With only a month to go before the release of Without a Summer, I thought I would start to share some of research images that I was collecting while writing it. Here we have a set of eighteenth century playing cards such as one might use in playing whist. Whist is one of those games that turns […]
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Hey guys! Want a copy of Glamour in Glass and fifteen other books? Seventeen of your favorite, award-winning and best-selling authors have teamed up to offer this giveaway: a copy of each of the following books to one lucky winner! THE LANTERN by Deborah Lawrenson — NY Times bestseller modern gothic novel of love, secrets, and murder—set against the
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This is one of the hardest parts of the writing life. For a long time, writing probably was your hobby. Even if you didn’t approach the writing itself that way, it was still something that you had to fit in to the cracks in your life. You had to “make time” for it in the way
Debut author lessons: Writing is no longer a hobby. Read More »
I thought you might. It goes on sale in October, or you can pre-order it now… Did I mention that’s two chapters longer than the U.S. version? Here, have a teaser. Under normal circumstances, this spur of the maze was a blind alley that did not quite lead to the centre. Using the “secret passages”
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April 14, 2007, I was trying to wrap up the ending to Shades of Milk and Honey and totally stalling. Totally. I’d written myself into a corner and couldn’t find my way out, but I have this friend who is really good at action scenes, Michael Livingston. He is also the namesake of Captain Livingston.
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For full disclosure, I blurbed Between Two Thorns and said this. “Emma Newman has created a reflection of Bath that reminds one that charming is not safe. Between Two Thorns shows the darkness beneath the glamour of the social Season. Learning to be a young lady has never seemed so dangerous.” I strongly suspect that you will like this book and today
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We’ve — and by we, I mean my wonderful agent — have just sold Hungarian translation rights on SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY, GLAMOUR IN GLASS, and WITHOUT A SUMMER to publisher NOUVION Trade Sociedad anonima under the imprint of IPC Books Kft. According to Google translate, which is so reliable, the first book would
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On Wednesday, at noon Central time, I’m opening registration for an online short story class. Writing on the Fast Track Think you never have time to write? Think again. I wrote my Hugo-nominated short story “Evil Robot Monkey” in ninety minutes. If you have ninety minutes, you can have a story — all it takes
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I recorded some of the audio for the new anthology Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination, edited by John Joseph Adams. I also wrote a story for it called, “We Interrupt This Broadcast” which is in my punchcard punk universe. Chronologically, it takes place before “The Lady Astronaut of Mars” but the two stories only have
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RT Book Reviews has given Without a Summer four and a half stars! The review starts off by saying: The third in Kowal’s stellar fantasy series, Without a Summer, is without a doubt, the best yet in the Glamourist Histories. And it gets nicer from there If you have subscription, you can read the full review
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I’ve just sent the revised manuscript of Shades of Milk and Honey off to my editor for the UK edition. It is about four thousand words longer than the US edition and includes a couple of new scenes and a slightly different ending. I did not have to do any of this, but when my
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I have just realized that I need a new dress for the Nebulas. Need. You understand, right? Then a friend pointed out that I could wear a Regency gown. I could, in fact, wear Jane’s primrose gown with demi-train from Glamour in Glass. From the 1813 La Belle Assemblee “Frock of plain jacconet muslin, with a
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The official news Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announces the nominees for the 2012 Nebula Awards (presented 2013), nominees for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and nominees for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. Novel Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13)
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I’m celebrating my 44th birthday by having a writing retreat house party at my parents’ home. It’s lovely to be surrounded by a bunch of writers who inspire me and are just plain goofy fun. Last night — well, this isn’t goofy, but is excellent — just after we tipped past midnight into my official
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There is a fascinating element to Laura Lam’s new book Pantomime that I can’t tell you about. So instead, I’m just going to show you the official blurb. R.H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is the greatest circus of Ellada. Nestled among the glowing blue Penglass – remnants of a mysterious civilisation long gone – are wonders
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