Archive for the ‘writing’ Category

WINDUP GIRL wins the John W. Campbell Award

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

for best science fiction novel of the year.

WINDUP GIRL wins a Locus Award

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Thanks so much to the Locus readers who put it in the winners circle for Best First Novel and congratulations to all the other winners, and nominees as well. It was a great list this year. http://www.locusmag.com/News/2010/06/2010-locus-awards-winners/ Also of note, I know that I've Facebooked and Twittered about it, but ...

SHIP BREAKER released

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

SHIP BREAKER, my debut YA novel is out in the wild. I heard that it's been popping up in stores over the last week, but now it's officially released. Here's the book, with my son doing the heavy lifting: [gallery link="file"] SHIP BREAKER was a chance for me to write a ...

THE WINDUP GIRL for Kindle (and every other eBook reader, too)

Friday, April 9th, 2010

I've been getting enough questions about a Kindle/eBook version of THE WINDUP GIRL that I thought I'd post this here: THE WINDUP GIRL *does indeed* have a Kindle version available, but not through Amazon. Webscriptions.net sells the eBook of WINDUP GIRL and it's compatible with everything from Kindle and iPad/iPhone/Touch/ to ...

WINDUP GIRL and “The Gambler” nominated for the Nebula Award

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Once again, behind on blog updates: THE WINDUP GIRL has been nominated for the Nebula Award, and to top it off, my novelette, "The Gambler," is also a nominee. You can read "The Gambler" free over at PYR Books' website. It's a great honor to be nominated, made doubly ...

THE WINDUP GIRL named by TIME Magazine as a best book of the year

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

I meant to post this earlier, like, two months ago, when it happened. But I always get distracted. In any case, yes, TIME Magazine named THE WINDUP GIRL as one of the top ten fiction books of the year. Not just science fiction, mind, but fiction, generally. Which feels pretty ...

A roundup of Amazon vs. Macmillan. And thank you for the lost weekend.

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Tobias Buckell talks about the economics of ebooks in the post: Why my Books are no longer for sale via Amazon. Charles Stross describes some strategic aspects in the fight. Amazon, Macmillan: an outsider's guide to the fight And Scott Westerfeld sums up the battle in clean clear prose, so anyone can ...

Amazon, Kindle and Windup Girl in ebook

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

With Amazon blocking Kindle editions of all Macmillan books, particularly my friends who are Tor authors, I'd like to log a couple thoughts about ebooks. First, some blatant pimpage: The Windup Girl is available for $6, DRM-free, at Webscriptions.net. http://www.webscription.net/p-1121-the-windup-girl.aspx. If you're into ebooks, it's pretty much the best deal ...

Raves for The Windup Girl

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The reviews on The Windup Girl have been astonishingly good. Here's the roundup, with links to the originals: Publishers Weekly: (Starred Review) “Complex, literate and intensely felt tale, which recalls both William Gibson and Ian McDonald at their very best… clearly one of the finest science fiction novels of the ...

Two Locus Award Wins for Pump Six and Other Stories

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Meant to post this ages ago, but it's been a crazy summer. Pump Six and Other Stories picked up a Locus Award for Best Collection, and its title story "Pump Six" won for best novelette. Here two are, flanking the book: