I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before.

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I've supported myself by writing since 1992, and I'm probably very nearly unemployable by now...

I've supported myself by writing since 1992, and I'm probably very nearly unemployable by now...

I don't have any structured grand plan; I just intend to keep writing about the...

I don't have any structured grand plan; I just intend to keep writing about the...

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Australian SF book publishing has undergone a boom recently, and sometimes it's easier for new...

Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside...

Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside...

A story in Asimov's is read by hundreds of thousands of people.

A story in Asimov's is read by hundreds of thousands of people.

I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published.

I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published.

Being rewarded for anything other than the quality of their work is the fastest way...

Being rewarded for anything other than the quality of their work is the fastest way...

I've been taking longer to write stories lately.

I've been taking longer to write stories lately.

I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger....

I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger....

Pop science goes flying off in all kinds of fashionable directions, and it often drags...

Pop science goes flying off in all kinds of fashionable directions, and it often drags...

Fandom is about fandom, it's a great big social club.

Fandom is about fandom, it's a great big social club.

I admire David Lynch so much, and I think he made some bad decisions with...

I admire David Lynch so much, and I think he made some bad decisions with...

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Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century.