
- 01: Two Very Cool Futurist Events (0)
September 2009
- 30: Reading the Wind available in paperback (2)
- 26: What's Green, exciting, and then (hopefully) unnoticed? (0)
- 25: Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming Site Interviews Me (0)
- 18: Off to Flyball-Land (0)
- 16: In Which the Sf Signal Mind Meld Talks About First SF Reads (2)
- 16: Reading Recommendation: Anathem (Neal Stephenson) (4)
- 12: A Stop by the Booksellers Association (2)
- 07: Reading Recommendation: Hunting Ground (1)
- 04: Comment for a chance to win a book (9)
- 03: The Academy of New World Historians is Born (1)
August 2009
- 27: We Need Healthcare Reform Now (0)
- 26: 3D Printing: Are we moving into a design economy? (0)
- 26: In which the SF Signal Mind Meld includes me on Smart SF Movies (0)
- 20: Into a new breach: My work on an iphone app (0)
- 18: Reading Recommendation: Eyes Like Stars (0)
- 11: Reading Recommendation: Green, by Jay Lake (0)
- 09: World-con Midcon Report (1)
- 06: Montreal Day Three: The Beginning (4)
- 04: Montreal, a day closer to Anticipation (0)
- 03: Montreal, Pre-Anticipation (2)
- 01: Montreal Bound! #Worldcon (2)
- 01: Nanotechnology - Column Posted at Futurismic (3)
July 2009
- 22: Two things that make SF stories well-loved.... (2)
- 19: Musings on the Lunar Landing Anniversary (5)
- 08: Getting ready for a week away (3)
- 05: The Images of Creativity (0)
- 03: In which I become a publisher (9)
June 2009
- 30: Someone reading my work to me (3)
- 29: 2Xcreative: Maid Born of Crone (3)
- 28: Locus Awards and Science Fiction Hall of Fame Report (1)
- 25: Hope to see some of you at the Locus Awards this weekend (0)
- 21: Why I am Green for Iran (2)
- 20: Twitter: A Trail of Transparent Breadcrumbs (2)
- 19: Bobcat - as seen from my parent's deck (4)
- 19: Reading Recommendation: Bloodhound (The Legend of Beka Cooper, Book 2 (0)
- 18: When Reaching an Audience is Hard (0)
- 16: The Power of the Net (2)
- 14: The Futurist Reads Her Sunday Times (0)
- 10: Reading Recommendation: Lost Light by Michael Connelly (0)
- 03: Today's Tomorrows: First Column now live at Futurismic (0)
May 2009
- 31: Attention, Glorious and Critical (0)
- 30: Twitter: An Explanation (0)
- 25: Join Three Women of Speculative Fiction on Wednesday (0)
- 23: FiRE (Future in Review) Day 4: Africa, the Oceans, Language, and Whales (0)
- 21: FiRE (Future in Review) Day 3: China, the flu, Elon Musk, and Calit2 (2)
- 20: FiRE (Future in Review) Day 2: Leadership, the Economy, Thorium, and Dolphins (0)
- 19: In Which I am Included in the SFSignal Mind Meld (0)
- 19: FiRE (Future in Review) Day 1: The Speed of the Atmoshpere (0)
- 17: Updates on Social Tools for Writers (0)
- 14: Announcing a New Column at Futurismic (0)
- 13: Reading Recommendation: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer (1)
- 08: Getting Ready for FiRE (0)
- 02: Interview posted at MILSCIFI.COM (2)
April 2009
- 27: Wings of Creation Cover Squeal! (2)
- 27: A Review of The Silver Ship and the Sea (0)
- 26: Reading Recommendation: METAtropolis (0)
- 25: Four Twitter Observations (1)
- 23: In Which Lynne Jamneck from New Zealand Asks Me Questions (0)
- 20: Writers: Worth 38 Minutes of Your Time (1)
- 20: If Money and Resources Follow Attention..... (4)
- 18: I'm Thrilled: We're On Track! (3)
- 12: Weekend Report: Norwescon, #Amazonfail, and Stories (3)
- 09: Norwescon Schedule (0)
- 07: Reading Recommendation: Charles de Lint's "The Mystery of Grace" (0)
- 04: New Guest Blog Post Up - Last in the Series (0)
- 02: What's After Capitalism? (6)
March 2009
- 28: A Story of Engagement (14)
- 27: How do I revise? (0)
- 26: Me on Video on Futurist.com (and Amy, and Kanna, and Glen) (0)
- 24: Random thoughts about the book business (6)
- 22: The Future in the Seattle Times (0)
- 21: In which I am included in a list (0)
- 20: PressKit (0)
- 17: New Guest Blog Post at Adventures in SciFi Publishing (0)
- 14: Bioethical Issues: All in a Day's Work (5)
- 11: Cameras, Snow, Rivers, and a Circle of Readers (2)
- 11: Futurist.com: Exciting New Programs (0)
- 08: Me on Video, then in Portland (0)
