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October 2018
- 31: Orycon Schedule - Orycon 40! (0)
August 2018
July 2018
March 2018
- 17: Norwescon Schedule (0)
February 2018
- 10: A Year Without a Winter (0)
December 2017
- 24: Some Tales for the Holidays (0)
November 2017
- 01: KEEPERS -- A book by the numbers (0)
October 2017
August 2017
July 2017
- 21: My Stonecoast MFA (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (0)
June 2017
- 19: Wilders release week recap! (0)
- 10: Interview with Brian Burt, author of "In the Tears of God" (0)
- 01: Reading Recommendation: New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson (0)
May 2017
April 2017
- 25: The Importance of Science to SF (0)
March 2017
- 18: Norwescon Schedule (0)
February 2017
November 2016
- 30: Enter to Win a Free Book! Join my mailing list... (0)
- 21: Orycon: Edge is Awarded, POST is talked about.... (1)
October 2016
- 25: Wilders: Mentioned in PW, First Draft in! (0)
- 15: Orycon Schedule (0)
- 09: Post #8: The Last Hurrah! (0)
- 07: Post #7: The Recovering World of POST (0)
September 2016
- 23: Post #6: With a little help from my friends (1)
- 19: Post #5: Why Crowdfunding, why eSpec? (0)
- 12: Post #4: On the Rising Part of the Curve (0)
- 10: Post #3: A Conversation with "The Road" (0)
- 06: Post #2: A novel that started with zen gardens (0)
- 05: POST #1. POST! Really…my novel Post is now on Kickstarter! (0)
August 2016
- 26: A Review of Four and Half Year's Worth of Work (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life (0)
- 04: Worldcon Schedule - Kansas City! (0)
July 2016
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Arabella of Mars, by David Levine (0)
- 05: Edge of Dark a finalist for the Endeavour award! (0)
June 2016
- 11: Release Week Round-Up (1)
May 2016
- 31: Win Free Books! (0)
- 25: Mailing List! Book Giveaway! (2)
- 10: How to Spear Light Like a Boss and other events... (2)
April 2016
- 12: Cluelessly Excluded / Helpfully Included (2)
- 06: Final Cover Released for Spear of Light (0)
- 05: I'll be Appearing Emerald City Comic Con! (0)
March 2016
- 31: Edge of Dark now available as an audiobook! (0)
- 21: Norwescon Schedule (0)
February 2016
- 28: Reading Recommendation: Archangel, by Marguerite Reed (0)
- 16: Reading Recommendation: (R)evolution by PJ Manny (0)
- 12: Finally, a Promise Kept: Wordfire contracts for The Making War (0)
- 09: PKD Nominees Join Forces to Giveaway Books (1)
- 08: Thanks for signing up for our Mailing List
- 06: Reading Recommendation: The House of Shattered Wings, Aliette DeBodard (0)
January 2016
- 12: Edge of Dark Nominated for the P.K. Dick Award (0)
- 11: Reading Recommendation: The Water Knife, by Paolo Bacigalupi (4)
- 03: End of First Semester: Being a Mid-Career MFA Student (4)
December 2015
- 27: Reading Recommendation: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (1)
- 13: Reading Recommendation: Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (0)
- 02: Nanwrimo Musings (1)
October 2015
September 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
- 01: Six by Six Delivered (0)
April 2015
March 2015
- 04: Women in Science Fiction, an Interview, and Intro Chapters (2)
- 03: Release Day for Edge of Dark (1)
February 2015
December 2014
- 01: Six by Six is Live! (1)
October 2014
- 28: Gaming for Good (1)
- 12: Big Hieroglyph Events coming to AZ and Seattle (3)
September 2014
- 10: Reading Recommendation: Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress (0)
- 09: Publication News: Hieroglyph anthology out now (1)
August 2014
- 26: Publication News: Coming Soon Enough out now! (0)
- 14: Reading Recommendation: Arctic Rising and Hurricane Fever, Tobias Buckell (0)
July 2014
- 29: Stop. Talk. Think. (1)
