So of you are at WorldCon and playing along with my roving launch party for GHOST TALKERS, I should probably tell you what you’re aiming for. Kinda important. In the Tor party tonight (9pm, Crowne Plaza, Ballroom), I’ll write a one page short story, on a manual typewriter, while you wait. Come, even if you […]
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Today, I’ve already had a couple of people come up to me with the correct passphrase for my roving launch party. Here is where I should make it clear that though I said the party is tomorrow, it’s actually all weekend. Except that tomorrow is the day that I’ll be in costume. Perhaps it might be
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To celebrate the release of GHOST TALKERS I am being sneaky again today — as if that is a surprise to anyone — and have once again snuck a code into a post. La! It is different from the previous ones. But with all the research I did into ciphers and codes for GHOST TALKERS I have found
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This is a test to see what happens if I give one of my code breakers one of these as part of my roving book launch party for GHOST TALKERS at WorldCon, without explanation.
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In 1916, as part of WWI the Women’s Auxiliary Corps set up a series of “hospitality rooms.” Maybe that sounds like a euphemism, but at the time it was in response to a recognized need to care for soldiers’ mental as well as physical health. When they had time off, soldiers could go and sit down
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Psst. Want to see the trailer for Ghost Talkers? It’s hosted over at Books Smugglers, along with behind the scenes stuff AND a giveaway. Ghost Talkers is a new novel from fantasy author Mary Robinette Kowal featuring the mysterious spirit corps and their heroic work in World War I. We are delighted to be hosting the
Thank heavens — you received my postcard. I was worried that it would fall into the wrong hands. I thought you were clever, though, and I was right. Here — I have a secret for you. It’s a scene that got deleted from Ghost Talkers. Be careful and watch the auras around you. I’m sure there’s
People ask me if it is easier to narrate my own books or someone else’s. No. Neither. The one thing about narrating my own stuff is that I get to share the blooper reel. I rarely get to do that when it’s someone else’s fiction because it can often sound like I’m mocking them. Which…to
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My local independent bookstore is Volumes Bookcafe. I have spent many happy hours writing there while sipping a coffee, or cider. Or wine. That’s right, it’s a bookstore with coffee and wine. It is perfect. They are also walking distance from my apartment and thus… if you order a copy of Ghost Talkers, I can
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WHEN: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM WHERE: Volumes Bookcafe – 1474 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 6062 I’m so thrilled that Volumes Bookcafe is hosting the new book release for Ghost Talkers. Come join us in the celebration. There will be WWI era costumes, party favors, and shenanigans. You totally don’t have
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HA! I told you I was writing science fiction. (h/t Yonaton Junger)
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Looking for readers for a 1400 word interstitial short story. Here’s an excerpt to get you started. Your Mama’s Adventures in Parenting Your mama adjusted her face mask and checked the chronometer on her eyepiece. Darn it. The filter would only be good for another fifteen minutes. She was nowhere near finished with the
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When starting a new project, there’s always that concern that it’ll fail. So, getting a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly is huge. Here’s my favorite part of the review of Ghost Talkers: Kowal’s depiction of spiritualism is richly imagined, and its complications and consequences are thoughtfully considered. Her depiction of the Western Front includes diverse
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After a hiatus, Lee the Puppet is back to answer your questions. In Episode Three, Lee answers these questions. Josh Storey – When an audio book is being recorded, how much does the author collaborate with the director and/or narrator on the way dialog is read? Jonathan Boynton – How do you figure out character motivations?
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It’s now two weeks after my nasal airway surgery and most of the healing has happened at this point. So far? Breathing is amazing. AMAZING. I’ve still got some swelling and stitches (inside my nose!) It’ll apparently take about two months for everything to finish settling, but from here on the changes will be subtle.
What do I sound like after surgery? Like this… Read More »