Writing
The Big Idea in The Gods Awoke
I applied to do a “Big Idea” blog post on John Scalzi’s blog for The Gods Awoke ,as I did for Galactic Hellcats. Well, I didn’t get it, but this is what I would have posted. If gods were real, Read more…
Writing
The Art of Finishing
I had three-quarters of five novels in my closet, and twenty or so halves of short stories in my desk drawer. Let’s not mention the stuff in my sewing room… my life was full of unread books, unfinished mending, and Read more…
Blathering
First Gear
A friend of mine had recently gotten into cycling, and asked me, “I’m confused. Isn’t it that the lower a gear is, the more you have to pedal to move forward?” “Yes,” I said. “And higher gears allow you to Read more…
Blathering
The Complicated Feelings Award
A friend tweeted that they had complicated feelings about writing awards (like the Hugos which just happened last weekend) but that they deleted their thread about it because they didn’t want to be judged for not being 100% happy. And Read more…
Life
WorldCon 2022
That was a LOT. Let’s break it down into highlights. Launch Party! The Gods Awoke launched September 1, the first day I’d be at WorldCon, so rather than make any plans for an at-convention Book Launch Party, I publicly announced Read more…
Blathering
Benevolent Sexism and Modern Chivalry
This is a memoir piece I wrote for Argot Magazine, which has since been taken down. I’m a nerdy freshman at Case Western Reserve University, hoping to major in Science Fiction and Some Type of Science (I hadn’t picked one Read more…
Announcement
The Gods Awoke Book Tour
Guest blog post at Mary Robinette Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit” launches September 1: https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-favorite-bit-marie-vibbert-talks-about-the-gods-awoke/ Blog post on the Big Idea in The Gods Awoke September 1-4 – WorldCon in Chicago including launch party in the bar Thursday night! September 8 Read more…