Posts in geekiness

You’re Beautiful

What I’m watching: As you know, I’ve been on a Korean TV kick lately. You’re Beautiful, a HILARIOUS show about a nun candidate who takes[…]

Ahhhh…

I have completed a server move. A little drama, but it was so worth it. I was finally able to update WordPress to a version[…]

Some incomplete thoughts on post-apocalyptic worldbuilding

Just a few thoughts that combine from reading a couple recently published postapocalyptic trade books and some of the submissions I’ve been going through recently.[…]

New Tu acquisition

The announcement came out in Publisher’s Marketplace today, so I can share it here, too! Kimberly Pauley’s CAT GIRL’S DAY OFF, when a girl’s celebrity-addicted[…]

Chuno

I’ll have some pictures from BEA, hopefully, if my phone hasn’t corrupted them all, but until I figure all that out, here’s a fun one[…]

Beyond Orcs and Elves: Diversity in Science Fiction and Fantasy for Young Readers, part 1

Here you go! The first installment. Note that this was written to be spoken, so sometimes the diction might seem a little weird for a[…]

“I have this GREAT idea!”

I see this so often—most recently earlier today: A “writer”* tells his or her friends, “I have this great idea for a novel! What do[…]

The science of time travel

As I was walking through the muggy streets to work this morning, it was a little hard to breathe—it was threatening to rain but hadn’t[…]

Korean dramas

On the recommendation of a friend, I watched an episode of a Korean romantic comedy, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, describing it as[…]

On settling into a new apartment and weeding your book collection

I have finally set up my living room reasonably well, though I can’t figure out how to bring in a couch, and I seriously need[…]