Nancy's Blog

The novella now has seven point-of-view characters. The basement is clean. Thank you to all of you who sent ideas about what to do with the...

One thing I tell my students is to stick to one point of view in a short story, two if you absolutely must, but with two be aware that you...

I am cleaning my basement, a long and dirty and puzzling job -- keep the old propane camp stove even though I have never once gone camping, ...

I've finished reading the short stories on the preliminary Nebula ballot -- not a long task, since there are only seven of them. My fav...

I'm pleased to have been offered, and accepted, the Picador Guest Professorship at the University of Leipzig. From mid-October to mid-J...

Over the weekend I saw ATONEMENT at the movies, and immediately went out afterwards and bought Ian McEwan's novel. The film is evocativ...

My SF writing class has resumed in Rochester at Writers & Books, and they look like an interesting bunch. I'm looking forward to th...