I won an award! My short story, “The Canoe Race,” written with Daniel Lowd won the Coyotl Award for Best General Short Story!
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Big Accomplishment
DRAFT ONE OF “OTTERS IN SPACE 2” IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not Fade Away
Instead of fading away as I’ve grown up, my imaginary friend from childhood has taken on new life, first as a side character in my novels and now moonlighting as a baby-sitter for my daughter’s imaginary friends while she’s in school.
Fish Ocarina
Proof I enjoy playing my new ocarina: I’m choosing to practice playing it instead of listening to the new Owl City album.
I can play themes from Indian Jones and Jurassic Park on my fish ocarina. It’s nice to have a little clay fish who will sing for me.
A Very Good Game
Today, my daughter says that we’re playing a game called “The Mermaid and her Swimming Cat.” I get to be the cat. She’s the mermaid.
The Endless Task
I tallied it up, and I’ve written 100,000 words of fiction in the last year. Yet, somehow, I still feel like I’m not writing enough…
Important Racoon Research
Reading the wiki page on raccoons completely changed the short story I just started. Fortunately, it made it better.
I love it when research involves watching videos of baby raccoons. Continue reading “Important Racoon Research”
Selling and Signing So Many Books
By the end of Rainfurrest: I met all kinds of amazing people and had the most fun I’ve ever had at a con! I got to be on panels with Alan Dean Foster; I had a chance to pitch my latest novel to a publisher; “Otters In Space” and the Rainfurrest anthology both sold out; and, I had to keep a pen clipped to my badge so that I could keep up with all the requests to sign things!
Panelist at Rainfurrest
So far at Rainfurrest: I have two stories in “Stories from Camp RainFurrest,” the charity anthology which looks beautiful; both that and “Otters In Space” are available at the FurPlanet table in the Dealer’s Den; and, I was on a really fun and lively panel about Overcoming Writer’s Block. Continue reading “Panelist at Rainfurrest”
Dictator of Gravity
Gravity is a problem. Especially if it only exists (or stops existing) if I remember to have it do so.
So, in conclusion, when the Dictator of Gravity position comes up for election, in the best interests of everyone, I will not be running.