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About Kate

I am Kage Baker's sister. Kage was/is a well-known science fiction writer, who died on January 31, 2010. She told me to keep her work going - I'm doing that. This blog will document the process.

Cinders and Ashes

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker had a special personal hagiography of days: days she dedicated to certain acts or places or colours, days memorializing certain events, days of a specific personal import. She invented and discovered them all through her life, and then … Continue reading →

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BayCon 2016 Is Coming

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker loved science fiction conventions. She only went to them when we could drive there in a day, or she was the Guest of Honour – because she hated flying, waiting in line for flying, paying for flying, landing … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Believe I Said That

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker wrote some really clunky lines. All writers do. The more you write, the more you are statistically likely to write something really bad. Even if you are a splendid writer – and Kage was – sometimes the neurons … Continue reading →

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What A Piece of Work

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker tried assiduously to not pay close first-hand attention to the world. She loved life, living, her family and friends, chocolate, the sea, Harry, music – you know, the world in general; as seen through the eyes of one … Continue reading →

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Where Does The Time Go, Anyway?

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker often wondered aloud: where has the Time gone? Actually, she tended to scream it frantically, demanding to know who had made off with the time she needed to complete something. because someone had to be responsible – time … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing Through The Plot Holes

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker  loved writing on a computer. She loved the Internet. She loved the availability of an endless supply of vast, easily-accessed databases, where she could graze at will and at random. She was a careful researcher. She liked her … Continue reading →

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When You Should Write

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was known to be a prolific writer. In the 13 years of her professional career (1997 to 2009), plus a few posthumous credits since, she published  13 or 15 novels (depending on how you count); over 70 stories, … Continue reading →

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A Wee Small Voice, Turned Up To 11

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker  just wanted to tell stories, you know? She was a born story-teller. Speculations, ideas, alternative endings and plots bubbled constantly to the forefront of her mind, and she was one of those people whose brain automatically cast it … Continue reading →

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Aaand – Boiling Over and Putting Out the Fire

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker did not read her own correspondence. Not the first time, anyway. She had me open and read it, unless she was very sure of the news. And if she had a story out for consideration, no power on … Continue reading →

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Green Socks & Backwards Hats

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Kate

Kage Baker was a superstitious person. It was a deliberate cultural choice on her part. I think the trappings appealed to her aesthetically. Also, she felt superstition was a way to influence inevitable fortune. It was a thumb on the … Continue reading →

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