A Year in Pictures – Ring of Chinese Lanterns

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I think I’ve mentioned before that my father has been a total pusher for this photography habit of mine. When I was home the other Christmas, he took me to a Chinese lantern festival to learn the ins and outs of night photography. This was one of the first shots I took; it’s of the arch over the main part of the sight, and it was a beast to get, because the central lantern kept swaying in the wind. But I am nothing if not persistent, and in time I got the shot I wanted.

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Various posts in alternate locations

“Keep Calm and Carry On” — my SF Novelists post for the month; a brief reflection on some of the recent trouble regarding gender and such.

Interview at SF Signal — in which they ask me about a variety of things, including photography.

“What Happens When Fantasy Novels Get Scientific?” — Me at io9, talking about the impulse to treat dragons scientifically.

Finally, not something you can read just yet, but: I’ve sold another story to Tor.com! “Daughter of Necessity,” which I read at FogCon after revising it half an hour before the reading. It will be out some time in the fall, most likely.

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