Totally bonkers thrilled to say that IRONSKIN is a 2012 Nebula Nominee for Best Novel. Looking forward to attending the ceremony in San Jose!

Also stoked to say I sold a story to Tor.com! The story is one of my all-time favorites and I'm so pleased to have it appear there. More info to come....

Check out the February short podcasts at Toasted Cake - stories from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Shira Lipken, and more!

February News:

IRONSKIN sequel news! Cover reveal! The sequel is called COPPERHEAD, and check out the gorgeous cover here on my novels page.

I recorded the delightful On The Acquisition of Phoenix Eggs (Variant) by Marissa K. Lingen for Podcastle and it's now live.

Check out the January short podcasts at Toasted Cake - we kick off with a wonderful Ken Liu story to start the 2013 year, and follow it up with some more great stories from Alex Shvartsman and Erin Hoffman.

January News:

Teaching a (free) flash fiction class at Garden Home Library here in Portland. Two segments - the 15th and 29th, at 7. We'll write stories and discuss them.

Caroline M. Yoachim and I sold a reprint of our story "Flash Bang Remember" (originally in Lightspeed last August) to Starship Sofa for podcasting. Looking forward to that!

Check out the December short podcasts Toasted Cake - stories from Caren Gussoff, Samuel Montgomery-Blinn, and Caroline M. Yoachim to close out the year!

December News:

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Ironskin got a lovely review from SF Revu that concludes with "Highly Recommended"! Thrilled.

And the big news with the Toasted Cake flash fiction podcast is that there will be a Toasted Cake 2013! The podcast will continue another year -- next reading period in February. Meanwhile, check out the November short podcasts at Toasted Cake - stories from Beth Cato, Ken Schneyer, and more!

November News:

I had a fabulous time in October touring for IRONSKIN. Went to Lawrence (hometown), Kansas City, Portland, Seattle, and LA. And then Toronto for World Fantasy. Saw so many dear friends and new fans - it was pretty darn wonderful. Apparently we're into the second printing now, so my apologies if you wanted a 1st/1st - you might have to do a little digging. I intend to spend November recovering, catching up on books, and even...gasp...writing!

The anthology APOCALYPSE NOW (which has an amazing TOC that includes Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, and Kelly Link) has a Kickstarter. The book will include my flash story "Recalculating".

Check out the October short podcasts at Toasted Cake - stories from Samantha Henderson, Gord Sellar, Anaea Lay, and more!

October News:

Well, the big news: my debut dark fantasy IRONSKIN is now out in the wild. On sale date: October 2nd, 2012. See the novels page for links to buy it, and my tour dates.

My flash piece "Golden Apples", about the girl who runs, is live in Scheherezade's Bequest #16, and my poem "tiny atrocities" is live in Abyss & Apex.

Some story sales I've neglected to report: the high fantasy "Good Times Come" to Stupefying Stories, the YA high fantasy "Scherzo Largo Draco" to Scape, my short steampunk play "Frederika..." to Phyllis Irene Radford's anthology GEARS AND LEVERS 2, and a reprint of "Recalculating" to the anthology APOCALYPSE NOW, which has an amazing TOC that includes Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, and Kelly Link.

I recently recorded stories for Beneath Ceaseless Skies and Cabinet of Wonders-- "The Cruel Sister" at the latter is live here; BCS will be up later this month.

Check out the September short podcasts at Toasted Cake - stories from Claude Lalumiere, Ann Leckie, Alexander Lumans, and more!

September News:

ZOMG, I got a thoroughly lovely rave review from the mighty Romantic Times! In part it says: This lyrical and utterly marvelous debut is one of the standout books of the year. I am completely thrilled. See the rest here.

IRONSKIN book tour! In October, I'll be in Portland, Seattle, San Diego, and Kansas - check out the dates here.

IRONSKIN book trailer! They did a phenomenal job.

Rich Horton from Locus gave "Flash Bang Remember", my story co-written with Caroline M. Yoachim, a Recommended and said "It's lightly told and engaging, with a YA feel, and for all that there's a thoughtful core to the piece."