Lynn Flewelling's Blog, page 31
October 30, 2011
Still in Maine
I was going to visit some other family today, but the weather has turned nasty. Here's the start of it. We may get 4-6 inches of snow today, unusual even here for this time of year.
My mom continues to mend at an amazing rate. I come from good stock! I'm still the house chef. Had fish chowder last night, some left overs to clean out the fridge today, and steamers tomorrow. Lobster in the offing. I may never leave.
My mom continues to mend at an amazing rate. I come from good stock! I'm still the house chef. Had fish chowder last night, some left overs to clean out the fridge today, and steamers tomorrow. Lobster in the offing. I may never leave.
October 27, 2011
Back East Again
The day after I got home from the cruise my step-dad called with news that my mom had slipped in a stream while out on a hike and broken several ribs. She was in pretty sad shape and he was having trouble keeping up with things, so I got on a plane Tueday and flew back to help out, loaded with work to do while I'm here. So here I am, in beautiful Maine at one of my favorite times of the year. Too bad about the reason, but Mom's in good spirits and somewhat ambulatory (doctor's orders and Vicodan is great stuff!) so we're having a pretty good time nonetheless.
Knew I was really home when I found myself cooking deer heart and liver with bacon and onions last night. Just put together a fish chowder and there're rumors of crab meat to be had. Just took a walk down to the town float in the crisp morning air, admiring the fall color. Clear view across Frenchman's Bay to Bar Harbor, where I roamed as a tourist less than a week ago.
What a strange month I'm having!
Knew I was really home when I found myself cooking deer heart and liver with bacon and onions last night. Just put together a fish chowder and there're rumors of crab meat to be had. Just took a walk down to the town float in the crisp morning air, admiring the fall color. Clear view across Frenchman's Bay to Bar Harbor, where I roamed as a tourist less than a week ago.
What a strange month I'm having!
October 23, 2011
Home from the Sea
Got up early yesterday morning aboard ship in Boston. They boot you out of Eden early to get ready for the next contingent of guests. Long flight back to CA, and arrived home to find that the dogs had cornered Something in the yard that night and Jackson had a gash under one eye requiring stitches. So a midnight run to the vet ER.
So, we're pretty ragged today, and missing being spoiled and pampered. But damn, we had a great time with everyone, old friends and new! I will post some pics when we get them all sorted out.
So, we're pretty ragged today, and missing being spoiled and pampered. But damn, we had a great time with everyone, old friends and new! I will post some pics when we get them all sorted out.
October 9, 2011
October 6, 2011
Westboro "Baptist Church" to Picket Steve Jobs' Funeral
Yes, the hatemongers of Westboro are on the road again, this time to protest and picket and whateverthehell they do at the funeral of Apple founder Steve Jobs because he was "gay friendly."
And under the heading of "I shit you not", they made the announcement on Twitter via *******drum roll******* an iPhone. Seriously.
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/10/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs-funeral
And under the heading of "I shit you not", they made the announcement on Twitter via *******drum roll******* an iPhone. Seriously.
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/10/westboro-baptist-church-steve-jobs-funeral
Winner!
And the winner of Laura Anne Gilman's Vineart Wars books is ellid! Please email me your mailing address. Congrats!
October 3, 2011
Guest Blogger: Laura Anne Gilman & CONTEST
Welcome, Laura Anne Gilman and happy book birth day to Vineart Wars 3: The Shattered Vine!
Some of you readers are probably familiar with her body of work, which is considerable, spanning fantasy, SF, and urban fantasy. Others may know her by way of the lovely foreword she wrote for Glimpses.
Whatever the case, you're in for a treat, and the chance to win copies of the first two books in her Vineart War trilogy (Flesh and Fire and Weight of Stone) in advance of the release of book three, The Shattered Vine. In addition to all that, she's also a good friend of mine. Be sure to welcome her and leave a comment to be entered to WIN a hardcover copy of the first two books of the Vineart War Trilogy: FLESH AND FIRE and WEIGHT OF STONE. In hardcover! Reply by 9am EST on Wednesday, Oct. 5th.
First tell us a bit about yourself? Who is the woman behind these delightful books and grand adventures?
Oh, I haaaaate these questions. Randomly:
Professionally I'm a lifetime inmate of publishing – started as a book editor (assistant version) when I was 21, ran an imprint for 6 years before escaping into the freelance writing world at 34, with random jobs to fill in the blanks since then.
