January 31, 2008
Seeds of Change
It’s late on a Wednesday night and I’ve insane amount of microbiology lectures to catch up on. Still, I’m smiling. Why? My novelette ENDOSYMBIONT just sold to John Joseph Adam’s SEEDS OF CHANGE Anthology. The idea behind the collection is fresh and appeals to my idea that fiction can promote social change. Here are JJ’s guidelines: Read the rest of this entry »
January 20, 2008
Robin Hobb’s SF Reading: a Wonderful End to a Trying Week
A perk of being a freshman novelist is how that status motivates ones to meet personal heroes. Not that there was anything stopping me from accessing authors before I had a book contract; most writers go to great lengths to make themselves available. But, previously, I never would have thought to seek out authors I admire. Now that I’ve gotten in the habit, I can’t recommend it too highly to anyone who enjoys writing or reading. Read the rest of this entry »
January 12, 2008
Sleeping, Eating, or Studying…
…are the only three things it seems I’ll be doing this quarter. For whatever reason, first-year-winter quarter is a bear–neuroanatomy, neurology, immunology, microbiology, the physical exam, the economics of health care systems, and anatomy of the head & neck. And to spice things up a bit I’m TAing a class called “Creative Writing for Medical Students”. Ugh. I get tired just typing all that out. Read the rest of this entry »
