That’s the view outside my office window.
We are halfway through February, which I thought was still January, and folks, it has been a bit of a trek.
On the Willamette Writers side, we are getting ready to launch a conference on March 1st (woot!).
On the SFWA side, I’m headed to Kansas City to check out the Nebulas hotel tomorrow (woot!)
On the writing side, I’m working on a brand new project with Armin Tolentino (woot!).
On the brain side, I do not have one (shoot!).
But the snow is blanketing the ground, a good reminder that sometimes we need time before we rise. To rest, to winter, to think, to plan, and then to act.
So, what are you planning on? What are you wondering and wishing and thinking about? What are you dreaming into the spring?
Let me know what you are up to. I will look forward to it with you.
BOOOOOOOKKKKKKSSSS
Of course I read the new book in Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children’s series. It’s called Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear. No plot spoilers, but I love that series because the basic idea is that a kid finds a doorway into a world that is perfectly made for them. The books are a lovely intersection of happiness and nostalgia intertwined with grief and loss.
I was just talking with my friend Rebekah about how the series is also great for writers. The setting is so wound up in the characters and vice-versa. The world becomes a reflection of the characters — who they are, and who they want to be. They are a master class in worldbuilding.
They are not always easy books, but they are perfect — each in their own way.
Work in Progress
Coming soooooooooooon:
Did you know there is a whole world underneath our feet? The top of the earth is made of gigantic tectonic plates. They are like the scales of a dragon. When one plate moves, it shifts the other plates around it as well. This is how we get earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
At least, that’s the scientific explanation. If you’ve met my friend Bacobaco, you’d understand there is more to the story than you’ll find in your textbooks.
You see, Bacobaco is a great and terrible spirit of the sea…
What I’m Up To
Still running for SFWA President.
Pouring more coffee.
Here we go again!
What I’m Not Up To
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Come on, Jon Snow.
Put on a hat and a scarf and
support the arts.