SF/F’s “Colorblindness” and “Genderblindness” in a Single Photo 27 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm

From time to time, I get a sudden flurry of comments or emails or Tweets (or all of the above) that let me know someone has stumbled onto an old blog post or comment I made, and has decided to tell th...

Enchanted, by Alethea Kontis 25 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm

I have an autographed copy of Alethea Kontis‘ book Enchanted [Amazon | B&N | Mysterious Galaxy]. Why? Because I’m just that lucky, that’s why! The problem is that most of my pleasure reading has taken...

Gender and Pronouns and NPR 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am

ETA: “On Friday, NPR’s Managing Editor for Standards and Practice Stu Seidel issued new guidance, saying that NPR’s “thinking has evolved” and that the network will honor Manning’s preferences.” # F...

Libriomancy in the UK and a Westland, MI Appearance 22 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm

Today is the release day for the UK edition of Libriomancer! Amazon UK: Paperback, E-book Waterstones: Paperback, E-book This is my first UK release, and I’m thrilled with everything Del Rey UK has...

Publishing News: Two More Victims of the Straight Agenda 22 Aug 2013 | 07:04 am

From the Salt Lake Tribune, Cedar Fort Publishing apparently cancelled the release of Woven, a YA fantasy novel by David Powers King and Michael Jensen, because Jensen refused to remove a reference to...

Back from GenCon 20 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm

I’m home from Gen Con, and working on catching up with everything. The convention was an absolute blast. Most of my time was spent on the Writers Symposium, signing books in Authors Alley, and hanging...

Gen Con 13 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm

I’m heading down to Gen Con on Thursday, which should be tremendous fun. I’ve been once before, and while it’s a little overwhelming, I also get to hang out with a lot of friends and generally wonderf...

Sexual Harassment Conversations, in Comic Form 11 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am

Clippy Comic 9 Aug 2013 | 02:46 am

Born out of a random Twitter quip from earlier this afternoon…

Post-Release Nap Time 7 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm

Yesterday was exciting, overwhelming, draining, marvelous, exhausting, and gratifying. Thank you so much to everyone for your support, support that came across in so many ways. There were several time...