Joseph Mallozzi's Weblog

In the not too distant future (or, in our case, the recent past but whatever…), Earth faces an environmental crisis. Scientists seek to send messages back to the past in the hopes of averting a seemingly inevitable world-wide catastrophe. To be honest, I knew little about Gregory Benford’s Timescape going in (besides the fact that…

  The link was titled “Death by blogging” and clicking on it brought up a recent NY Times article “ In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop“ by Matt Richtel. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html?ei=5065&en=1c3f36a3531123cb&ex=1208059200&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print). The article suggests that the constant demands of a ravenous internet economy place bloggers under incredible stress. The pressure to…

  Last night, I was so frustrated with the New Coke version of the WordPress Dashboard that I feared I’d go all Naomi Campbell on someone. Well, today, things are improved. And by improved, I don‘t mean improved over the original version of Dashboard which was, in my opinion, far superior in its appearance and…

Seriously. WTF? I wrote today’s blog entry - a rundown of last night’s Fan Fuel Dinner, Round Two - clicked onto my dashboard, and was greeted by an ugly and counterintuitive jumble. Where was the concise, easy to navigate dashboard page I‘d grown to know and love? I assumed there was a problem with wordpress…

  “Hey,”I greeted Rob as I walked by him chatting to Ivon Bartok. “Hey,”he replied before turning to resume his conversation. A seemingly innocuous exchange, but one I found somewhat odd given the circumstances. After all, I hadn’t seen Rob in days and, at the very least, I figured he’d want to catch up. But…

  Table #1: Diner: “Hi, Joe. Would you mind taking a picture with me?” Me: “Not at all.” Click. Table #2: Diner: “Hi. Can I get a picture with you too? Me: “Of course.” Snap. Table #3: Diner: “Joe, could I also get a picture?” Me: “Sure thing.” Click. Table #4: Me: “Hi. Would you…

A short blog entry today as I have very little time before heading off for my date with the lovely Marty G. and who-knows-how-many-fans at Fuel. Tomorrow’s entry will include a rundown of the evening along with plenty o’ pics. In the meantime, here are some quick updates: Lulu had successful eye surgery today. I’m…

  As expected, I spent most of the day in editing working on my producer’s cut of Broken Ties. I trimmed the Previously On segment, made some changes to the opening walk and talk, and was making good progress - until I was stymied by the conference room scene. I considered my options, tried to…

  Hurray!!! We did it! We saved Christmas!!! By all accounts, Earth Hour was a rousing success and the environmental threat posed by carbon emissions finally resolved. Phew, that was a close one. But I for one am not surprised. After all, we managed to defeat acid rain didn‘t we? Those pesky greenhouse gases didn’t…

  “I was grabbed by the throat and choked”the guy explained. “I used a knife to protect me. I can’t work here anymore!” I turned my head slightly in his general direction only to have Fondy reproach me in French, a secret language understood only by her and me and about 260 million other people…

  Allow me to begin this entry by congratulating the folks over at Pyr who are basking in the glow of four brilliant nominations. Our buddy and guest blogger Lou Anders has garnered a Hugo nomination in the category of Best Professional Editor, Long Form. Meanwhile, future guest blogger and long-time Baron Destructo nemesis Joe…

  They spun and sprang, twisted and twirled, flipped and flopped. Hell, they even capered and cavorted.  We stood rooted, transfixed, utterly horrified - and not in a good way. “Uh, less acrobatics,”suggested Will. “Less acrobatics!”shouted Bam Bam. They paraded by once again - creeping, crab-crawling, caterwauling, and staggering around like a bunch of drunks.…

  Today, a round of thank-you’s are in order. Thank you to Joe Abercrombie who has kindly agreed to do a guest blog for us in May when we discuss The Blade Itself, the first installment in his First Law series. I see that many of you have already started reading/already read the book based…

  Our office assistant poked his head into the room, interrupting the meeting to inform Paul: “There’s an alien waiting for you in wardrobe.” As Paul excused himself and headed downstairs, Marty G. said what we were all thinking: “We have the most surreal jobs in the world.” Yep, a return to surreality today found…

I’ve finally completed my rewrite of Whispers. A more dynamic tease, a reprieve on a reveal, an alternate division of forces, and Major Teldy gets a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. Plenty of new blue pages to collate. The actors will be thrilled. Sadly, both Baron Destructo and Cookie Monster (Clemson? What was he thinking?!) are…