- 06: Reading Recommendation: The Sixth Extinction, by Elizabeth Kolbert (2)
June 2014
- 24: Backing into Eden Chapter 20: Fire. (0)
- 19: Backing into Eden - Gardening the World: A Parable is published by the World Future Society (0)
April 2014
- 15: Travel Recommendation: World Future 2014 "What if?" (2)
- 11: Backing into Eden Chapter 19: Earth (1)
March 2014
- 24: Backing into Eden Chapter 18: The Element of Air (0)
- 22: Glass: Three Month Review (4)
- 19: Reading Recommendation: Ancillary Justice, by Anne Leckie (0)
- 09: Backing into Eden, Chapter 17: A Fundamental Challenge (1)
January 2014
- 27: Three Strikes and We’re Out (of the open Internet) (3)
- 15: Google Glass: Glass at the SFWA Readings (1)
- 06: One Ring to Rule them All: Our phones are failing (1)
December 2013
- 29: Google Glass: 10 Days In (Glass and the Barcodes) (1)
- 26: Seattle Geekly podcast interview and book giveaway (0)
- 24: Google Glass: Glass goes to work (0)
- 22: Google Glass: Glass goes to a party (0)
- 21: Google Glass: A few days notes (0)
- 19: Google Glass: Day one (1)
- 18: Google Glass and me: The arrival (0)
- 14: New duology to come out from Pyr! (2)
November 2013
- 30: Reading Recommendation: The Expanse, by James S.A. Corey (2)
- 12: Diamond Deep Review Roundup (1)
- 01: Buy a book, get a chance to win a John Picacio calendar (0)
October 2013
- 23: Backing into Eden Chapter 16: Transgenic Animals and the Future (0)
- 20: Orycon Schedule! (0)
- 19: Reading Recommendation - Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver (0)
- 11: Reading Recommendation: Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, by Emily Anthes (0)
- 10: Backing into Eden Chapter 15: GMO Ethics (5)
- 08: The Diamond Deep is available today (2)
- 02: Backing Into Eden Chapter 14: Human Use of Animals - Lists (0)
September 2013
- 26: The Anarchist's Cookbook (0)
- 19: New story out in Halloween anthology (0)
- 16: Backing into Eden Chapter 13: GMO Plants (2)
- 01: Congratulations to John Picacio (0)
August 2013
- 24: Diamond Deep reviewed by the Romantic Times! (0)
- 23: Backing into Eden Chapter 12: Climate Whispering (0)
- 18: Worldcon Final Schedule (4)
- 05: Backing into Eden Chapter 11: Invasion and Migration (0)
- 03: Reading Recommendation: Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane (0)
June 2013
- 25: Backing into Eden – Chapter 10 – The Elephant Angels (1)
- 23: Reading Recommendation: Blue Remembered Earth by Alistair Reynolds (2)
- 23: Reading Recommendation: Crux, by Ramez Naam (1)
- 18: Ruby's Song (0)
- 18: Backing into Eden chapter 9 - Global Will (3)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet, by Ramez Naam (3)
May 2013
- 20: 3767 (0)
- 20: Backing into Eden (0)
- 19: Backing into Eden Chapter 8 - Do we save the whales or the mud snails? (3)
- 13: Reading Recommendation: Huntress, by Malinda Lo (0)
- 03: Backing into Eden Chapter 7 - Call for a Framework (2)
April 2013
March 2013
- 29: Backing in Eden: Chapter 5 - Big Data (0)
- 28: Reading Recommendation: Leviathan Wakes, by James S. A. Corey (0)
February 2013
- 24: Backing into Eden: Chapter 4 – Tools for Gardening a World (82)
- 07: Backing into Eden: Chapter 3 – The Hopeless Voice (2)
January 2013
- 28: Backing into Eden: Chapter 2 – The Beasts of the Field (1)
- 22: Backing into Eden: Chapter 1 – We are Responsible (3)
- 19: Reading Recommendation: The Emperor's Soul, by Brandon Sanderson (1)
- 17: Reading Recommendation: The God Species, by Mark Lynas (0)
- 14: Reading Recommendation: The Sigil Trilogy by Henry Gee (2)
- 13: New Research Series: Backing into Eden (0)
- 01: 2013: Five ideas for all of us (0)
December 2012
- 31: 2012 Predictions Round-up (0)
- 20: Mayan December now available in audio (0)
