No-Hype AI Part 1: Neural Networks
When people talk about Artificial Intelligence or machine learning right now, they mostly mean that subset of machine learning involving artificial neural networks.
Category: Writing
Most of this blog is about writing, so most of the posts will be categorized, ‘Writing’. You can select this if you don’t care about anything that’s not writing.
New Short Fiction for 2025
I had two short stories come out this fall, both very fun projects that I’m very excited to finally get to share. Encounter at Ákroterra The first needs some explaining: it’s part of the Proxima Kosmos Life Otherwise project, spearheaded by Dr. Claire Webb at the Berggruen Institute. In that project, a number of scientists […]
The Woman Who Kicked Me Out of the Country
It’s still 72 degrees out on an August evening, humid as hell, I’m fresh off a bout of norovirus, and I’m making Japanese curry for dinner: a heavy spiced stew that’s one of my favorite dishes in the world on a chilly autumn night. Why? I learned today that my college Japanese teacher, Takeko Minami, […]
How I Beta Read
I was recently talking to a newer writer about the process of beta reading: providing feedback on an early draft in order to help a fellow author in revisions. Coincidentally, I had also just picked up a book that I’d helped beta read some years past, and out of curiosity went back to my notes […]
Readercon Schedule, and What’s New
NOTE: I’m unfortunately going to need to head home Saturday night, which means that my Sunday reading will be canceled. Very sorry for that, but hopefully we’ll have a rain check opportunity next year! I’ll be at Readercon in Quincy, MA (Boston area) next weekend, with some fun panels, an opportunity to come have coffee […]
Boskone 2024 Schedule
Hello folks! I’ve been quiet here lately: heads down writing two novels this past year and doing volunteer work for SFWA, but If you’re going to be around Boskone (Boston, MA Feb 9-11) come say hi! I’ll be on the following programming items: Fri 2:30 PM 1 Hr Harbor 2 […]
“Getting the ‘Cyber’ Part Right” Link Roundup
If you joined us at WorldCon this past Saturday in Chicago for our panel on writing computers and IT, we mentioned a few links and books and promised more. Even if you weren’t there, we promised them anyway. And, here they are! Mentioned on the Panel: DEFCON conference, held every year in Las Vegas, has […]
A Murder a Day
…keeps everyone away! I thought it might be fun to write up a description of a little writing challenge I set to myself this year. I’ve been thinking a lot about my writing habits, which have gotten pretty spotty as my day job has gotten more stressful, and also about the nature of creativity: it’s […]
Welcome Manchester Library Fans!
If you’re here looking for what you heard me read, you can find my Spooky Hour reading, the short story No Body, online for free here (under “Selected Fiction” up top). Or, my High Noon space western was from my novel RED NOISE, available all over the place. Happy reading!
Some things to understand about submitting short stories
There’s been a rash of mischief, or discussion of mischief, around short fiction submissions lately, and I find myself repeatedly saying the same things in different venues. For the sake of convenience, addressed to you, new writer, here is all my blather in one place. The first thing to understand is the role a short […]
