Mary Robinette Kowal

Happy New Year! Nothing like starting the year by realizing that you haven’t sent an email, is there? So, I totally goofed. When I run a workshop, I normally open it to the waiting list from previous workshops and alumni of other events before I open it to the general public. But I saved the invitation

This is the first part of a short story with Jane and Vincent. It takes place between Valour and Vanity and Of Noble Family. New Year’s Eve, 1817 Vienna Despite the snow outside on the streets of Vienna, a bead of sweat tickled Jane’s nose. Hot and fatigued, she let her vision return from the ether.

I had to stop writing for a bit because I had to go through the copyedits for Of Noble Family, and then the holidays and now here we are. Chapter 16 is up, for those of you reading along. I also stalled out, which is a thing that happens sometimes, because I felt like I needed

I finished my reread of the first part of the novel and made adjustments to my plans. Fortunately none of them are structural, only refining. I did wind up reordering some of the earlier scenes, but it shouldn’t affect anything for those of you who have already read them. Now… Here is Chapter 14.

For those of you reading along, I’ve done a revision of Chapter 4 to try to stave off some of the questions you’ve been asking. There are changes in the 1st scene and then an entirely new 2nd scene. The last scene is more or less unchanged.