- 18: Release day Interview with Ramez Naam about Nexus (0)
- 09: This is the week to prepare to start Mayan December (0)
November 2012
- 29: Free flash story at Black Friday Blog Tour (0)
- 21: A Discussion of Positive Futures on SF Signal (1)
- 12: Reading Recommendation: Flying in the Heart of the Lafayette Escadrille, by James Van Pelt (0)
- 11: Unexpectedly Awesome (1)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (0)
- 06: Strong Women and Fabulous Books: Interview and Giveaway (0)
- 05: Reading Recommendation: 6 Degrees, by Mark Lynas (1)
- 02: Coming up: The best time to read Mayan December (0)
October 2012
- 28: Lone Boy and The Girl with Microphone (You Say You Want a Revolution) (0)
- 19: Guest Post: Science Fiction and the Future (0)
- 17: The Creative Fire is out! Happy Release Day! (1)
- 06: Reading Recommendation: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (0)
September 2012
- 24: Futurist (0)
- 23: Filk Recommendation: John Anealio's Laser Zombie Robot Love (1)
- 21: 3332 (0)
- 21: 3333 (0)
- 21: Blog (0)
- 21: Home (0)
- 21: Brenda's work as a Futurist (0)
- 21: Fiction (0)
- 21: Sometimes it's not the wordcount (0)
- 20: 10 days left in Goodreads giveaway for ARC of The Creative Fire (0)
- 18: On Female Futurists (7)
- 10: Reading Recommendation: Nexus by Ramez Naam (1)
- 09: Works (0)
August 2012
- 26: Worldcon Schedule (0)
- 24: Wanting to Read (1)
- 19: Upcoming Travel (1)
- 12: Where the Wild Things are Not: An essay of mine appears in The Futurist (0)
- 12: Wings of Creation paperback now available (4)
- 11: 3199 (0)
- 11: 3195 (0)
- 11: About (0)
- 11: Thoughts on Rome (0)
- 06: Happy Mass Market Release Week for Wings of Creation (0)
July 2012
- 31: Clarion West Write-a-Thon Ends for 2012 (0)
- 31: Book Side Bar Audio Silver Ship (0)
- 22: Creative Fire Book Sidebar (0)
- 20: Final Cover Available for The Creative Fire (0)
- 04: Lou Anders and John Picacio bring The Creative Fire to life (3)
June 2012
- 27: The Silver Ship Series (0)
- 26: Reading Recommendation: Paolo Bacigalupi's The Drowned Cities (0)
- 18: Clarion West Write-a-Thon (1)
- 13: The Power of Real-Life Drama, and Dog People (0)
- 12: In Which I Speak of Zeke (0)
- 03: Time Flies When You're Eating Cottonwood (0)
April 2012
- 28: Wings of Creation Mass Market (0)
- 28: Reading Recommendation: Imagine How Creativity Works, by Jonah Lehrer (0)
- 18: Reading Recommendation: Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman (1)
- 17: Latest Reviews (0)
- 17: Read Ruby's Song (0)
- 17: Buy Ruby's Song (0)
- 17: Ruby's Song: The Creative Fire and The Diamond Deep (2)
- 17: Building Harlequin's Moon (0)
- 09: Reading Recommendation: After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, by Nancy Kress (1)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes, by Tom Crosshill (0)
- 06: Reading Recommendation: The Games by Ted Kosmatka (1)
March 2012
February 2012
- 18: Reading Recommendation: Huntress, by Malinda Lo (1)
- 09: New Economic Model Needed (0)
- 04: Westward Weird Now Available (0)
January 2012
- 24: Pleased! Pyr to publish two of my books (7)
- 24: Events: I'll be reading from Mayan December in Olympia on Thursday night. (0)
- 24: Reading Recommendation: Of Blood and Honey, by Stina Leicht (1)
- 11: Latest Today's Tomorrows: Out of Destruction.... (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Silently and Very Fast, by Catherynne M. Valente (1)
- 07: Reading Recommendation: Tamora Pierce's Beka Cooper Series (0)
- 02: 2012 Predictions (3)
- 01: Review of my 2011 Predictions (4)
December 2011
- 26: Reading Recommendation: The Kingdom of Gods, by N.K. Jemisin (0)
- 23: New work in current Nature magazine (0)
- 22: River Anthology Can Now be Ordered (1)