Personally? 5'4" tall, brownish hair, brownish eyes, wine nerd, restless voyager, and professional nap-taker. Answers to friends and family by the nickname "meerkat." Speaks just enough French and Italian to get herself into trouble, not out. Contains distinct opinions which she does not apologize for, and will take only so much shit before the claws come out. But very sweet, for all that.
Other than that, you'd have to ask someone outside the frame.
Now, here is my current roster of deep and probing questions, fine tuned specifically for you:
1. First, the important stuff: (Answer as shortly or longly as you likely.)
a. Single malt or an oaky red?
Yes. What? It's not like I'd drink them at the same time, that would be wrong. But that's like asking if you like redheads or brunets – it depends on what I'm in the mood for!
Although I'm more a fan of the rough-silky, sexy reds than the really oaky ones. Yes, I'm talking about wine. Sheesh.
b. Cats or dogs?
Cats, by a very slim margin. Specifically, 2-.5 (I currently have two cats, and a time-share dog I adore).
c. Fantasy or SF?
Fantasy in long form, SF in short. Horror in all its permutations. All answers subject to change when I find something new I like.
d. Boxers or briefs?
Boxers. 100% boxers.
e. Mets or Yankees?
Red Sox. Yeah, I live in NY, but my family is from the Boston area. Mostly, though, baseball is an excuse to eat a hot dog and get a suntan. Watching it on tv seems pointless.
f. Plotter or pantser?
Hand-waving Plotter. Or, as I like to say, my outlines are like Google directions: perfectly accurate until they're utterly wrong.
g. Ravens or writing desks?
Writing desks. Also, cobalt blue ink and gold-nib fountain pens. Failing that, a Mac.
h. Brie or Velveeta? (be honest)
Brie. Unless we're talking Philly Cheeseteak, and then it's Velveeta all the way. And I'd trade them both in for a nice Pont l'Eveque. Mmmmmm, stinky cheese.
2. The premise of the Vineart War books is elegant and original. Please tell my readers about the books and where Shattered Vine fits in.
I've talked before about HOW the books came about, but the very basic heart of them is that I was tired of epic fantasy quest adventures where you had a farmboy (or girl) and a princess (or prince) and swords and horses and whatnot. I mean, I love them…but I was tired of them, too. I wanted to write a book about the folk who really make the world run, the farmers and the merchants, the housekeepers and yes, the politicians, too. And I wanted to do it with a magical system that not only made sense, but was essential to the way the culture had evolved – and the challenges it faced. Something that was essentially organic, that already had a touch of alchemy to it in the real world… wine was an obvious choice. But I didn't want the magic-makers to be the real power-brokers in that world – they're just part of the ecosystem.
In this world, politics and magic were forcibly separated 2,000 years before by a demi-god known as Sin Washer, to prevent the destruction of the world. There is a tripod of power split evenly between the disciples of Sin Washer, the men of power (lords and land-owners), and vinearts, those who make the magic, but are restricted in its use.
Jerzy (it's pronounced yehr-ze) is a slave when we first meet him in FLESH AND FIRE, working the field of a vineart, Master Malech. He shows a rare sensitivity to the mustus, the raw form of wine-magic, and so is taken in to be trained.
But an unknown enemy is working to undermine the status quo through magic, trickery, and mind-games. Soon, those efforts have cut Jerzy loose from his structured and known existence, tossed him in with companions he has no reason to trust… and forced him into the position of being the only one who sees what is happening – and the danger the Lands Vin are in.
In book 2, WEIGHT OF STONE, Jerzy (and Mahault, Ao and Kai) have gone from strangers to friends, determined to find their enemy and stop him. But how can they, when everything they knew or learned no longer makes sense, as their enemy changes the game – and Jerzy's magic begins to evolve into that which was forbidden 2,000 years ago?
THE SHATTERED VINE forces all four of them to face what they – and their world – have become, and what they really want, for good or ill. Only then can they – maybe – figure out how to stop their enemy from destroying Sin Washer's peace.
But the final battle isn't what anyone expects.
3. Now, I happen to know that you are amazingly prolific writer. How do you manage so many projects at once? (Seriously, I need to know!)
