On The Counting of Things
May wasn’t the best of months for writing, if by writing you mean advancing plots. I didn’t get a lot of work …
Rejected
It’s a mantra of sorts around here. Be it short fiction, job applications, or solutions to puzzles, rejection is something all writers …
A Little Light Reading
In case you were at all curious what I sound like at 4:30 in the morning. The annotations are from 6 hours …
On Living in the Future
As I type these words, I’m listening to my friend Mary Robinette Kowal read from an updated version of her first novel, …
Perspective
I’ll admit it, I spend a lot of time looking at numbers. And if you can see the image associated with this …
Across the Lines
Outside my window, birds are singing the world to life. The planet slowly turns, and half a world away flowers are opening …
10 Things
Hearts of Iron has been out a little more than a week, and in my entirely biased opinion is doing very well. …
The Boy of Summer
The images above are from my ever-changing array of faces, specifically the last four years of my life. Here’s a little story …
Meditations on the Week That Was
A week ago, I invited you all to join me for a fantastic party, a birth celebration for my new book and …
Countdown to Distinction: Launch Day
They say it’s the most important part of Comedy. They say it’s Everything. They say a lot of things about timing, but …