Category Archives: Life

The blog is on holiday today, finishing up the last of the preparations for tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving to the Americans among you, and if you’re traveling, best wishes for a smooth trip. Also, make sure the turkey’s fully cooked. For … Continue reading →

Congrats to Anne and John! It was a lovely wedding, and a great time with family. Random notes * Dylan’s Candy Bar is big, but most of the candy is stuff you could find elsewhere. Still, fun to look at … Continue reading →

I’m definitely going back to Gen Con next year. I met a bunch of great people who I’m not going to list because I know I’d forget someone, bought books and a toy dalek for myself and some games for … Continue reading →

Since someone asked how I created my awesome magnetic whiteboard, here is how to make your own. (Step 7 is the key step.) 1. Read a blog post about how someone else uses their giant whiteboard to plot novels with … Continue reading →

Except not really, it’s still Friday unless I had time to edit this. I’ve posted some takeaways from the conference at my tumblr. I heard some interesting talks, met some great people, and learned a lot. More details later…sometime.

Good morning! I’m in Chicago through tomorrow for Web Content 2011. I had a great weekend, going to a talk and booksigning by Tamora Pierce, spending time with family, investigating the Field Museum, and now getting ready for a three-hour … Continue reading →

Just a quick note to say that I’m back from Beijing and have posted some photos of places and random things. (And of people, on Facebook.) It was a great trip–wonderful family, interesting city, good food, and lots of fun … Continue reading →

Here’s an appropriate post for a day when I didn’t get much writing done because I had to stay late at the dayjob: Fred Gratzon, in Your Calling and The Real World, writes: I see squandering the better part of … Continue reading →