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Author Archives: Marion
Cons I’ll be Attending in 2020
So far, there are at least 2 conventions in my immediate future. I will be at FOGCon in Walnut Creek, Ca, March 6-8, 2020. More importantly, I think, Aluminum Leaves will also be there, courtesy of Borderlands Books, who will … Continue reading
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Dublin Murders: Lose the Damn Wolf
Dublin Murders, the latest adaptation from Starz, disappoints. It’s based on two Tana French novels, In the Woods and The Likeness. The premise is that two deeply troubled Dublin Garda cops, both outsiders, are partnered and solve murders, only see … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, TV Shows
Tagged Bad Adaptation, In The Woods, Starz, Tana French, The Likeness
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The Books We Got for Christmas, 2019
It was a banner year for books! I’ll start from the bottom and go clockwise, finishing up with the two “pocketbooks” in the middle. Ravenmaster is for me. It’s written by Christopher Skaife, Yeoman Warder of the Tower and London, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Craig Johnson, Erin Morgenstern, mysteries, nonfiction
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The Wheel of the Year
2019’s been a hell of year, hasn’t it? It’s nearly solstice and I planned to write an introspective piece on the year, mainly because I never did my “Things I’m Thankful For” column. When I sat down I was immediately … Continue reading
Reading the Field
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to a friend who is a developing writer who plans to write science fiction. We started talking about who they had read, and it emerged that they haven’t read the field recently. … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts about Writing, Uncategorized
Tagged Getting published, Reading the Field
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The Mystery of Royalties
In the past, royalties were as mysterious to me as alchemy. Now I have some though, so I have undertaken a study of these arcane payments. I’m here to report out to you what I have learned. The Oxford Dictionary … Continue reading
The SFWA Nebula Reading Suggestions
When I met John Hartness at AtomaCon, he told me that he had put Aluminum Leaves on the SFWA suggested reading list for the Nebulas. I’m excited to be on this list. The Nebula is voted on by SFWA members, … Continue reading
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Packing for AtomaCon
Tomorrow I’m heading to South Carolina for AtomaCon 2019, where I hope to meet, face to face, John and Melissa, publisher and assistant publisher. I’ll also be hanging out with Con and writing friend Tania Burchell, who I met first … Continue reading
Four Eyed Frog
On Sunday, November 10, I did a book event in Gualala, at the Four-Eyed Frog. I sold one book, and three supportive friends drove down from Mendocino to hang out. Otherwise attendance was not good. It was still a fun … Continue reading
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