Pati Nagle's Blog, page 5

Rereading an old favorite

I recently reread Georgette Heyer's THE RELUCTANT WIDOW for a book club. At the meeting we discussed how we'd cast a film based on the book, and I realized I'd really like to see Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as Francis Cheviot. I think he'd be perfect for this fascinating character.

BVC is having a party!

With party favors! You can win a book from BVC! Check it out in the Book View Café group:

http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/4...

for Historical Fiction fans: free ebook of GLORIETA PASS

First of all - I haven't been able to figure out how to get my Far Western Civil War series (written as P.G. Nagle) to show up on my profile. They are out there, so if you like historical fiction check them out:

Glorieta Pass
The Guns of Valverde
Galveston
Red River

Now, to celebrate getting Galveston out as an ebook, which brings all four into ebook form, I am giving away copies of the Glorieta Pass ebook. If you want one, download it from my website.

Hope you enjoy them!

Book View Café Reveals Secret Recipe for Brewing Fine Fiction

I am seriously tickled about this release. This is my first time as an editor and it was a terrific experience. We have some really wonderful articles by long-time professional writers. Please take a look!

August 3—Book View Café has launched their latest ebook: BREWING FINE FICTION, Advice for Writers From the Authors at Book View Café (ISBN 978-0-9828440-3-8). BVC’s members include international bestselling authors and winners of the National Book Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and many others. Most have sold multiple novels to major publishers. Many have taught writing at workshops around the world. The knowledge of these professional authors is gathered into one volume, edited by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff and Pati Nagle, that will help both new and experienced writers cope with the creative challenges and the nuts-and-bolts business issues of a career in writing fiction.

“Check any bookstore and you'll find a host of titles on writing. Some are good, some not so good. Every author has his or her own strengths and weaknesses. But in BREWING FINE FICTION: Advice For Writers From the Bookview Café, you get a smorgasbord of professional advice and expertise. From the plausibility of fantasy, by Ursula LeGuin, to Deborah Ross's comments on reviews, you'll find every facet of the craft and writing life covered. For the wealth of information, experience, and diversity, all under one cover, you can't beat it.”
--Mary Rosenblum, Compton Crook Award winner

Contributors to Brewing Fine Fiction include: Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Amy Sterling Casil, Brenda W. Clough, Lori Devoti, Chris Dolley, Laura Anne Gilman, Sue Lange, Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, Nancy Jane Moore, Pati Nagle, Steven Harper Piziks, Irene Radford, Patricia Rice, Madeleine E. Robins, Deborah J. Ross, Sherwood Smith, Jennifer Stevenson, Judith Tarr, Gerald M. Weinberg, and Sarah Zettel.

In celebration of the launch, BVC is giving out free copies of WAYS TO TRASH YOUR WRITING CAREER. This ebook is a collection of humorous stories posted to the Book View Cafe blog by the BVC authors describing the fastest ways to bring your writing career to a screeching halt. The compilation is available free of charge to anyone purchasing a copy of BREWING FINE FICTION through the BVC website. It is also for sale as a stand alone for $.99 (http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php...).

BREWING FINE FICTION is available at the Book View Café website (along with WAYS TO TRASH YOUR WRITING CAREER) for $4.99 in pdf, epub, mobi, prc, lit, and lrf formats (http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php...). BREWING FINE FICTION will be available at Kindle, Smashwords, Kobo, and B&N soon.

Sample BREWING FINE FICTION: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php...

Last Chance in Book View Café’s Extraordinary Steampunk Photo Contest

Book View Café is winding up their SHADOW CONSPIRACY Extraordinary Photo Contest next week. Selected photos will be used as illustrations in the upcoming SHADOW CONSPIRACY Vol. II. Winning entries will receive copies of THE SHADOW CONSPIRACY, Vols. I and II, as well as other ebooks from member authors.

A readers’ choice award will be announced at the blog. (Prize TBA).

Rules for the contest can be found at: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php...

See the entries so far:

http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/06/...


Contest ends midnight July 1st, 2010.

Book View Cafe authors chat & eBook Giveaway Tuesday, March 16

Book View Café authors will chat about their new fantasy ebook anthology, Dragon Lords and Warrior Women , tomorrow evening from 8-11 pm EDT.

My story "Kind Hunter" is in this anthology, along with works from Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, Sherwood Smith, and more.

Come on by and chat with the authors! We will have a drawing for a free copy of Dragon Lords and Warrior Women.

When: Tuesday, March 16, 8-11 pm EDT

Where: http://tinychat.com/bookviewcafe