Allow me to experience a brief moment of triumph. I have turned in the manuscript for Glamour in Glass. Though I “finished” it back in September, there was an anachronism that was also a major plot point and it had been driving me crazy trying to fix it. Of course, fixing it introduced another complication […]
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I have been reassured that I am not alone in my reaction. Today a friend pointed out that Shades of Milk and Honey is on Amazon. There’s no cover image yet, but seeing it on the website makes it seem much more concrete. August 3rd release date, 272 pages. Hardcover. I went to the bookshelf
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I just finished Chapter 1 of Glamour in Glass and am starting to dive into Chapter 2. With Shades of Milk and Honey, I posted the first three chapters in the clear as I wrote them and then password protected the rest. All you get today is the first line. Why? Because the third line
Friday, I turned in the full outline for Glamour in Glass, the sequel to Shades of Milk and Honey. I wrote it differently than I’ve done the outlines for the other novels, which tended to be linear. This time, I set down the scenes/chapters that I knew had to be there — about fifteen —
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I feel guilty because I haven’t been posting much lately, but at the same time, life has sort of narrowed down into things that aren’t very interesting. Or, rather, that aren’t very bloggable especially not after the flurry of props and puppetry posts. Yesterday was fairly low-key, largely because I spent the day hanging out
The contract for Shades of Milk and Honey has arrived. I knew it would be thick, but didn’t realize exactly how hefty these things were. Although Jenn had talked me through the terms before the contract arrived, actually having it here made the whole thing just that much more real. Among other things, I have
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I’m delighted! I won a Tuckerization by Laura Anne Gilman. And my early draft of Shades of Milk and Honey goes to Mark Huenken of Germany. The rest of the winners are listed at Matt Kressel’s LJ.
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Just a reminder that the Shirley Jackson Awards close tonight at midnight, eastern. I’ve donated an early draft my forthcoming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey. Raffle tickets are only $1.00. If the manuscript isn’t appealing, you could also own a carniverous terrarium or Neil Gaiman’s old keyboard — autographed.
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In a moment of total geekiness, I stopped in the bookstore to see where I’d land on the shelf. Between Stephen King and Nancy Kress. That does not suck.
If I were on a bookshelf… Read More »
I’ll start with the important stuff. Shades of Milk and Honey, my Jane Austen with magic novel, has sold to Liz Gorinsky at Tor in a two-book deal. My fabulous agent, Jennifer Jackson, and I have been sitting on this news for a little over a week while we worked out details. Hardest thing ever.
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So a funny thing happened on my way to Wiscon. I mentioned that my flight was oversold and I volunteered to go on a later flight, right? The airline gave me a food voucher so I wandered over to the nearest kiosk. As I was standing in line, a woman said, “Mary Robinette Kowal!” I
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When I was in high school on the debate team, and then again in college, my coaches emphasized the importance of finding primary sources. My debate partner and I had that particular lesson hammered home when we lost a round because we had relied on a secondary source, a newspaper article. It was reliable, the
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The post labled, “The Bride Replete” is about half of my current story in progress. I wanted to show it to some folks who were helping with my chemistry question to give them some context, so I posted it password protected. If you were reading Shades of Milk and Honey, it uses the same password
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I just finished Shades of Milk and Honey. I’ll let it sit for a bit before starting the revisions. And for those of you who have been reading along, I’ll post a chapter a day for you. Thanks for reading along! Off to do some celebrating now.
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So, I’ve added two new things to the website, plus some back end and minor revamping. First, you might notice little “Share This” buttons at the bottom of posts. These are for those of you who use things like technorati or like to email articles to other folks. I think they are fairly self explanatory