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The Futurist Reads Her Sunday Times
From time to time, people ask me what it takes to be a futurist. Really, it’s an interest in thinking about the future and a habit of keeping my eye’s open. I think there is one other bit: the desire to make the world a better place in the future. I stay aware of what’s [...]
FiRE (Future in Review) Day 4: Africa, the Oceans, Language, and Whales
The morning started with the most explicit of the conversations on philanthropy: a look at the work Pearson Learning has done in Africa, and a brief discussion of project Inkwell. The first project we saw, the Sara Communication Initiative, helps girls in Africa tell their stories, and actually brought me to tears for a moment. [...]
Announcing a New Column at Futurismic
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be doing a new column at Futurismic. The introduction to the column can be found here. I’m really pleased to be associated with the site – it’s one of the better science and science fiction sites out there right now. Futurismic comes in three pieces: blog, columns, and stories. [...]
Getting Ready for FiRE
FiRE is a futurist conference that will be held in San Diego in a week and a half or so. FiRE is put together by Mark Anderson, who is one of the futurists I most enjoy following. He is an original thinker and I am always intrigued by his blogs and talks. I have never [...]
Interview posted at MILSCIFI.COM
I didn’t set out for these books to be about war, at least not when I wrote The Silver Ship and the Sea. Current events, however, have a way of coloring artistic work, even science fiction that’s being written about a far future. The Iraq War and The Silver Ship and the Sea started at [...]
Random thoughts about the book business
I just went to Borders, and bought three books. Two hardbacks, one trade paper. Charles de Lint: The Mystery of Grace. I know I will like this one. $24.95 Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency. For a book group. $26.95 Antoinette May: The Sacred Well. I’m a sucker for all things Mayan. $14.99 That was $72.91 [...]
New Guest Blog Post at Adventures in SciFi Publishing
How do you do first drafts? Shaun Farrel over at Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing has posted the second installment in my short guest blog series. In this one, I talk about my process for spitting out first drafts and ask for comments on how other writers work at this stage. Also, if you drop [...]
Me on Video, then in Portland
Now that I’m back from the Rainforest Writers retreat, I have two more “shows” in the next two days: Tomorrow I’ll be doing a video with Glen Hiemstra and a few other folks, which will how up on my website soon. Think of it as futurist speaking marketing, I guess. People keep saying they don’t [...]
Appearance at Seattle Barnes and Noble in Honor of Louis Braille Tomorrow
Saturday, January 3rd 12:00 pm Jake and the Secret Code 1:00 Beedle Bard Story time 2:00 Author Signings Brenda Cooper, Amber Kizer, Louise Marley Sunday, January 4th 2:00pm Happy Birthday Louis Braille ~ Braille ~ Life, Literacy & Learning 3:00 pm Author Signings Kat Richardson ~ Larry Karp Hosted by: Barnes and Noble [...]
On Terrorism
I’m not very happy to be addressing Terrorism on Thanksgiving. But I spent part of yesterday near the Internet and TV, watching the horrible events in Mumbai. I’d like to reflect a little on the way the Clinton administration handled terrorism vs. the way we’ve handled it under Bush. What I’ve got to say is [...]
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