Archive for May, 2010
May 25th 2010
SpellCrash Launches Today, Eep!
Despite this being my fifth book launch, I find myself as elated and baffled and nervous and delighted and just plain punchy about the idea that something I wrote is hitting shelves all over the country today as ever. I don’t think that I shall ever get used to the idea. It’s an enormous privilege [...]
May 25th 2010
Saying goodbye
Bittersweet isn’t a word that I’m a total stranger to, but I’m not sure I ever really plumbed its depths prior to the release of the finale of my Autumn Rain trilogy, THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT. Two years ago, Bantam released the first book, THE MIRRORED HEAVENS, and the year before that my agent sold [...]
May 24th 2010
Libraries vs. File Sharing Sites
One of the arguments that comes up fairly regularly in discussions of e-book piracy and illegal file-sharing is that it’s the same thing libraries are doing. If you hate piracy, obviously you must be against libraries. If you support your local library, then how can you hate file-sharing sites for doing the exact same thing? [...]
May 20th 2010
The Fundamentals
I’m a New York Mets fan. Yes, I know. Thank you. Your expressions of sympathy are much appreciated. But beyond seeking your pity, I bring this up for a reason. Anyone who has watched the Mets play will tell you that they are terrible at the fundamentals. When they’re hitting they swing at bad pitches, [...]
May 16th 2010
Who Mary Sue Isn’t
“Yeah, I couldn’t get into that book. The heroine was too much of a Mary Sue.” You’ve probably heard that kind of criticism before. Mary Sue: Avoid At All Costs. But who is she, really? And why am I also talking about who she isn’t? For a starting definition, let’s turn to the ever-awesome TV [...]
May 14th 2010
The Ones You Walk Away From
(My apologies to Ms. Le Guin for the advertent pun. This post has nothing to do with her story. It’s just about writing.) When do you know it’s time to walk away from a writing project? Sooner rather than later, you hope. Better to put aside a story during the outline than decide it doesn’t [...]
May 11th 2010
More Dragon Diaries, An Experiment In Microfiction
Here’s another round of Dragon Diaries. For an explanation of how this got started, the original Dragon Diaries SFN post is here. To find out where it goes, you can watch the experiment continue on twitter and facebook for however long it continues. Tried cat’s suggestion about flying with my mind. What’s the sound of [...]
May 5th 2010
The long and the short of it
Here’s the thing – I am primarily a long-form writer. I’m a natural novelist – my writing rhythms tend that way, I tend to write long and lush and paint a wide horizon using a broad brush (which leaves me room, LOTS of room, to go back in and fill in the fine detail – [...]
May 3rd 2010
Writing Deadlines – The Missed and the Made
I have a manuscript that was due on May 1. Yes. I know it’s May 3. No, the manuscript isn’t done yet. Almost, but not quite. This is the first deadline I’ve ever missed. I pride myself on meeting deadlines. Writing is my job; it’s a business. Part of running a successful business is meeting [...]
Author Information
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 with SpellCrash to follow in '10. 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.
David J. Williams
Descended from Australian convicts, David J. Williams nonetheless managed to be born in Hertfordshire, England, and subsequently moved to Washington D.C. just in time for Nixon’s impeachment. Graduating from Yale with a degree in history some time later, he narrowly escaped the life of a graduate student and ended up doing time in Corporate America, which drove him so crazy he started moonlighting on video games and (as he got even crazier) novels. The Autumn Rain trilogy sold to Bantam in the summer of 2007; the release of THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT completes the series. Visit site.
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines' latest book is THE MERMAID'S MADNESS, the second of his fantasy adventures that retell the old fairy tales with a Charlie's Angels twist. He's also the author of the humorous Goblin Quest trilogy. Jim's short fiction has appeared in more than 40 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 the fourth book in his fairy tale series. Visit site.
David B. Coe
David B. Coe is the author of eleven fantasy novels, including the books of the LonTobyn Chronicle, Winds of the Forelands, and Blood of the Southlands. He has also written the novelization for the Ridley Scott production of ROBIN HOOD, starring Russell Crowe, that is due out in May 2010. 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.
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.
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 with SpellCrash to follow in '10. 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.
Mindy Klasky
Mindy Klasky is the author of eleven novels, including WHEN GOOD WISHES GO BAD and HOW NOT TO MAKE A WISH in the As You Wish Series. She also wrote GIRL'S GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT, SORCERY AND THE SINGLE GIRL, and MAGIC AND THE MODERN GIRL, about a librarian who finds out she's a witch. Mindy also wrote the award-winning, best-selling Glasswrights series and the stand-alone fantasy novel, SEASON OF SACRIFICE. Visit site.
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