Archive for August, 2008
August 25th 2008
Conquering Procrastination 101
For all intents and purposes, summer is over, and we return to our regularly scheduled writing activities. In order to fulfill those goals (and, OK, all the goals I had up and running over the summer), I’ve needed to develop some pretty rigorous tools to cope with my stellar tendencies to procrastinate. (You know, the […]
August 24th 2008
More Thoughts & Links on Genre Bias
The 24th is usually my day to post at SF Novelist, but my kids have shared another cold with me, and I’m still brain-fried. (But hey, at least they’re learning to share!)
I came home from Gen Con earlier this week with the realization that I have a bias about gaming fiction (Forgotten Realms, etc.) and other […]
August 21st 2008
My Newest Jacket Art
Depending on the author you speak to, and depending on when in that author’s career you happen to strike up the conversation, one’s jacket art can be a source great excitement or bitter consternation.
I bring this up because my editor has just sent me an image of the art that will grace the cover of […]
August 17th 2008
teaching fantasy
In my day job, I’m a professor of English. This fall I teach an intro to lit course with a subject of SF/F. One of the things that makes this more tricky than it might be, is that I teach on a block system–students take one class at a time. So this course will be […]
August 16th 2008
Applying heart to sleeve
One thing you find out very quickly as a published writer is, readers are perfectly capable of having wildly divergent reactions to any given aspect of your story, even to the point of flat-out contradiction. One reviewer thinks your plot is a roller-coaster ride of thrilling and unexpected turns; another finds it pedestrian and […]
August 15th 2008
Villains or Monsters
An interesting question came up at a talk I was doing last week in Hackensack, NJ for the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County. When does a villain cross the line from straight up villainy and become a monster?
This might not matter for a lot of fiction, but in fantasy, especially epic and heroic fantasy, […]
August 14th 2008
I want my Sean Stewart
Dear Sean Stewart,
I’m talking to you, man. I want you back. Not the Sean Stewart who’s now making ground-breaking reality games like i love bees and writing ground-breaking interactive YA novels. I want the novelist. The guy who wrote some of my favorite books: The Resurrection Man, The Night Watch, Mockingbird, Galveston. The writer that […]
August 11th 2008
Writers Resources
One of my non-writing but writing-related hobbies is indexing. I know that sounds a little strange and off topic, but bear with me for a moment. In this case, it’s actually quite strongly related to writing. There are a number of excellent blogs by professionals in the publishing world that offer writing and publishing advice. […]
August 7th 2008
Sorry I’m late…
…This is why:
Launchpad, debriefing
My usual day (the fifth) was so swamped by all of this that I simply missed it. But it isn’t as though I haven’t been BLOGGING. Go read all the stuff I was writing throughout all of last week…
August 3rd 2008
Carving Out Time to Write
In a recent post, I talked about writing every day. Thanks to everyone who responded. But one person followed up with this question:
You know, I would love to write every day, I really would. But real life just keeps getting in the way!
Help. What can I do?
I thought that was a question worth pursuing […]
Author Information
Mindy Klasky
Mindy Klasky is the author of eight novels, including the popular paranormal romances GIRL'S GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT and SORCERY AND THE SINGLE GIRL. Mindy also wrote the award-winning, best-selling Glasswrights series and the stand-alone fantasy novel, SEASON OF SACRIFICE. Visit site.
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines is the author of THE STEPSISTER SCHEME, the first book in a new series that blends the old fairy tales and Charlie's Angels. He also wrote the humorous goblin trilogy, from DAW Books. He made his first professional fiction sale in 1998 with "Blade of the Bunny," an award-winning story that appeared in Writers of the Future XV. His short fiction has since appeared in over 30 magazines and anthologies, including Realms of Fantasy, Turn the Other Chick, and Sword & Sorceress XXI. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. He's currently hard at work on RED HOOD'S REVENGE, the third book in his princess series. Visit site.
David B. Coe
David B. Coe is the author of nine fantasy novels, including the books of the LonTobyn Chronicle, Winds of the Forelands, and Blood of the Southlands. In 1999 he received the Crawford Fantasy Award, given annually by the IAFA to the best new author in fantasy. He has a Ph.D. in United States environmental history and lives on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with his wife and daughters. Visit site.
Diana Pharaoh Francis
Diana Pharaoh Francis has written the fantasy novel trilogy that includes Path of Fate, Path of Honor and Path of Blood. Path of Fate was nominated for the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award. Recently released was The Cipher, first of The Crosspointe Chronicles, which will be followed by The Black Ship in November 2008. Diana teaches in the English Department at the University of Montana Western, and is an avid lover of all things chocolate. Visit site.
Marie Brennan
Marie Brennan is the author of several fantasy novels and short stories, including the Elizabethan faerie spy fantasy Midnight Never Come. Visit site.
S.C. Butler
Butler is the author of The Stoneways Trilogy from Tor Books: Reiffen's Choice, Queen Ferris, and The Magician's Daughter. Find out what Reiffen does with magic, and what magic does with him... Visit site.
Daryl Gregory
Daryl GregoryDaryl's a science fiction writer who lives in State College, PA. Several of his short stories have appeared in "Year's Best" anthologies, and his first novel, PANDEMONIUM, will appearing in Fall 2008 from Del Rey Books. Visit site.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough's first novel in the WebMage series, WebMage, was released by Ace in 2006 to considerable critical praise. Cybermancy, and CodeSpell followed in '07 and '08. His 4th, MythOS, is slated for late May '09. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Weird Tales, Writers of the Future, and Tales of the Unanticipated. His illustrated collection, The Chronicles of the Wandering Star, is part of a National Science Foundation-funded middle school science curriculum, Interactions in Physical Science. Visit site.
Alma Alexander
Alma Alexander is a Pacific Northwest novelist whose new YA trilogy, "Worldweavers", debuted with "Gift of the Unmage" in March 2007 ("Spellspam" follows in 2008, and "Cybermage" in 2009). Her other books include the internationally acclaimed "The Secrets of Jin Shei". Visit site.
Diana Pharaoh Francis
Diana Pharaoh Francis has written the fantasy novel trilogy that includes Path of Fate, Path of Honor and Path of Blood. Path of Fate was nominated for the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award. Recently released was The Cipher, first of The Crosspointe Chronicles, which will be followed by The Black Ship in November 2008. Diana teaches in the English Department at the University of Montana Western, and is an avid lover of all things chocolate. Visit site.
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