I just got an update from my airline that they’ve changed my itinerary. I will now not arrive until 2pm tomorrow which means that I will miss my autographing session. I believe that is the only thing affected by this change. Besides my blood-pressure, of course. I’m impressed that my travel karma is inserting pre-emptive […]
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The Strand, which is the big independent bookstore in NYC is offering a half-off sale on Shades of Milk and Honey. Note that they only have four copies actually in stock. Their staff also offered the following review of the book. ‘Shades of Milk and Honey’ is a captivating debut novel from Mary Robinette Kowal
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In the antithesis of the planet in “Salt of the Earth,” there are several places in Bolivia where you can stay in hotels made entirely from blocks of salt. That’s right, the structure in the photo to the right is made from blocks of salt. Blocks. I know salt isn’t a particularly rare commodity on
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One of my favorite book review blogs, In Bed With Books, is running a contest for a $10 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble. One of the things you can send her to enter is proof of purchase of Shades of Milk and Honey.
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Tee-hee! There’s a hilarious review of First Flight over at Tales of a Newbie Writer. It’s written as if it’s a transcript for a movie trailer and cracks me up. Five out of Five stars for being imaginative. (Said with the movie intro voice) “In a world where people time travel, there is a woman.” (Sounds of
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Over on the Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia, there’s a chance to win two copies of Shades of Milk and Honey, thanks to celi.a who seems to have fallen in love with my novel. Here’s how her review starts off: I found myself proclaiming to my friends that I’d found ‘the perfect book’ yesterday. I didn’t
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The new online magazine Redstone Science Fiction has my short story “Salt of the Earth” up on their website today. Here’s the teaser! Melia adjusted Dora’s salt-suit, feeling as if it were futile because the two-year old would have the sweatband off her head the instant Melia’s back was turned. She caught her daughter’s hand reaching
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While at NasFic, Mur Lafferty interviewed me for her podcast, I Should Be Writing. Mur makes the whole thing feel like a casual conversation between friends which reduces the level of stress induced by trying to sound reasonably intelligent. (Note to debut authors: when your book launches your brain is liable to have a repeating
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In Chapter Five, Melody is helping Jane demonstrate glamour. Pulling a fold of glamour from the ether, Melody stitched it across the bookcase with large, awkward threads. The fold was bulky and wrinkled; light careened across the gilt titles.
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Most of my fiction has at least one thing that I put in purely to amuse myself and Shades of Milk and Honey is no exception. There are a number of Easter Eggs, if you know where to look. Periodically, I’ll post one of these and an explanation for how it got there. Some of
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This will be my first Dragon*Con and I’m very much looking forward to it. Since it is a costume friendly con, I’m bringing the full Regency wardrobe for evening wear. I’ll also have the sandalwood handfans for folks who would like them. But where can you get one? Just find me at any one of
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Two weeks ago, when our CSA box came I spontaneously gave the fellow who delivers the package every week a copy of Shades of Milk and Honey. He’s a nice guy but we’ve never had a conversation longer than the basic “how are you” and “see you next time” so I’m not sure what prompted
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Have a question about Shades of Milk and Honey? Or puppets? Goodreads is hosting a Q&A with me for the next month. Swing by and ask anything you like.
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I have a 39,000 word SF novella that I could use some hasty feedback on. I’m looking for ways to make it shorter and things that are confusing, unbelievable, or dull. If you can get feedback to me by Monday that would be awesome. Edited to add: I’ve got enough folks to look at this
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People have already been asking when the sequel to Shades of Milk and Honey is coming out. I have an answer for you. Glamour in Glass is going to come out in early 2012. The reason that the release has been pushed back is that there aren’t as many copies of Shades of Milk and Honey out as we
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