Alyshondra Meacham

My Favorite Bit: John Kessel talks about PRIDE AND PROMETHEUS

John Kessel is joining us today with his novel Pride and Prometheus. Here’s the publisher’s description: Pride and Prejudice meets Frankenstein as Mary Bennet falls for the enigmatic Victor Frankenstein and befriends his monstrous Creature in this clever fusion of two popular classics. Threatened with destruction unless he fashions a wife for his Creature, Victor Frankenstein travels to England

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My Favorite Bit: Dan Koboldt talks about THE WORLD AWAKENING

Dan Koboldt is joining us today with his novel The World Awakening. Here’s the publisher’s description: Quinn Bradley has learned to use the magic of another world. And that world is in danger. Having decided to betray CASE Global, he can finally reveal his origins to the Enclave and warn them about the company’s imminent

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Mary at Boskone this weekend

Mary will be GOHing with aplomb at Boskone this weekend, Feb 16-18. Will she see you there? http://www.boskone.org/register/ Here’s where to find Mary: Friday, February 16 Star Wars Mad Libs 2-3pm Harbor III Who doesn’t love a good session of Mad Libs, Boskone style? Join us for a special edition of Star Wars Mad Libs — in which the audience provides the

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My Favorite Bit: R. H. Stavis talks about SISTER OF DARKNESS

Rachel H. Stavis is joining us today with her memoir Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist. Here’s the publisher’s description: The world’s only non-denominational exorcist tells her astonishing true story: a riveting chronicle of wrestling entities from infected souls, showing how pain and trauma opens us to attachment from forces that drain our

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My Favorite Bit: Sue Burke talks about SEMIOSIS

Sue Burke is joining us today with her novel Semiosis. Here’s the publisher’s description: Colonists from Earth wanted the perfect home, but they’ll have to survive on the one they found. They don’t realize another life form watches…and waits… Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet’s sentient species and prove that humans

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My Favorite Bit: Diana Renn talks about FALSE IDOLS Season 1

Diana Renn joins us today to talk about Season 1 of the serial fiction False Idols. Here’s the series description: FBI Linguist Layla el-Deeb is deep undercover posing as an heiress in the Middle East. She must infiltrate the highest echelons of society in order to trace priceless relics from their millionaire owners back to

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Where to find Mary in February

May your February be filled with warmth and excellent food. Here’s where to find Mary in February.   February 13 Online Patreon Writing Date February 16-28 Guest of Honor at Boskone in Boston February 25 Online Patreon Writing Class: Spoken and Non-Verbal Dialog   Or find her online here Patreon • Twitter • Facebook • Instagram

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My Favorite Bit: David Mack talks about THE MIDNIGHT FRONT

David Mack is joining us today with his novel The Midnight Front. Here’s the publisher’s description: On the eve of World War Two, Nazi sorcerers come gunning for Cade but kill his family instead. His one path of vengeance is to become an apprentice of The Midnight Front―the Allies’ top-secret magickal warfare program―and become a

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My Favorite Bit: Wendy Nikel talks about THE CONTINUUM

Wendy Nikel is joining us today to talk about her novel The Continuum. Here’s the publisher’s description: For years, Elise has been donning corsets, sneaking into castles, and lying through her teeth to enforce the Place in Time Travel Agency’s ten essential rules of time travel. Someone has to ensure that travel to the past

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Where to Find Mary at Boskone

Mary is the Guest of Honor at Boskone! Join her in Boston, MA from February 16-18, 2018 for New England’s longest running science fiction and fantasy convention. It’s going to be a fun weekend filled with discussions of books, film, art, music, games, and more. For more information about Boskone, visit The Boskone Blog, Twitter, and Facebook as well as by going to

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My Favorite Bit: KJ Kabza talks about THE RAMSHEAD ALGORITHM AND OTHER STORIES

KJ Kabza is joining us today with his short story collection The Ramshead Algorithm and Other Stories. Here is the publisher’s description: In The Ramshead Algorithm and Other Stories, sand cats speak, ghost bikes roll, corpses disappear, and hedge mazes are more bewildering than you’ve ever imagined. These 11 fantasy and science fiction stories from KJ Kabza have

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Where to find Mary in January

Hopefully there is a little less nope in your New Year. Mary is mostly hibernating this month, but here are a few places to catch her in January! January 9 Online Patreon Writing Date January 14 Online Patreon Writing Class: Methods of Worldbuilding   Or find her online here Patreon • Twitter • Facebook • Instagram

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My 2017 year-end wrap up

It’s time for the wrap-up of what I’ve accomplished in 2017! Publications! Short Story “Your Mama’s Adventures in Parenting” – Shimmer Magazine “The Worshipful Society of Glovers” – Uncanny Magazine  Best Related Work Writing Excuses Season 12: Theory and Technique This looks like low output, which, well, it is. BUT, that’s because publishing schedules mean that

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Paired covers for The Calculating Stars, showing a group of women on a blue field, and The Fated Sky, which has a lone astronaut against a red sky.

THE CALCULATING STARS and THE FATED SKY available for pre-order!

The Lady Astronaut books are now available for pre-order! The Calculating Stars The Fated Sky If you pre-order through these links, which will take you to Mary’s favorite local bookstore, a SIGNED and personalized copy will arrive at your house on release day! These books are prequels to Mary’s Hugo-award winning story The Lady Astronaut

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