Category: News update
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Gifts of the Seahorse
For anyone who creates or has hurts. And it makes me wonder, when I write, how often do I give myself nine seconds before silencing the vulnerable part, judging or running away to distractions? I think watching this will help me make better art, it is so easy to flinch away from the edge. I…
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Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop
oop! I wrote this update last week. Then I got all shy and forgot about it! I’m going to Launch Pad! Launch Pad is an esteemed astronomy workshop run out of the University of Wyoming that gives writers and editors intensive immersion into the world of astronomy as well as hands on experience at an…
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My Wiscon Program – and call for help!
edited to invite comic creator suggestions too Wiscon the World’s Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention has given me my tentative schedule (four panels and a reading). There may be tweaks and changes. I hope to see some of you there and regardless of whether you can make it to Madison Wisconsin 24-27 May I would…
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Happy Birthday to Me!
Things Without Arms and Without Legs share their experience of me aging. “Boom“ If you like webcomics, a fantastic ego boosting present for me is to subscribe (free) to my Things comic over on Comic Rocket. While you’re there you can subscribe to other webcomics you love and never lose your place again :-). Over…
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To-toro to to toro
E and S called me last night and said “We’re bringing Totoro to Sakura-con on Friday, do you want to hang out?” I said “YES! Of course, I would love to see you and see Totoro in the flesh.” Their Totoro is pretty amazing and some fabulous folks (who I’m not sure if they want…
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Shadow Play – now available online at Daily Science Fiction
What a great day, you can read “Shadow Play” online and give it rocket dragons! If you’re a subscriber today is the day you can read “Soft” by Cat Rambo’s. We’re in Horrific Miscue together and it is pleasing to share Daily Science Fiction-ness with such a generous and savvy critique partner. Shadow Play was…
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Mermaids Hook – reviewed and the making of
Mermaid’s Hook has been live over at Apex for over a week and I’m rather chuffed at how well it has been received. It’s also my first story to receive a short, sweet review over at Locus. Reading the review and various conversations about diversity made me think about how my story came about. Sometimes…
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More Photos from Rainforest
Hello lovelies. Apologies for being so slow. I got caught up drawing comics again (Things Without Arms and Without Legs), noodling around with words and roller skating. Here are more photos of Rainforest Writers Village folks with Bosun Ducky, I wanted to capture everyone, but I was not strategic enough. Thanks to Kelly Lagor for…
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Shadow Play – going live on March 21
I found out today that “Shadow Play” will be available for subscribers of Daily Science Fiction on March 21. Everyone else will have to wait a week to read it online, but given subscription is free why wait? March is turning out to be a rather snazzy month!
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Home from Rainforest
I had the pleasure of attending Rainforest Writers Village for the first time this year. We worked hard, played hard and a staggering number of words were created between us. I (surprise surprise) talked about Roller Derby a bit and discovered (unsurprisingly) that quite a few writers give pretty good hip checks (yes I may…