- 08: Rainforest Writer's Retreat: Last Day Report (3)
- 06: Adventures in Writing: See me at Adventures in Science Fiction Writing (0)
- 05: Rainforest Writer's Workshop: Day 1 (0)
- 05: Reading Recommendation: Steal Across the Sky, by Nancy Kress (0)
February 2009
- 28: Observation: The Painful Now (6)
- 24: Microsoft TechFest Report (0)
- 22: Reading Recommendation: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (0)
- 21: Ken's Reading a Grand Success (1)
- 19: A Good Mood Helps (0)
- 18: I have my copies of Lamentation, by Ken Scholes (0)
- 15: Happiness: Mailbox yields my Valentine's Story in Nature Magazine (1)
- 13: Reading Recommendation: America, Such as She Is, by Jay Lake (1)
- 08: Getting ready for the Rainforest Writers Village (4)
- 04: Reading Recommendation: SEED Magazine (0)
- 01: Writing in worlds I have not created (0)
January 2009
- 31: Scientific Choices and Climate Change: It's All About Scale (0)
- 26: Our dogs live like science fiction characters (1)
- 15: Reading Recommendation: Devon Monk's Magic to the Bone (0)
- 11: Two Movies for Writers: Benjamin Button and Doubt (0)
- 10: 2009: What to Worry About, How to Hope (2)
- 08: I'll be at RustyCon this weekend (0)
- 04: The Relationship Between Expectation and Outcome (1)
- 02: Appearance at Seattle Barnes and Noble in Honor of Louis Braille Tomorrow (1)
- 01: All right, I know we all hope Barak is THE ONE (0)
December 2008
- 29: An Ordinary Futurist Goes to a Bookstore and Finds Clean Energy (Maybe) (0)
- 23: Climate Change Predictions for 2009 (0)
- 21: 'Tis the season for hope (1)
- 20: A smart power grid would be nice just now (0)
- 18: Revisiting my 2008 Predictions (1)
- 12: Reading Recommendation: Ender in Exile (1)
- 11: Smart Power (0)
November 2008
- 28: Reading Recommendation: Lamentation, by Ken Scholes (0)
- 27: On Terrorism (0)
- 25: Energy Economics (0)
- 23: The Silver Ship and the Sea wins the Endeavor Award (0)
- 21: Obama's Search for a CTO (0)
- 16: Reading Recommendation: The Terror, by Dan Simmons (0)
- 11: Some signs of hope on the horizon (1)
- 09: I'm Back Home (0)
October 2008
- 31: Reading Recommendation: Two Cautionary Tales (0)
- 30: Reading Recommendation: Ken Scholes' Long Walks, Last Flights, and Other Strange Journeys (1)
- 23: About Our Space Program (0)
- 14: I hope I just bought my last gasoline car (2)
- 08: "A Book for All Seasons" does a webpage for me, and some futurist ruminations (0)
- 06: For the Love of Independent Bookstores (0)
September 2008
- 20: Reading Recommendations: Short Work (1)
- 04: Ten Jobs of 2050 - Only Slightly Tongue-in-cheek (0)
- 02: In Which I am Interviewed Twice, and Slightly Flustered (0)
August 2008
- 24: Adventure, Prejudice, Changing, and Fighting (0)
- 17: Coming of Age (0)
- 10: The Information Society: Hide and Seek (0)
- 09: Some Commentary on Silver Ship from a Friend (0)
- 08: Keys to Publishing Contest (0)
- 05: World Science Fiction Convention: Denvention (0)
- 04: Silver Ship and the Sea a Finalist for the Endeavor Award (0)
- 03: World Peace: Can we have it? (2)
- 03: Reading Recommendation: Cry Wolf, by Patricia Briggs (0)
July 2008
- 27: Energy: Free in the Far Future (0)
- 22: Release Day! (0)
- 20: Worldbuilding: We’re Doing It Now (1)
- 12: Human Selection (2)
- 11: Where I'm Interviewed for ItBusinessEdge (0)
- 08: Cory Doctorow reads, a juggler talks, and I sign (1)
- 06: A Wild World (3)
June 2008
- 29: Science, Social Questions, and Science Fiction (2)
- 28: Reading Recommendation: In The Moon of Red Ponies, by James Lee Burke (0)
- 21: William Gibson Interview (1)
- 18: Studies in Setting (4)
- 16: Reading Recommendation: Good Daily Newspapers (0)
- 04: Opening Chapters (0)
- 01: Hurray for the Elements of Change (0)
May 2008
- 11: Reading Recommendation: The Noble Dead Series, by Barb and J.C. Hendee (1)
- 10: A Sense of Place (0)
April 2008
- 25: Watching Recommendation: Orwell Rolls in his Grave (0)
- 15: Writer's Read Posted What I'm Reading! (0)
- 06: Place and Time in Story (0)
March 2008
- 26: Reading Recommendation: Maximum Ride, The Final Warning by James Patterson (0)
