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April 3, 2014
My recent Blog Tour Posts
I’ve been busy, touring the blog-o-sphere recently.
You can expect more of my guest posts to pop up in the coming weeks as my promotional tour for ELEMENTS kicks up a notch.
On March 28th, “Planners Vs. Pantsers” appeared on Steve Vernon’s Blog. I discuss the two categories of writers: those who plan out in detail (Planners) and those that write by the seat of their pants (Pantsers).
On March 24th, “New Project Freshness” appeared on Eugie Foster’s Blog. I discuss that wondrous feeling you get...
April 2, 2014
The Final Story “Soul-Hungry”
Below, dear reader, please find bonus content for Suzanne’s book: ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction.
This series of posts provides stories-behind-the-stories for each tale in ELEMENTS.
The last story in the Table of Contents is: Soul-Hungry
The last story in ELEMENTS was written specifically for the collection.
Near the beginning of January of 2013, my publisher sent me three different cover art possibilities for the collection. I studied them carefully, but none of them spoke to me....
April 1, 2014
ELEMENTS of Me in “Muffy and the Belfry”
[image error]Below, dear reader, please find bonus content for Suzanne’s book: ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction.
This series of posts provides stories-behind-the-stories for each tale in ELEMENTS.
Sitting in the 20th slot in the Table of Contents is: Muffy and the Belfry
I’ve written several stories about ghosts. Probably because I believe in ghosts.
Most writers include ELEMENTS of themselves in their stories. It’s part of how we speak our truths. How fitting that this story, new to the collecti...
March 31, 2014
Exploring Gender Issues in “The Flower Gathering”
[image error]Below, dear reader, please find bonus content for Suzanne’s book: ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction.
This series of posts provides stories-behind-the-stories for each tale in ELEMENTS.
Sitting in the 19th slot in the Table of Contents is: The Flower Gathering
As a woman writing genre fiction, I’ve heard the “equality” debates and “gender” discussions enough to understand my position in the mix.
I’m a woman. (go figure)
I write Fantasy (so do plenty of other women). I also write Science...
March 30, 2014
Interview: Mark T. Barnes
Mark Barnes was born in Sydney, Australia, in September of 1966. A strong athlete, he was also drawn to the arts at a young age, penning his first short story as a seven-year-old. He worked in finance and advertising before establishing himself in IT services management. Currently he owns and operates a freelance organizational change consultancy.
[image error]In 2005, when Mark was selected to attend the Clarion South residential short story workshop, he began to write with the intention of making it more...
March 29, 2014
The Origins of Rentiniapox
[image error]Below, dear reader, please find bonus content for Suzanne’s book: ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction.
This series of posts provides stories-behind-the-stories for each tale in ELEMENTS.
Sitting in the 18th slot in the Table of Contents is: The Needle’s Eye, winner of the Aurora Award for Short Fiction (English) in 2012.
I became fascinated by the global effort to eradicate Smallpox from Earth after reading Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox. That research inspired me to w...
March 28, 2014
My Schedule for Ad Astra
Ad Astra Convention is April 4th to 6th.
[image error][image error]I will be co-hosting a book launch party on Saturday night with Michael J. Martineck on Saturday night from 9PM to midnight. Please join us in celebrating the launch of…
ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction
and
The Milkman
We’d love it if you would RSVP via the Facebook Events page. Come for the cake, stay for the fun!
My other panels at the con are:
Saturday, Apr 5 10:00-11:00 AM The Writing Life, Ada Hoffman, Julie Czerneda, Karina Sumner-Smith, S...
March 27, 2014
Setting “Mod Me Down” in New York City
“Mod Me Down”
[image error]Below, dear reader, please find bonus content for Suzanne’s book: ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction.
This series of posts provides stories-behind-the-stories for each tale in ELEMENTS.
Sitting in the 17th slot in the Table of Contents is: Mod Me Down
Mod Me Down is a new story, published for the first time in ELEMENTS.
I wrote the original zero draft of this story for week two of Clarion South in January of 2005. Although the central idea of the story has remained, pretty...
March 26, 2014
Hell’s About the Details
[image error]Below, dear reader, please find bonus content for Suzanne’s book: ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction.
This series of posts provides stories-behind-the-stories for each tale in ELEMENTS.
Sitting in the 16th slot in the Table of Contents is: Hell’s Deadline
Albert Einstein said:
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I definitely agree with Einstein on this one.
I’ve been caught in the spiral of obsessing over something over and over and not g...
March 25, 2014
Giving “The Tear Closet” a Second Chance
[image error]Below, dear reader, please find bonus content for Suzanne’s book: ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction.
This series of posts provides stories-behind-the-stories for each tale in ELEMENTS.
Sitting in the 15th slot in the Table of Contents is: The Tear Closet
Of all of the stories in ELEMENTS, I would have to say that The Tear Closet speaks closest to my heart’s truth. It is also one of the stories that helped me to truly break out as a writer.
This story marked my first appearance in the...
