Category Archives: real life

New Year’s W00t

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Geranium Cat put me on her must-have list! The nice thing about having a mini-career is that everything’s new and exciting. I’m still at the stage where every passing mention means a lot to me, and I think I’ve met … Continue reading →

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RIP Coolpix

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Well, it’s gone. The camera that went to Ireland, the Galapagos, and Africa with me has perished… here’s the last picture from it. All you creative types can figure out the rest of the story for yourselves. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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New Publication – A Royal Academy holiday story

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Merry Christmas and Happy Kindling! Kindling, an 11,000-word Royal Academy novella, is now available on Smashwords for only $0.99. See what happens when you mix the Demonology Department’s self-appointed curmudgeon, a banshee, a dragon, and the world’s messiest, most dangerous … Continue reading →

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Wol

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The best way to see owls is to go out without binoculars or camera. Well, not precisely — the best way to see owls is to go out without those things, having forgotten that going out without them is the … Continue reading →

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Rules for Getting Along With me

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Every now and then lists of rules pop up on the blogosphere, sort of like mushrooms after a rain. This was my week to run across one too many. And they were all lists of rules for getting along with … Continue reading →

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Terry Windling Fundraiser

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sofia Samatar’s blog alerted me to the Magick 4 Terry auction, at which you can bid on all things fantastical while also helping out Terry Windling, who has contributed so much to modern fantasy and now faces unspecified medical expenses. … Continue reading →

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Grad Student Poverty

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The fourth Royal Academy novel will involve graduate students, so I’ve been asking friends for anecdotes and input on the essence of grad studenthood. So far the overwhelming consensus is that graduate study is all about the search for free … Continue reading →

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Finding voices

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Whenever I need to brush up on the academic ‘voice’, I go to comments on Chronicle of Higher Education online articles. Ideally, comments about something that interests me, like this article on turnitin (which also pointed me to this excellent … Continue reading →

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Things I’d forgotten about

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Working at a womens’ college, you forget about things like this. It’s clever, but how could I possibly use it to inspire female scientists, when all they get to do in it is be sexy backup singers? And is it … Continue reading →

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Church Lady

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Pat Bowne

There’s only one church in Osyth, and it’s an upstart, just getting going in the second novel. But the world of the Royal Academy is firmly polytheistic, with competition (sometimes cutthroat) between multiple religions worshipping different gods. In this, it’s … Continue reading →