Monthly Archives: January 2017

January 30, 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker spent her last January 30th as the belle of a small but lively ball. Most of her family and some friends came to see her, in her big wooden bed in Pismo Beach, in her pirate-themed bedroom. She … Continue reading →

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It Died With Its Word Processor On

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker once had a habit of not turning her programs off before she exited them. This resulted in a lot of lost updates, new work, and sometimes entire documents – her preferred method being to yank the portable medium right … Continue reading →

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Another PSA

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker didn’t believe in beating dead horses. (It’s mean.) Also, she could tell when a continuing activity was futile. My little Buke is giving out. It’s dropping pages and tabs, losing files (horrors!) and refusing to hold a charge. … Continue reading →

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Destination: Pacific Grove

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker regarded Pacific Grove as a destination resort. It’s not that peculiar; lots of people do, since Pacific Grove is one of the prettiest, most packed full of good restaurants, covered with butterflies cities in the world. (It’s a … Continue reading →

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I’m Off To Meet The Muse

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker relied heavily on writing holidays. They were one of the primary energy sources for her creativity. One was always necessary when she started a new book, or got a custom assignment, or hit the 7th-inning doldrums on a … Continue reading →

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Internal Phrenology

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker got a lot of questions about her immortal, time-travelling cyborg Operatives. And thinly disguised in every question – except when it was asked outright – was the plaintive question, “Could I be an Operative?” To which, Kage immediately … Continue reading →

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Poor Workmen

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker was a firm proponent of the adage, It’s a poor workman that blames his tools. She felt that it was undoubtedly true in its original meaning, that it’s a chicken-weenie way to excuse your own bad work by … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times, and The Attention of the Mighty

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker had – of course! – a lot of respect for proverbs and folk sayings. As a student of history and a fan of small, strange facts, she found the pithy sayings of the past of particular value. If … Continue reading →

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The Things Are Still People

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker liked the idea of a staff. She didn’t want servants, precisely. (She was sometimes in service herself.) But she would have been pleased to have a large household around her – one that was minimally organized, and took … Continue reading →

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A Little Off-Track But Determined

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Kate

Kage Baker believed that you should never tell a dream before you ate breakfast: if it’s a good dream, it won’t come true, but if it’s a bad one – it promptly will. I’ve seen her leap out of bed, … Continue reading →

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