- 08: Writing on the Lake, with the Lake, and Many Others (0)
- 02: Molly Gloss's reading (2)
February 2008
- 24: Lazy Indulgences and the Writing Process (0)
- 21: Three Gifts from Far Away (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Singularity's Ring (3)
January 2008
- 26: Reading Recommendation: A Rush of Wings (0)
- 19: The Silver Ship and Sea a Best Adult Book for Youth (1)
- 09: Reading Recommendations: Storm Chaser (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Iron Kissed, by Patricia Briggs (5)
- 06: Finished First Draft, 2008 Goals (0)
- 01: Mayan Summer Now Available Online (2)
December 2007
- 15: The Small Joys of Writing (0)
- 07: Reading Recommendation: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (0)
November 2007
- 28: Reading Recommendation: The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (0)
- 26: Misc Book News (0)
- 14: Futures from Nature is Out (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: The Hearts of Horses (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Interworld (0)
- 04: Flash Fiction: Alien Graveyards (0)
- 01: Reading Recommendation: The Alchemist (1)
October 2007
- 31: Progress on the Fremont's Children Series (0)
- 19: Endings (0)
- 12: A nice writing week (0)
- 10: Musing on Alan Greenspan's book, The Age of Turbulence (0)
- 07: Oregon Coast Writer's Workshops Return (0)
September 2007
- 26: Reading Recommendation: Maximum Ride (the trilogy) (3)
- 25: Paperback of Silver Ship and the Sea Pub Date (0)
- 22: Sci-fi Favorites at the Symphony (0)
- 17: Workshops can be good for the soul (0)
- 15: A Little Follow Up (0)
- 14: Google's Winning Moon Madness (0)
- 12: Thoughts from the night after (1)
- 10: Thoughts from the night before (0)
- 09: Things Sneak up on You (0)
- 09: Reading Recommendation: Down and Out on Coyote (0)
- 01: Alien Graveyards sold to Alien Skin magazine (0)
August 2007
- 24: Worth Watching (0)
- 17: I've had the same question three times in three days (0)
- 14: 2007 State of the Future (0)
- 05: Back in the Hunt (0)
- 03: A few story sales (0)
July 2007
- 27: Harry Potter: Ramblings (0)
- 25: Reading Recommendation: MainSpring, by Jay Lake (1)
- 24: Review: Chip Delaney Reading at SFM Tonight (0)
- 23: Reading Recommendation: Al Gore's "The Assault on Reason" (0)
- 13: Interview Posted at Educated Earth (2)
- 12: The Page 99 Test (0)
- 12: Back from Hawaii (0)
- 01: Off to Hawaii (0)
June 2007
- 24: Clarion West Season is On! (0)
- 16: That post-book thing.... (1)
- 02: Reading Recommendation: Quantico, by Greg Bear (1)
May 2007
- 28: Reading at the University Bookstore Tuesday, May 29th (0)
- 25: In which I interview Kim Stanley Robinson (0)
- 12: Play review, Love, Janis (0)
- 03: Interview Posted (141)
April 2007
- 24: Reading Recommendation: The Tenth Circle (0)
- 21: Reading Recommendation: The Universe in a Single Atom (0)
- 19: Spring Sunset Over Lake Chelan (0)
- 17: Reading April 25th in Kirkland (0)
- 10: Stephen Hawking Lecture Notes (0)
- 04: Coming up: A Marathon Weekend (0)
March 2007
- 30: Silver Ship and the Sea in Seattle Times (0)
- 28: Upcoming Signing/Reading Associated with Norwescon (0)
- 27: Starred Review for Silver Ship and the Sea from Booklist (0)
- 26: Brian Greene Lecture Notes (0)
- 25: Finishing up Draft 1 (0)
- 20: The Silver Ship and the Sea Available Today! (0)
- 17: Out of the Mouth of Babes.... (2)
- 10: Cross-Post from my Global Warming Blog (1)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Ken Scholes' "Last Flight of the Goddess" (2)
- 04: Reading Recommendation: Barak Obama, The Audacity of Hope (0)
February 2007
- 25: Nice Review of Short Story (0)
- 25: News: Radcon, Arizona, and the Silver Ship and the Sea (0)
- 15: Off to Radcon! (1)
- 12: Fast Forward 1 Available (0)
- 03: Scribbles on Writing Process (0)
January 2007
- 30: Blog Archives (0)
- 30: January news (0)
- 30: Contact (0)
- 30: January 2007 reading recommendations (0)
- 30: Some contemplation of ancient cultures (0)
- 29: Speaking (0)
- 29: Brenda Cooper's Biography (0)
- 29: Published Work (1)