- 14: Are eBooks driving better book design? (5)
- 06: Reading Recommendation: SEED, by Rob Zeigler (1)
- 01: Mayan December .99 cents for December (0)
- 01: New Story Out (0)
- 01: New Story Out on "Under the Vale" (0)
November 2011
- 26: One of our futures is falling victim to the economy..... (0)
- 19: Reading Recommendation: The Children of the Sky, by Vernor Vinge (0)
- 12: Congratulations to Daryl Gregory for Unpossible and Other Stories (0)
October 2011
- 27: New Futurismic Column Posted: The Grand Lie (0)
- 22: Marketing Mayan December (2)
- 09: Reading Recommendation: Endurance, by Jay Lake (1)
- 02: Reading Recommendation: IronWolfe by Darragh Metzger (0)
September 2011
- 26: Reading Recommendation: Lev Grossman (0)
- 23: A Good Speech.... (2)
- 15: Observations about Australia (0)
- 10: 9/11/11: Changes in Latitudes, Attitudes... (1)
- 03: Some Podcast Stories and Recommendations (2)
August 2011
- 31: Fulfillment: The Goodreads Giveaway Process (0)
- 27: Worldcon Report - Belated (0)
- 18: Mayan December Launch Party and Trailer (0)
- 18: Reading Recommendation: Heart of Iron, by Ekaterina Sedia (2)
- 12: In which I receive a precious birthday gift (0)
- 09: The eBook conversation happens everywhere! (0)
- 05: Clarion West Write-a-Thon Final Update (0)
July 2011
- 24: Worldcon 2011 Schedule (0)
- 23: Contest to Celebrate early e-release of Mayan December (1)
- 05: Year's Best 28 (0)
- 04: Readings, Columns, and Interviews (0)
- 04: Interviews on the web (0)
- 02: Clarion West Write-a-thon Update and Misc. (0)
June 2011
- 27: Write-a-thon Update (0)
- 22: Write-a-thon and Workshop Post #3 (0)
- 20: Clarion Write-a-Thon and WellSpring Workshop Update (0)
- 19: In an Iron Cage (0)
- 19: Write-a-thon and Workshop: Day 1 (0)
- 17: Mayan Reading (Watching!): The Fountain (0)
- 15: Clarion West Write-a-thon (0)
- 12: Purely personal: Our garden is awesome (0)
- 08: Guest Blog up at Printsasia: Why read SF & F? (0)
- 02: New column up at Futurismic, in which I rant a bit about climate change (2)
May 2011
- 31: Reading Recommendation: The Winds of Khalakovo, by Bradley P. Beaulieu (0)
- 21: Reading Recommendation: WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer (0)
- 21: New Cover Design for Mayan December (2)
- 21: Plain old reading: An antidote to the multi-tasking world? (0)
- 19: SFFWRTCHT: Where a Twitter Chat turns into a Blog Post (2)
- 16: Mayan Reading: The End of Time, The Maya Mystery of 2012, by Anthony Aveni (0)
- 05: New Futurismic Column: Interactive Storytelling (0)
- 01: Reading Recommendation: Matchmaker, by Erin Hartshorn (0)
April 2011
- 28: Relay for Life (0)
- 23: Writers who have created science fiction that could save the world (2)
- 17: Mayan Wayfinding (0)
- 17: Mayan December - Chapter 3 (0)
- 17: Mayan December - Chapter 2 (0)
- 16: Norwescon 2011 Schedule (1)
- 16: Read the Book (0)
- 16: Mayan December - Chapter 1 (0)
- 14: Very cool patch for a new story (1)
- 09: Reading Recommendation: River Marked by Patricia Briggs (0)
- 03: New Story "Cracking the Sky" Coming out in "No Man's Land. (0)
- 02: Mayan (er...Aztec) Reading: Servant of the Underworld, by Aliette de Bodard (2)
March 2011
- 27: Reading Recommendation: Nnedi Okorafor's "Who Fears Death" (2)
- 27: Mayan December Available for Amazon Pre-Order (0)
- 23: Robotics, Synchronicity, and Tales for Canterbury (0)
- 22: Mayan December Pre-orders are now available (0)
- 17: Transcript of #sffwrtcht (0)
- 12: Mayan Reading: The Sacred Well, by Antoinette May (1)
- 09: Crowd Power: Crowdsourcing Today (0)
- 09: First comments back on Mayan December (0)
- 08: Reading Recommendation: Nnedi Okorafor's The Book of Phoenix.... (0)
February 2011
- 20: Happy Coincidences: Louise (who's book I just recommended) is reading and teaching soon! (0)
