Monthly Archives: December 2011

Wrap-up of the A to Z series

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Erin

As I’ve mentioned before, my blog series on women writers of science fiction and fantasy was never intended to be encyclopedic. Still, I find I had to leave out many authors whose work I love and many others whose work … Continue reading →

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It was a very good year

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Erin

Some of the things I did this year were things I set out to do: I took my son with me to Boskone this year. I sold a story to a SFWA-qualifying venue. I became eligible to join SFWA (Associate … Continue reading →

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Handmade and other goodies

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Erin

Leading up to Christmas, I took some time out from working on my son’s quilt to work on presents — specifically, sweaters for both kids. I have more butterflies to add to the girl’s sweater. Maybe I’ll add a couple … Continue reading →

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Zettel, Zoline

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Erin

And so we come to the end of the alphabet. For this final installment in my series on women writers of science fiction and fantasy, I turn to Sarah Zettel and Pamela Zoline. If you’ve enjoyed other works by these … Continue reading →

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On goals

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Erin

It’s coming up on the end of the year, and I’m noticing people posting about how they’ve done this year or making plans for next year. (I’ve got a wrap-up post of my own that’ll go up Saturday, so I’m … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Erin

(Today’s post is a guest post from Erin Kendall of Turtleduck Press. Enjoy!) Christmas. It is my most favorite time of year: snow-covered streets; beautiful lights on houses and stores; people dashing around in a buying frenzy; our Christmas tree … Continue reading →

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X, Yarbro, Yelinek, Yolen

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Erin

Here we are at the penultimate post in this series. I looked, but I couldn’t find any speculative fiction writers whose names started with X, and very few writers at all. So X clearly doesn’t mark the spot here. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Weis, Willis, Wonders

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Erin

Today’s helping of women writers of science fiction and fantasy includes books by Margaret Weis and Connie Willis, as well as a short story (her first pro sale!) by Brooke Wonders. If you’ve enjoyed something else by these authors, or … Continue reading →

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Dreams from the past

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Erin

Recently, Karina Fabian (discussed previously for Magic, Mensa & Mayhem), in her Rocket Science for the Rest of Us blog, pointed to an announcement — NASA is taking applications for astronaut training. There was a time I would’ve loved to … Continue reading →

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Valente, Vaughn, Viehl

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Erin

As promised, the next post in my women in science fiction and fantasy blog series, posting on Wednesday so we’re back to normal! Today, I discuss a short story by Catherynne Valente and books by Carrie Vaughn and S. L. … Continue reading →

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