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It's that time of the year when writers blog about their award-eligible works published in the last calendar year. Well, I only had one ...

This coming weekend I'll be at OryCon , a science fiction/fantasy convention held annually in Portland since 1979. This year it's at...

Next weekend (October 13-15) I'll be at Can*Con , the Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature in Ottawa. And ...

TL;DR: I care about the Academy Awards and I care about data reporting. This year's Oscar nominations (honoring films released in 2016...

Short answer: Hong Kong , in April. Long answer: Below is a list of all my currently scheduled author events and appearances in 2017. Bo...

Next weekend (Nov.18-20) I'll be reading, paneling, and drinking at Oregon's premier, fan run, annual science fiction/fantasy conven...

September's Writers With Drinks includes multi-award-winning author Anuradha Roy. Plus survival poetry, kickass comedy, and tons of sci...

If you're going to Worldcon later this month, here's where you can find me: SFWA Autographing: Curtis Chen Friday 16:00 - 16:50,...

Yesterday was the "book birthday" for my debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO , and I did a bunch of guest blog posts and interviews to c...

Two blog posts in one week? Madness! (But it is technically a different month, so.) I've received my draft schedule from the Westerco...

I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count: For the record, that's a check from University Book Store for sal...

Applications for the Clarion West Summer Six-Week Writers Workshop in Seattle are now open. If you apply before February 10th, the fee is o...

(Wow, has it really been a whole month since my last blog post here? I'm a terrible person.) If you're a SF/F convention-goer, her...

Hello, readers! I know, it's been a while since I actually wrote one of these Wednesday blog posts. I've been working on other writi...

Hey science fiction and fantasy lovers in or near Portland, Oregon! It's that time of year again: time for OryCon ! This Friday throug...

On August 2, 2014, my wife DeeAnn drove me home from Seattle, where I'd just finished the Clarion West Summer Six-Week Workshop . The ...

And this year, my wife and I--both of us being essentially freelancers--will be filing quarterly estimated taxes. It's the first year we...

I was going to rant and rave today about how badly The Newsroom crashed and burned in its last season, but honestly, that ship has sailed. ...

But I still have opinions about this year's Best Picture nominees. I'm talking about the Academy Awards , of course. Feel free to st...

...and I don't expect I will for several more years, if ever. I'm just not that kind of writer! (He said coquettishly, batting his ...