I have been waiting for the movie Belle to come to the US since last year. It finally has, but with a limited release. Sunday, May 11, when I’m in San Francisco for book tour, I can actually go see the film. What is it and why am I so excited? Belle is inspired by the
San Franscisco! Who wants to go see BELLE with me on Sunday? Read More »
Michael J. Martinez is joining us today with his novel The Enceladus Crisis. Here’s the publisher’s description. Two dimensions collided on the rust-red deserts of Mars—and are destined to become entangled once more in this sequel to the critically acclaimed The Daedalus Incident. Lieutenant Commander Shaila Jain has been given the assignment of her dreams:
My Favorite Bit: Michael J. Martinez talks about THE ENCELADUS CRISIS Read More »
If you are interested in process, I have a short SF story that I could use some beta readers on. The story is only 2800 words BUT the turnaround is fairly tight and I would need responses today. I’m writing on the planes, so in order to get this turned in, I have to dive
Wanted: Beta-readers for short SF story. Read More »
Patricia Burroughs is joining us today with her novel This Crumbling Pageant. Here’s the publisher’s description. Persephone Fury is the Dark daughter, the one they hide. England, 1811. Few are aware of a hidden magical England, a people not ruled by poor mad George, but the dying King Pellinore of the House of Pendragon. The
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How do you go about writing a character showing their emotions without them sounding whiny (or whatever the “too-much” version of the appropriate emotion might be)? Adding to the difficulty of the exercise, how do you know where that “too much” line is for your book, your genre, and your audience? We talk about how
Writing Excuses 9.19: Showing Emotion Read More »
This happened on the Steampunk Cruise and really, explaining why is not possible. While I am wearing this dress on the book tour with Marie Brennan, I will not be singing Roxanne for you. video by Melissa Wartenberg
In which I sing Roxanne in puppet voice, while dressed in Regency costume. As you do. Read More »
Just a reminder that Marie Brennan and I are on tour together. We have puppets, dragon fossils, and presents… I’m dating and numbering the books that I sign on this tour, if you’re into that sort of collectory thing. If you can’t make it out to an event, contact the store to order a
Douglas Hulick is joining us today with his novel Sworn in Steel. Here’s the publisher’s description. DANGEROUS DAYS It’s been three months since Drothe killed a legend, burned down a portion of the imperial capital, and found himself unexpectedly elevated into the ranks of the criminal elite. As the newest Gray Prince in the underworld,
My Favorite Bit: Douglas Hulick talks about SWORN IN STEEL Read More »
It’s book release day for Valour and Vanity! So I have a small present for you. It’s about the Doctor Who cameo that I hid in the book. When I was researching the novel, I was looking for historical stuff I could include. The book is set in 1817 in Venice. It turns out that
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Angela Highland is joining us today with her novel Vengeance of the Hunter. Here’s the publisher’s description. The Knight: After nearly being destroyed by a conspiracy within his Order, Kestar faces a crisis. The Knights of the Hawk have always stood against elven magic, but how can he proceed after discovering his own elven heritage?
My Favorite Bit: Angela Highland talks about VENGEANCE OF THE HUNTER Read More »
Before the whole writing thing, I spent some time as an art director for magazines such as Shimmer and Weird Tales. Despite that, I stay largely out of cover design discussions for my novel. Why? Because the people who are designing the covers know their jobs. With my first novel, I had no input at all and
Debut Author Lesson: Covers Read More »
So, I remember what it was like when $250 for a workshop wasn’t possible. I just didn’t have the money. Part of the reason I offer workshops online is that there are a lot of people for whom taking time off work, or away from the family isn’t possible. But that doesn’t stop the desire
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REGISTRATION OPENS on Sunday, April 27th at noon Central. Think you never have time to write? Think again. I wrote my first Hugo-nominated short story “Evil Robot Monkey” in ninety minutes. If you have ninety minutes, you can have a story — all it takes is understanding how to make every word work double-time. In this workshop,
I’m teaching a short story intensive from August 29-31. Read More »
I had this moment when I realized that the Kvothe erotica fanfiction that I wrote for the WorldBuilders fundraiser was totally eligible for the Hugos. Totally. Further, I realized that if I pointed that out to Patrick Rothfuss’s fans, there was actually a darn good chance it could make the ballot just because of the way the
Thoughts on Hugos and voting for the love Read More »
I had a wonderful series of emails with my Japanese translator, Fumiyo Harashima, who wanted to make certain that she got all the period details right in the text. I love this sort of thing. We actually wound up doing a small alteration in the text to make it play better for a Japanese audience.
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