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Kate Elliott July 18th 2008

Not Writing

I’m following the theme from the last two days. Like Diana, I try to write every day because if I take a break, it’s difficult for me to get back in the flow. My best productivity comes when I am working steadily, at a steady pace, moving forward day by day. But like Simon, I […]

Marie Brennan July 16th 2008

Hard fantasy

I think it’s been about two years since the Internet spawned a new iteration of an old debate (like it tends to do), in this case the notion of “hard fantasy.” These thoughts coalesced in my head then, but what with one thing and another I was too busy to ever post them, so […]

S.C. Butler July 15th 2008

Plants In Space

Mike Brotherton has mentioned more than once on this site how much he hates bad science in science fiction. Especially science fiction movies. As a fantasy writer and complete non-scientist, I never thought I’d have much to say on the subject.
Don’t get me wrong. I love Pixar movies, and I found a lot to love […]

Kelly McCullough July 11th 2008

On Beginnings and Planned Obsolescence

I started writing a new novel recently. I delivered my last contract book a couple of months ahead of deadline, and as a reward I’m giving myself permission to work on a spec book just because I love the story. It’s actually the second book in a trilogy I’ve been working on in the interstices […]

Mike Brotherton July 11th 2008

On the Importance of Having a Life

There seem to be two kinds of writers. (And my apologies for starting off with what is certainly a false dichotomy that is way overused).
Check out the author bios in the backs of the books. One type reads like a random sampling of jobs listed at an employment agency, showing a writer who has supported […]

Alma Alexander July 5th 2008

For the love

I had found myself in a strange place.
For some years now I have been writing to contract. It was a heady thing - someone BOUGHT my stories before they had been written, somebody paid me advances for dreams yet undreamed. There was an exhilaration to it - and there were two other things, too. One […]

Mindy Klasky June 25th 2008

My New Day Job

On Friday, June 13, I left my old day-job, as the National Library Manager for an international law firm with 14 offices, managing 26 employees and supporting 700 attorneys across seven time zones.
On Monday, June 16, I started my new day-job, as a full time novelist and freelance writer, managing, um, me. As with any […]

Kate Elliott June 18th 2008

Incubation

Incubation is, in my writing definition, like pregnancy: the amount of time a story and/or world gestates within you before you really start work on it. Some scrap of emotion, character, movement, imagery, or a glimpse of a scene or angry conversational exchange: any of these, or one of a hundred other things, might snap […]

Marie Brennan June 16th 2008

The writer at play

Back in May, Clarkesworld Magazine published a piece by Justin Howe and Jason S. Ridler, Of Dice and Men, a mind-meld of SF/F writers on the topic of role-playing games and their writing careers.
My first thought on reading it was, “they stole my blog post idea!” My second was that it’s easy to come […]

Kelly McCullough June 11th 2008

Whistling in the Dark-Or More On The Pace of Publishing

As a writer, part of my job is to answer questions about my current, past, and future works and what I was thinking when I wrote this or that. We do this for interviewers, classrooms, talk audiences, and fans. If you happen to notice that I or another writers pauses a moment before answering questions, […]

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Author Information

Kate Elliott

Kate Elliott is the author of multiple fantasy and science fiction novels, including the Crown of Stars series and the Novels of the Jaran. She's currently working on Crossroads; the first novel, Spirit Gate, is already out, and Shadow Gate will be published in Spring 2008. 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. 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.

Mike Brotherton

Professional astronomer, science fiction novelist (Star Dragon, Spider Star). 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 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.