Author Archives: Mandolin

I try to draw a line between criticism and violence. I do, actually, get online threats of actual violence. This isn’t unusual for bloggers, especially ones who belong to oppressed groups. I tend to get mine because I’m a woman, … Continue reading →

I have a new, very short story up at Apex Magazine: If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love: If you were a dinosaur, my love, then you would be a T-Rex. You’d be a small one, only five feet, ten … Continue reading →

As noted in my previous entries, I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I read all of: Asimovs, Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Eclipse Online, Giganotosaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Subterranean and Tor, as well as several … Continue reading →

As noted in my entry on short stories, I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I read all of: Asimovs, Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Eclipse Online, Giganotosaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Subterranean and Tor, as well … Continue reading →

I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I didn’t separate those into short story, novelette, and novella until after I had selected which pieces I wanted to recommend. I used some of my normal techniques for finding … Continue reading →

OK, due to a recurring migraine, I’ve been trying to write out my full-review posts on what fiction I strongly recommend this year for like 10 days, and I just need to put the information up. So I’m going to … Continue reading →

Since I just tossed this up on a message board I belong to, I figured it might be time to put it in blog-form, too. I had several short stories out last year, but the ones I liked best were … Continue reading →

This is the distilled list of my young adult and middle grade novel recommendations from 2012, for people who just want to see titles for reference. PROBABLY ON MY BALLOT: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi The Diviners by Libba … Continue reading →

For people who want to see only titles without commentary, a distilled list is here. This year, I read 40 young adult and middle grade novels that were published in 2012. (That I have a record of; it’s possible that … Continue reading →

Primer on e-book basics from Clarisse Thorn: http://clarissethorn.com/blog/2012/08/08/epublishing-amazon-smashwords-where-and-how-to-sell-ebooks/ I am partially posting this here because I want to read it, but am currently too exhausted, and hopefully this will act as a reminder.