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  • The Writing Process: Minimalist Plotting

    How do you write a novel? That’s a hard question, and I wish I knew the definitive answer — because I’m writing a novel right…

  • A few reviews and interviews

    Thrillist calls Semiosis one of the best books of 2018 so far. Alvaro Zinos-Amaro reviews the novel at the InterGalactic Medicine Show. The Quillery asks…

  • I’ll be at C2E2 on Sunday, April 8

    I’ll be at C2E2, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, on Sunday afternoon, April 8. I’ll appear on a panel called The End of the…

  • Tree vs. tree: why kapok trees have big, nasty thorns

    On Earth, plants are active, aggressive, and sometimes they fight to the death for sunlight. They employ cunning weapons and strategies, both offensive and defensive.…