If there isn’t a conference, con, or retreat in sight–or one you feel attracted to–create your own. That’s what Louise Marley, Sharon Shinn and I did last week, when we met up at a So. Carolina beach house to write for week, read out loud, talk about the biz and much else–and hit the beach. Also, we saw an alligator. No, not on the beach, but it Was in the wild. Read More
Category: Personal
Can’t Get This Song Out of My Mind
I am doomed.
Someone (the husband of a famous sf/f writer) played this song in my presence, and now I can’t get rid of it!!
Crank it up, pass it along. (Evil smile.)
Personality Test # 657
I took the test “Which Science Fiction Writer Are you?”
As a total time-waster, if you want to find out which well-known SF writer you are most alike, here you go. But I did find the questionnaire asinine, and set up for presumably male writers. Read More
Kay Writes: The Tour
Due to overwhelming demand, I am conducting this little tour of my writing place.
The chair. The Macbook. Picture Kay hunched over keyboard. Read More
Heading South
Tom and I are in California at our little getaway place in the desert. I love coming here. I’m reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, a brilliant journal of Abbey’s time in Arches National Park in Utah. I hike every morning in the desert, and yesterday met a tarantula crossing my path. Read More
Road Trip
It’s been some time since Tom and I up and got out of Dodge for a true road trip. I’d forgotten how much fun they are. You know, stuff a few things in a travel case, throw it in the car–after putting the novel manuscript in the freezer (I never trust electrons alone)–and remember to bring sunglasses and a road map. Try not to think about price of gas. No advance reservations. Read More