…was for Blue Fire: Amlinn gestured at her grandfather and the departing messenger. “They’re not coming.” Words today: 1,697 Total thus far: 36,799 Made some good progress today, and what was particularly exciting about it had little to do with what I wrote, which was mostly of the people talking variety (though there’s a big …
I knew it was coming, but I didn’t expect it to arrive so hard on the heels of Disease-Hunting Detective: my latest children’s non-fiction book, The Bounty Mutiny: from the Court Case to the Movie, showed up Monday from Enslow Publishers. Here’s the description from the back of the book: “The Bounty was a British …
[podcast]http://edwardwillett.com/wp-content/upLoads//2009/07/WD-40.mp3[/podcast] For as long as I can remember, we’ve had WD-40 around our house, and I’m quite sure I’m not alone in that experience: most houses contain a can somewhere. But I’d never really thought about it, or even why it was called what it’s called, until this week, when I read the New York …
Here’s my finalized (for now, anyway) schedule for Anticipation, the World Science Fiction Convention coming up August 6 to 10 in Montreal. Only one panel, plus a play-reading, a Kaffeeklatsch (if anyone signs up) a joint reading, a signing, and, of course the Aurora Awards ceremony: When: Thu 17:00 Location: P-516E Title: Teen Reporter: The …
…was for Blue Fire, as usual: “Follow the Freefolk,” Morran had told Illinen, and since the Freefolk moved every day, that meant he had to leave the Warren the very next night. Words yesterday: 1,886 Total thus far: 35,102 People kept asking me what I did for my birthday. Well, I wrote, of course, what …
Yes, today marks the completion of 1/20th of my first millennium. Or half a century. Personally I prefer the first formulation. And, yes, today is also the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. My tenth birthday present, and what a terrific present it was. I remember watching the coverage on our little black …
…or, if you want to get really picky about it, the day before yesterday, since I’m blogging this after midnight, was for Magebane: But when he glanced over his shoulder, the light reflected in diamond points from the tossing wavelets, until it ended in utter blackness where the shore met the water. Words Saturday: 1,238 …
So, on Saturday I returned to Moose Jaw, this time with my lovely wife and daughter, for the final two days of the Festival of Words. My big event was at 4 p.m. in the Mae Wilson Theatre of the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre, a beautifully restored 430-s eatVaudeville-era theatre. There I conducted an on-stage …
From Blue Fire: “You think he might still be alive?” Words yesterday: 2,052 Total thus far: 33,214 From Magebane (yes! I’m moving forward again!): The mysterious figures still waited there in the dark. Words yesterday: 873 Total thus far: 33,638
Yesterday at the Festival of Words went well, though I was late to the party, which, after all, began on Thursday. In fact, I showed up for my reading without passing by whatever registration desk there must have been somewhere and so proceeded without a name tag. Fortunately, no one threw me out for not …
Going to the Festival of Words in Moose Jaw this weekend (or there already)? I’m one of the presenters! Here are my events: Today, 2:40 p.m., I’m reading with Linda Bailey in the South Room of the Moose Jaw Public Library. Today at 5 p.m., I plan to attend the Saskatchewan Writers Guild Reception upstairs …
Right after yesterday’s morning writing session at Atlantis Coffee, I met with the publishers of Fine Lifestyles Regina, a thick, glossy, free-circulation, advertising-packed magazine that has now published two issues, each of which contained a story by me–the first about chef Rob Fuller, and the second about artist Victor Cicansky. They’ve had a different editor …
