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April 22, 2021 · 106 words
On the Virtual Llano
Around this time of year I’m normally found in the town of Portales, on the Llano Estecado in southeast New Mexico, where I regularly attend the Jack Williamson Lectureship. Due to COVID the Lectureship is being held in cyberspace this year, mostly on Friday, 23 April. The guest speakers are James Patrick Kelly and Hug
Read entry →April 19, 2021 · 228 words
Appointments
Things have been mad busy in the last couple weeks, which accounts for my not posting much here. This is almost purely the result of my COVID vaccinations, which are allowing me to take care of all the business I’ve been postponing for, well, a year. I’ve dealt with a lot of my backlist, and […]
Read entry →April 7, 2021 · 209 words
Splendish Review
The Best of Walter Jon Williams has received a fine appreciation in SFRevu. Your takeaway: Some writers become superstars from their first book. Others quietly produce book after book of excellent, sometimes even superior, work without gaining the same attention. The latter is true of Walter Jon Williams . . . as the I
Read entry →April 5, 2021 · 80 words
On Infinite Repeat
A couple weekends ago I gamemastered a Wild Cards RPG at Wondercon, an event connected with a charity auction for the Stagecoach Foundation. This event was recorded and is available at LegionM’s Twitch website, so if you’ve have a hankering to watch me run a game with four other writers as players (Carrie Vaughn, Carol
Read entry →April 4, 2021 · 240 words
Alors
Lately I’ve been watching a lot of French television, particularly the last season of Call My Agent! (Dix Per Cent), a submarine thriller called The Wolf’s Call (Le Chant du Loup), plus episodes of Capitaine Marleau, a whodunit series featuring a kind of gender-flipped Columbo. All this viewing and listening has encour
Read entry →April 1, 2021 · 147 words
Days of Going Wild
Since having my second COVID shot, I’ve engaged in multiple reckless behaviors! I had a haircut for the first time since June, and as a result no longer look like someone whose primary residence is a cardboard box! I’ve twice dined in restaurants! Indoors! (The restaurants were allowed to seat at half capacity, but I [
Read entry →March 27, 2021 · 108 words
Wild Cards Weekend
I’ve been unable to post here for several days due to technical issues which may or may not have been resolved. Which is really annoying, because I have something cool and fun to announce. This weekend I’ll be attending virtual Wondercon, the mighty game convention counterpart to Comic-Con usually held around this time
Read entry →March 19, 2021 · 249 words
Two Shots
So I am now officially Walter “Two-Shot” Williams. I had my second Pfizer jab yesterday. I must say New Mexico is doing this right— we’re the most vaccinated state in the country. Having a governor with a degree in Public Health is a plus. When I had my first shot, there was a long line […]
Read entry →March 14, 2021 · 71 words
The Process Unveiled
I am podcast again, this time at The Worldshapers. Writer and editor Edward Willett interviews me mostly about my writing process, but we touch on other topics as well. Incidentally, Edward is running a Kickstarter for Shapers of Worlds, Volume II, an anthology featuring stories by all the author guests in the second y
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