Archive for February, 2008
Monday, February 25th, 2008
I found these in Night Shade's triple-top-security storage facility.
It's taken a long time to get to this point. I'm carrying a couple copies around in my bags right now, and I have to keep resisting the urge to take them out and pet them.
Posted in writing | 9 Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
I recently did an interview with Marshall Payne over at The Fix. We chat about PUMP SIX, environmentalism, coal, and the joys of sharing, among other things.
Daniel Ausema has also done an extensive review of the collection. There are a couple small spoilers, especially about "Pop Squad" so if ...
Posted in writing | No Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
I love traveling. Living in a tiny rural town, I'm normally cut off from the pulse of America. But every so often, I poke my head up, go visit strange urban lands, and roam through busy airports and come across gems like the following:
Now, if you read this while you're ...
Posted in writing | 5 Comments »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Award-winning science journalist Michelle Nijhuis interviews me over at Grist Magazine. We have a conversation about the connections between the work she does as a science journalist and how I work as a science fiction writer... and how a lot of her articles directly inspire the stories I write. ...
Posted in appearances | No Comments »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Publishers Weekly has an interview with me up on their site. It's a bit trimmed from the original conversation, but they do a good job of cutting to the chase. And their headline is astonishingly, indeed, almost embarrassingly generous. A starred review, and I'm a prophet... My ego ...
Posted in interviews | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
There comes a time when every author needs to admit that they need help. I have reached that moment.
Over the last couple weeks, I've been working on a mini-site for PUMP SIX, putting up links to reviews, the cover info, and most importantly, I'm also putting up some sample stories ...
Posted in writing | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The gentleman of Night Shade have informed me that PUMP SIX AND OTHER STORIES printed last week and shipped to distributors. Which means that pesky message over at Amazon will soon be saying, "Your order will be shipping damn fast. Would you like fries with that?" instead of the rather ...
Posted in writing | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
I've been thinking lately about reader trust. Broadly, as a writer, you have an obligation to hook a reader in your opening paragraphs and give them faith that you can deliver a good story. Seems obvious. But recently I've been thinking there are mitigating aspects to this.
While I was at ...
Posted in writing | 4 Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
John Scalzi has a wonderful rant about SFWA and Andrew Burt's candidacy for president posted on his site. I also like what Charlie Finlay adds in the comments, by describing some of the problems SFWA faces beyond certain candidates themselves.
I myself let my SFWA membership lapse this year. ...
Posted in science fiction, writing biz | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
PUMP SIX AND OTHER STORIES got a starred review from Publishers Weekly. They say:
"Bacigalupi’s stellar first collection of 10 stories displays the astute social commentary and consciousness-altering power of the very best short form science fiction" ... "Deeply thought provoking, Bacigalupi’s collected visions of the future are equal parts ...
Posted in reviews | 1 Comment »
