Monthly Archives: September 2007

Bad Computer–no chips!

Posted on September 13, 2007 by

Alas, just as the revision notes arrived, my computer flipped a bit–literally. After weeks of odd behavior, the OS became unstable and wouldn’t stay up, applications shut down or crashed, displays hung, eventually, it wouldn’t let me shut down normally … Continue reading →

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Not even a bridesmaid

Posted on September 10, 2007 by

Well… the Shamus and Anthony nominations came out today and I didn’t make either list (I didn’t make the Hugos, Nebulas, Campbells, Endeavors, Stokers, Dicks, or anything else, either). Not that I’m terribly surprised: my books are marketed as Fantasy … Continue reading →

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Strange… blue

Posted on September 10, 2007 by

At the moment, things are very strange and I am somewhat… azure.  My computer has developed some weird non-deterministic flaw (yes, “flaw,” damnit) which is causing crashes and drops and stalls and hangs.  No matter how often I verify or … Continue reading →

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More Free Books!

Posted on September 6, 2007 by

Not me, this time, but Jim Hines who wrote the outrageously funny RPG-style Adventure spoof Goblin Quest (it’s mentioned on my Recent Reading tab under “January 2007″ if you want to see what I said then). I thought the book … Continue reading →

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Wanna win a Poltergeist?

Posted on September 2, 2007 by

You could get an autographed copy of the Poltergeist by checking out the “featured book” at The Internet Book Database! Tres Cool, yes?

Posted in contests and give-aways, Stuff about the book(s) | 6 Comments