Spoiler alert! We’re going to talk in depth about The Emperor’s Soul, which just came out, and if you haven’t yet read it but want to, we’d rather not spoil it for you. The e-book is available here. So… ready? Brandon talks to us about the origin of the magic system, and why he decided […]
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Last week, I asked people if they would be interested in reading my homework from an erotica class I’m taking. More specifically, if I wrote the “fade to black” scenes between Jane and Vincent would people like to read them. (It’s not too late to answer the poll by the way.) Here I’m going to
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John Joseph Adams has a new anthology out, Epic: Legends of Fantasy, which includes works by George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, Robin Hobb, Tad Williams, Ursula K. Le Guin and… me This week, Wired.com is featureing an exclusive excerpt from the anthology — my short story “Bound Man.” Here’s a teaser: Light dappled
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Know what I’m doing next week? I’m recording the audio book for Glamour in Glass. La! Audible.com has purchased the rights for Glamour in Glass, Without a Summer, and Valour and Vanity. I’ll be narrating all three books though we have made the decision to revert to my natural speaking voice for the narration and reserve the British for dialogue.
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I hope I’ll get to see you at Windycon this weekend. One of the panels that I’m excited about is a session with Seanan McGuire and me talking about her October Daye audio books. I’m the narrator for those and you’ll get to see us discuss the process of making something into audio and the
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I am taking an erotica class, because I think it’s a good idea to understand the tools available for writing. Even if I don’t write erotica, there are times when I want a scene to be sensual before the fade to black. For instance in Shades of Milk and Honey there’s almost a kiss. In
Fade to Black scenes: A question for you. Read More »
Kameron Hurley joins us today to talk about Rapture, book three in her Bel Dame Apocrypha series. After years in exile, Nyxnissa so Dasheem is back in action in service to the bel dames, a sisterhood of elite government assassins tasked with eliminating deserters and traitors. The end of a centuries-long holy war between her country, Nasheen,
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When I met Lee Moyer, I was fairly new to the convention circuit and he was delightful and helped me meet people. He also showed me his portfolio which was staggering and made me drool just a little. At some point, he showed me his Literary Pinup calendar, which didn’t have a home at that
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I’m on my way home from the World Fantasy Convention in Toronto. A lot of authors and editors could not make it because they live in New York. Many of those who did make it headed straight for their rooms and had their first hot shower in a week. A lot of them said that
Auction for Hurricane Sandy relief — WITHOUT A SUMMER manuscript Read More »
It’s microcasting time! This week we take a crack at the following listener questions: What percentage of a rough draft makes it into print? What are the pitfalls of jumping from novels to short fiction, and vice versa? Do you need to start with short fiction first? Should a novice writer fix glaring story problems
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My agent, Jennifer Jackson, is auctioning a critique of a partial manuscript for Hurricane Sandy relief. In support of those people, I’m going to auction a critique of a partial manuscript of a novel. A partial manuscript will consist of up to 50 pages in standard manuscript format (approximately 12,500 words). In order to maximize
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THE YEAR IS 1910. Eighteen-year-old Will Edwards has landed a prestigious apprenticeship at Detroit’s Tesla Industries, the most advanced scientific research center in the United States. It’s a plum prize for a young man who dreams of a career in the new science of Otherwhere Engineering. But his father doesn’t want him to go. And
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What had seemed like a nutty idea, taking the train to World Fantasy, is turning out to be a good thing because the stretch that I’m on isn’t affected by Hurricane Sandy. If all goes well, I’ll be whisked overnight to Buffalo, NY where I will meet up with David B. Coe for a drive
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I may have just heard the best conversation about Halloween costumes that it is possible to overhear. As I was walking through the Ukranian Village in Chicago today, I stopped to let some teachers go by with a gaggle of schoolkids. Second graders, I’m guessing, based on their height. One of them was carrying this
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Sometimes I feel like I’m introducing you to My Favorite People, as is the case with Monte Cook. His writing reflects all the things that I like about him as a person, smart, sly, and makes you think. He is an amazing worldbuilder and creates landscapes and cultures that seem real. Best of all he
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