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This must be my fifteen minutes of fame . I’m quoted along with Charles Stross, Walter Jon Williams, and Ian McDonald. Nifty. ... more

Here’s my take on writing optimistic SF – just don’t make it consolatory pap. That’s what advertising, TV and suburban sprawl are supposed to sell. As an example, here’s the latest on the global warming front . (note: the link is changed to point directly to the Washington Post article as the MSNBC version expired) No big news, but here’s the money quote: Steve Gardiner, a philosophy professor at the University of Washington who studies climat... more

When I was out at SF in SF , Rick Kleffel of the Agony Column recorded my reading of “The People of Sand and Slag. ” If you’re one of those people who likes audio, I don’t stumble too much as I read. :-) Rick also recorded our after-reading panel discussion where Terry Bisson, Carter Scholz and I all wax thoughtful about sf . It was an interesting conversation and the audience had great questions (though they aren’t mic’ed well so you have to ... more

Aaron Hughes over at Fantastic Reviews has a very long interview with me, which ranges over everything from my writing process, to free markets and externalities, to the idea of “boy” stories. It was a fun conversation. They also have a review of PUMP SIX which opens with, “There is no shortage of talented writers in the science fiction genre today, but there are all too few who matter.” And they give it a 9/10. Shiny. ... more