Sarah Beth Durst and I met last fall at the Baltimore Book Festival. I thought she was super cute, but as the Fairy Goddaughters say, “Lee, you think everyone is super cute.” We took a pic together, but we didn’t really have time to hang out. Fast forward to this summer and Nebula Awards Weekend in San Jose, where…
There are authors I know who say they would rather die than ever show their first attempt at a novel to the world. I am not one of these authors. In the Fall of 1987, my English teacher decided that she wanted our class to write in a journal every day. I did not like this teacher and decided…
Today over at the Waterworld Mermaid lagoon, I’m talking about name pronunciation…specifically, my own. This has been a very harrowing six weeks, and having people call me by the wrong name for that long is possibly the reason for the migraine I’m currently having. How badly has YOUR name ever been mangled? Tell me all about it HERE. I’m…
My dear awards-sister, Sarah Beth Durst, has already devoured her ARC of HERO and has this to say: “I loved HERO. It’s the kind of book that makes you smile from the inside out.–Sarah Beth Durst, author of Vessel How wonderful! I’m all aglow. Thank you, Sarah!!!
How to Lose An Award Without Losing Your Mindfor the Waterworld MermaidsJune 3, 2013 Two weeks ago, I lost a very important award. How important, you ask? Important enough that I had an essay posted about it on USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog the day before the ceremony. Important enough that my nerves had me writing this open…
Yes, Sweetheart, I AM your biggest fan (don’t tell Dad!) When you were little and they told us you were a gifted child we were so worried that we would somehow let you down as parents. It’s hard enough knowing what to do with a normal child but a gifted one?? What they didn’t tell us was that we…
Dear Mom– I’m writing this one for you, since you’re the most avid reader of my blog…and the real reason I’ve kept it going all these years. I’m sitting here in the hotel room in San Jose with Mary Robinette, waiting for my curlers to set before I put on the big fancy white awards ballgown (thank you for…
Tomorrow night is the SFWA Nebula Awards ceremony where the Andre Norton Award will be announced. Only half of the nominees are able to be present (six out of twelve is a pretty good turnout), but it’s definitely going to be a night for me…in particular…to remember. For now, I have one last day of being the shiny, almost-got-it…
After Memere’s funeral, I took the opportunity to linger in Vermont and catch up with my big sister, Cherie. It was a tough time for us all—especially since Cherie was Memere’s executor—and I think my being there was good for both of us. I went home two weeks later, making the long drive from Vermont all in one day….
Huge hugs and many thank yous go out to everyone who helped me with yesterday’s EPIC April Fool’s prank, which I have hereby dubbed the “HERO 4.1 April Fool’s Day Project.” Like all the best jokes, this one began with a seed of truth: There WILL indeed be a 4th version cover of HERO, as-yet-to-be-released (but I promise, you…
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