- 20: Reading Recommendation: Mozart's Blood, by Louise Marley (0)
- 19: Reading Recommendation: M.K. Hobson's The Native Star (0)
January 2011
- 29: Last day of Thailand Pictures (and the S. Korean airport) (2)
- 27: Thailand: The Conference (2)
- 25: Thailand Day Three: Of a King, his people, and their dogs (2)
- 24: Thailand Day 2: A Day of Buddhas and Monks (0)
- 23: Day 1 of Thailand Trip (2)
- 19: Hebras YB announcement
- 19: Bibliography: The Research Behind Mayan December (1)
- 16: An Excellent Presentation on the Future (0)
- 13: Reading Recommendation: Paolo Bacigalupi's "Ship Breaker" (0)
- 12: What Does the Future Need? (0)
- 09: Reading Recommendation: Seanan McGuire's October Daye novels (1)
- 05: See what spec fic writers want to read (0)
- 04: The Yin and Yang of Futuring (0)
- 03: The Ordinary Futurist: 2011 Predictions (1)
- 01: The Ordinary Futurist: A 2010 Review of my own predictions about climate change and related topics (1)
- 01: The Ordinary Futurist: 2010 of my own predictions on government and society (0)
- 01: The Ordinary Futurist: 2010 review of my own predictions in technology (0)
December 2010
- 30: The Frost Fairies and the Dragon (0)
- 30: Love and Rockets Sidebar (0)
- 30: Finding the Way Sidebar Post (0)
- 30: Found in the Mail: Two anthologies (0)
- 28: My Father's Singularity to appear in Year's Best Anthology (0)
- 24: Reading Recommendation: Hitler's Angel, by Kris Rusch (0)
- 12: Reading Recommendation: N.K. Jemisin's "The Broken Kingdoms" (0)
November 2010
- 21: Reading Recommendation: N.K. Jemisin's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (3)
- 20: Just in: Mayan December cover (3)
- 18: New at Futurismic: The Recession and the Steep Upward Slope (0)
- 17: Latest Reviews (0)
- 17: Buy Mayan December (0)
- 17: Mayan December (0)
- 10: On FiRE This Veterans Day (2)
- 06: Reading Recommendation: Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die, by David Kessler (3)
October 2010
- 18: Math and Beauty: Celebrating a Life (0)
- 17: Reading Recommendation: Dreadnought, by Cherie Priest (0)
- 05: When CTO's have Ideas that have Sex (1)
- 04: Analog December, 2010 (0)
- 01: Reading Recommendation: Antiphon, by Ken Scholes (0)
September 2010
- 27: Listen up, writers! The joy of podcasts (0)
- 21: Reading Recommendation: The Man Who Hated Gravity, by Ben Bova (18)
- 19: Celebrating Strange Horizons (0)
- 15: 1937 (0)
- 15: If You Care About the Sea (0)
- 13: Futurist Trivia: The Sunday Times (0)
- 08: It's SF Week for me (That's SFWA and SF Signal)! (2)
- 01: The Dangers of Missed Deadlines, or Pretty Ruby (2)
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 (2)
- 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 (1)
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 (5)
February 2010
- 28: Reading (and Hugo) Recommendation(s) (1)
- 23: In which an author is given a lovely gift (1)
- 20: Nebula Noms and Hugo Podcasts? (3)
- 15: Nixie meets many famous authors and a bad agent (1)
- 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 (8)
- 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 (3)
- 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? (1)
- 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 (2)
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 (15)
- 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 (2)
- 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) (1)
- 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 (1)
- 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 (1)
- 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 (4)
- 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 (2)
- 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)
