It’s been nearly a year since the bottom fell out of our karmic balance. In the midst of the chaos and crises that battered us like waves preceding a storm surge, writing was hardly at the forefront of my mind. Sitting down and escaping to a fantasy world of my own creation would have taken more mental energy than I…
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My first two reviews…and one of them is quite nice!
I’m flying high today, rediscovering motivation that helps me find the time to write amidst chaos and upheaval, thanks in part to discovering that Locus and SFRevu recently published reviews of Sunlight! Sam Tomaino from SFRevu posted a lovely review back at the end of October. “A very touching story…” Hooray! Lois Tilton from Locus Online had an interesting, if…
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A long shot…
I was pleasantly surprised this morning to read that Abyss and Apex has recommended Sunlight as a qualifying Hugo eligible short story this year! Those of you attending Worldcon in Reno in 2011, head on over to Abyss and Apex and give Sunlight a read. It might be a long shot for an underdog, but it’s still fun to dream…
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Sunlight, by Kelly Dwyer
The new Q4-2010 edition of Abyss and Apex is online, and “Sunlight” is making its debut!
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William Gibson, at Politics & Prose
I had the great luck to foist the toddler off on unsuspecting (albeit delighted) grandparents for a brief time this past Sunday to see William Gibson on his Zero History tour at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC. He tolerated the rambling and excessively self-absorbed questioners with a dismissive wit that comes from many years of doing this sort of…
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It’s official!
My very first short story publication, for the very first story I ever wrote, to the very first magazine I submitted it to. I’m still pinching myself… “Sunlight” will be published in Abyss and Apex magazine in their Q4 edition this year. I’ll post a link as soon as it’s available online. And just to point out the incredibly small…
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And let us never speak of it again
Among the things that will be banished from memory upon the falling temperatures and impending arrival of fall will be: Tree falling on roof and smashing large hole in said roof Rain entering attic through hole from tree and soaking into insulation Bedroom ceiling collapsing and spreading sopping wet insulation and fiberglass over bed, bedding, closet, etc. Tree impaling car…
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Not always how you planned…
Sadly, my three weeks of buckle-down-and-write time came to an abrupt and unfortunate end at the hands (or infectious claws) of a rather nasty stomach virus contracted from my son’s preschool summer camp. Two weeks later and four pounds lighter, I found myself still playing catch up with all of the day-to-day things that got tossed to the side, like…
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Stories as sedation
In the painfully white but surprisingly dark glare of the tiny LED plug-in night light in the bathroom at 4:00 am this morning, the counter appeared straight out of some turn of the century chemist’s lab. Balancing the kiddo’s sleepy dead weight on one hip, I stirred dollops of honey into warm water with a long handled tea spoon, trying…
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On your mark, get set…
I’ve spent most of this relaxing (and thankfully) quiet Mother’s Day preparing for what I’ve dubbed “Novel Boot Camp.” I will have three mostly uninterrupted weeks of writing time coming up in the middle of June while the kiddo is in daycamp from 10:00 until 2:00 each day, and then a few extra hours while he’s asleep for nap time…
