Archive for the 'writing life' Category
September 24th 2010
Time to Write
A week or so back, John Scalzi talked about Finding Time to Write. He said in part: “Do you want to write or don’t you? … If you spend your free time after work watching TV, turn off the TV and write. If you prefer to spend time with your family when you get home, [...]
September 23rd 2010
A Good Day
We writers spend a lot of time talking and posting about the difficulties of what we do. Storytelling is hard. Writing books is hard. Finishing them can be darn near impossible sometimes. At least it can seem that way. In addition to posting at this site, I’m also a co-founder of and a regular contributor [...]
September 11th 2010
$@&@%# Muse!
So the part of my Muse that I call my sense of structure has apparently been on vacation for the last 8 months, a fact I noticed when it returned this morning at 6:15 to whisper vicious nothings in my ear. M: “Psst Kelly, I’ve got a question.” K :”Go ‘way.” M: “No, really, there’s [...]
August 23rd 2010
Thoughts on Writing While Listening to Jazz
A few days ago I was listening to one of my favorite jazz albums (Diamond in the Rough by Roy Hargrove) and in particular to a song called “Confidentiality,” and I realized that jazz improvisations are the perfect analogy for explaining multiple point of view transitions for epic fantasy. No, really. They are. And yes, [...]
July 23rd 2010
My Favorite
(In the interests of full disclosure, I’m on the road this weekend and so won’t be able to respond to comments immediately. This post is a revised version of a post I wrote several years ago for a different blogsite. It still holds true though. I hope you enjoy it. — DBC) As an author, [...]
June 23rd 2010
The Inspiration I Draw From I. M. Notariter
I read the other day that another celebrity with too much spare time and not enough respect for the writing profession has signed a contract with a major publisher to write a couple of novels. I know, this happens all the time. But in this case the novels happen to be in the fantasy/sf field, [...]
June 11th 2010
Dancing the Self-Promotion Tango, Or: I’m Just Not That Into Me
So, I’ve got a new book out as of about two weeks ago, which means readings and signings and various internet-centered activities all designed to raise the profile of the book. All of which is simultaneously very cool* and very very draining. I’m basically an extrovert—I draw energy from social interactions, or as my wife [...]
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 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, [...]
Author Information
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines' latest book is THE SNOW QUEEN'S SHADOW, the fourth 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 LIBRIOMANCER, the first book in a new fantasy 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.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough is a fantasy and science fiction author. He lives in Wisconsin with his physics professor wife and a small herd of cats. His novels include the WebMage and Fallen Blade series—Penguin/ACE. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Writers of the Future and Weird Tales. He also dabbles in science fiction as science education with The Chronicles of the Wandering Star—part of an NSF-funded science curriculum—and the science comic Hanny & the Mystery of the Voorwerp, which he co-authored and co-edited—funding provided by NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope. 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.
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.
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.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough is a fantasy and science fiction author. He lives in Wisconsin with his physics professor wife and a small herd of cats. His novels include the WebMage and Fallen Blade series—Penguin/ACE. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Writers of the Future and Weird Tales. He also dabbles in science fiction as science education with The Chronicles of the Wandering Star—part of an NSF-funded science curriculum—and the science comic Hanny & the Mystery of the Voorwerp, which he co-authored and co-edited—funding provided by NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope. Visit site.
Kelly McCullough
Kelly McCullough is a fantasy and science fiction author. He lives in Wisconsin with his physics professor wife and a small herd of cats. His novels include the WebMage and Fallen Blade series—Penguin/ACE. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including Writers of the Future and Weird Tales. He also dabbles in science fiction as science education with The Chronicles of the Wandering Star—part of an NSF-funded science curriculum—and the science comic Hanny & the Mystery of the Voorwerp, which he co-authored and co-edited—funding provided by NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope. 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.
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.
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