When so many writers are still playing with Europe as the field for their fantasy, Aliette de Bodard heads straight for the Aztec empire. Her fiction is exciting because it is both familiar and strange. And here’s another thing to make you crazy. She’s writing in a second language. Aliette grew up speaking French, because, …
My Favorite Bit: Aliette de Bodard talks about Obsidian and Blood Read More »
I met Brad when we were taking Orson Scott Card’s Literary Bootcamp back in 2005. He was one of the people whose story made me think, “Yep. This guy will have a career,” because it had really interesting world-building combined with lovely writing. Behold! I was right. How smug I feel to recognize someone else’s …
My Favorite Bit: Bradley P. Beaulieu talks about The Straits of Galahesh Read More »
David Brin is one of those authors that I probably don’t need to introduce. So let me tell you about the first time I met him. At the Denver WorldCon, I had signed up to do one of the inaugural Strolling With the Stars walks as one of the Stars. I ‘d just won the …
My Favorite Bit: David Brin talks about Existence Read More »
Alethea Kontis is one of my first writing friends. Anyone who knows her, knows that she is funny, enthusiastic, and incredibly generous. She pretty much set the tone for my introduction to fandom and the SF community. She’s continuing to set the tone for an introduction to the world of the fantastic with her children’s …
My Favorite Bit: Alethea Kontis talks about The Wonderland Alphabet Read More »
Welcome to the inaugural post of a new feature here called, “My Favorite Bit.” This is a series of guest posts in which I ask authors and other creative types to talk about their favorite bit of their newest work. Sometimes it will be a scene, a sentence, a character, or a bit of world-building. It …
My Favorite Bit: Sean Williams talks about Troubletwisters: The Monster Read More »
One of my favorite things when I’m talking to authors and artists is listening to them geek out about their favorite bit of their own work. It’s usually something small that they put in to amuse themselves, or that they worked really hard on but don’t expect anyone to notice. You can hear the sheer …