One of the trials by fire that the other fellows on Writing Excuses have had to go through is the one wherein they critique an early work. We usually dig into stories, but I brought the outline of the first novel I wrote. (Note: I am not counting the trunk novel that I started in […]
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Last night’s launch party for Glamour in Glass was great fun. I held it at Case Study Coffee, which is almost like holding it in my office because I am there so frequently. The space was wonderful for an evening event like this and the owners, Wes Russell and Christine Herman-Russell, acted as staff for the
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Blue muslin, trimmed with dove chenille and silk, over a linen petticoat trimmed with Van Dyke lace. See you at the launch party tonight?
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On Twitter, Eric James Stone has started a meme about the missing first line of Glamour in Glass with the hashtag #GlamourInGlass1stLines. I’ll paste some of his in here, because they make me giggle. He was born with a gift of glamour and a sense that the world was glass. The glass is a foreign
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We talk a lot about how important the first line in a novel is. Everyone knows the famous ones, like “Call me Ishmael.” Imagine what would happen if the unthinkable occurred. What if the first line were accidentally omitted by the typesetter? Would Moby Dick have been the same if it started, “Some years ago
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Yesterday at Norwescon was a good day. A really good day. They made the announcements of the list of Hugo nominees. I found out two weeks ago that my novella, “Kiss Me Twice” had been nominated in the Novella category, and that Writing Excuses with Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, me, and Jordan Sanderson had been
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I’m heading over to Norwescon and carrying a copy of Glamour in Glass with me. Later today, I’ll be giving it away… Want it? 10 am Salon – How to Give an Effective Reading The workshop is specifically designed for authors who need to do readings at conventions, book-signings or other events. Just because you
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I’m heading to the dentist for the second of three appointments to fix the tooth I broke last month. Why? Because the only way you can make a two-hour dental appointment worse is by scheduling it at 7am on the morning you are going to a convention. Speaking of which, look for me at Norwescon
Around Europe, various towns have their own special regional festival. One of the best known is that of the town of Binché, where much of the action of Glamour in Glass takes place. In fact, it’s one of the reasons that I picked Binché as a scenic location. They have a multiple day festival on
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For a couple of years now, we’ve engaged in the occasional Iron Chef Battle with some friends. It started when -e- wanted to have one for her birthday party. It was such fun that the experiment continued, about every two months, until we moved away. Our departure coincided with another kitchen moving to L.A. and
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Want to read Chapter 2 of Glamour in Glass? You don’t have to wait until it releases next week. RT Reviews has the entire chapter on their website. Mary Robinette Kowal blew us away with her 2010 debut, Shades of Milk and Honey, a Regency-set fantasy that won our August 2010 Seal of Excellence Award. Ever since, we’ve been waiting
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During the Month of Letters Challenge, people could write to Jane from Shades of Milk and Honey and she would write back, using an actual quill on a 19th century writing desk. Jane was writing these in “real time” for her, which means that it was the corresponding date in 1815 and takes place during
I have an article in today’s Tor/Forge newsletter about the use of historical language in fiction. And I’ve already annoyed one reader — go me! — who thinks that the way I paid attention to the language is “the writer playing head games with him/herself.” Which I have to say is true. And it’s not
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For anyone who didn’t click on the last link in my apology about being my brother, it went to the wikipedia entry on April Fool’s day. Personally, I very much enjoy being taken in by a good prank, because for a moment I get to live in this crazy alternate reality where cool things happen. My favorite
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