Author Archives: Theodora Goss

Writing News

Two very nice things happened today. The first was that I received my copy of Asimov’s Science Fiction with my story “Pug” in it. Here’s what it looks like: My name is on the cover! Did you notice? (I think … Continue reading

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On Being Impatient

Yesterday afternoon, I suddenly started to get sick. Aching throat, runny nose, that sort of thing. Just a standard virus, but I was supposed to turn in a revised manuscript that day, and suddenly I couldn’t think straight. I had … Continue reading

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Give It Away

Oh no. What happened? Three hours ago, I was feeling fine. And now I’m sitting here shivering, with my throat aching, my nose running. Sick with whatever was going around the family this weekend. I thought I had avoided it, … Continue reading

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Reading Poems

All right, I did it. I used Audacity to make a bunch of audio files. If you look at my Poems page now, this is what you’ll see, right at the top of the page: “Ravens” text audio “Fairy Tale” … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day

Long ago, I decided to celebrate holidays however I wanted. Otherwise, what was the point? It wouldn’t be much of a holiday if I spent it trying to live up to some set of societal expectations, would it? So this … Continue reading

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Deliberate Practice

Last week, I read a book called Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin. About a year ago, I don’t think I would have told you that. It would have implied that I … Continue reading

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More Than Writing

Recently, I read an article in The New York Times called “How Writers Build the Brand.” It begins, “As every author knows, writing a book is the easy part these days. It’s when the publication date looms that we have … Continue reading

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