The funny thing is, I don't think I'm at all good at time management. Deadlines are essential – if I don't have the clock ticking in my head, I'm the second laziest human in town (I'd be first laziest, but I won't work that hard). Once I have a deadline (either imposed by my publisher or simply the need to get a story out of my head so I can start the next one), I keep plugging away every day until it's done.
As to working on several things at once…. I'm not sure I know many people who aren't working several projects at once, without thinking it's unusual. Teachers teach more than one class, office workers juggle several assignments at once, air traffic controllers and cops and medical workers are none of them doing only one thing every day…. The pressure I'm under is a hell of a lot less than theirs, if I drop a thread or miss a day.
That said, telling stories is what I do, and if I'm not writing them for other people I'd be telling them in my head anyway.
4. What's the hardest part of the writing process for you as an experienced author?
Opening the file and getting to work. It's like going to the gym – once I start to sweat, I enjoy myself. But getting there? Tough.
5. What's the easiest/favorite thing about the process?
Plotting. It appeals to both my very logical, linear, everything-must-work-together brain, and my "lets throw everything tasty into a bowl and stir" brain, and gets them working in tandem. Novel prep is dun, for me.
After that, the moment when you look at what you've written and see how the pre-planned plot and the chaotic flow of writing combine to make something utterly perfect, that feels like it came out of some other reality, not just your imagination.
6. Are you hard or easy?
All things considered, I'm pretty easy to work with. Reasonable, even. This comes of knowing the business from inside-out, and also from the aforementioned lazy. Also, having editors I trust.
Personally? I prefer to think of myself as "worth the challenge." ☺ Also, I am of an age where telling me I'm wrong because I disagree with you? Does not impress or intimidate. So there's an element of bitch to my personality, yeah. I do not consider this a bad thing, but indicative of having a brain and a backbone.
6. What is your writing space like? What do you need around you, or not around you? One thing I'm often asked is what kind of music I listen to while I write.
No music. Or if so, rarely, and almost always when I'm working in short fiction brainspace. I live in NYC, so there's always a sort of white noise around me, but music-with-lyrics distracts me from what's in my head. As to the actual physical space… I tend to change things up a bit on a regular basis, to keep myself from getting too comfortable (read: bored/in a rut). Currently I'm sitting at a café table-style desk, on a bench rather than a chair (better for my posture). But halfway through the day I might move to the sofa – ah, the joys of a laptop! Within reach there's the coffee mug (always!) and at least one of the two cats. They're very much writer's cats – they like to watch me type.
Oh. And Nate.
7. If you had to choose another career, what would it be?
I'd be working in the wine field, probably. I loved my stint there, but decided that having two hobbies turn into careers was one too many – the wine advocacy stays a hobby. I think I'd have made a really good sommelier, tho.
8. Please tell us a bit about your development as a writer.
First, I thought I knew everything and was going to be the Next Brilliant Thing. Then I thought I was crap, and would never sell another story. Then I realized I was pretty good at this job, and even if not NBT still had my readers, and all I could control was getting the next story written. And I achieved Zen Understanding. Rinse and repeat, every damn book.
Oh. You meant over my career, total? Pretty much as above. You start with a combination of arrogance and trepidation, and the more you learn the less arrogance you have. The trepidation stays about the same, I think. "Dear Dog, let this work. Let me not screw the holy pooch. Help me leave the readers happy, and lead me unto the next contract…."
My only mantras are "write, finish, repeat" and "write what you know means learn more."
9. Do you/have you participate/d in writing groups? If so, what do you think makes for a successful group, besides bad coffee in flimsy cups?
I've been a member of several writing groups, but am currently a solo practitioner, with trusted beta-readers. A successful group – one that is both useful to you, and works as a whole – requires people at varying skill levels and (ideally) different temperaments and preferences. If you have a group that's nearly identical, it's much like looking in a mirror – you'll see the same thing, each time. Having people who write in different genres, who are above and below you in the skill-chain, it gives you far more useful feedback – and lets you be useful to them, in turn.
And I always brought my own coffee. ☺
10. I know you've done a lot of travel and research for these books. What was a peak experience? An "ah ha" moment? Something just plain cool?
Before I started writing the trilogy, I'd already visited a lot of vineyards, and done a lot of reading about the making of wine. But when the contract arrived and it was time to actually put my words where my paycheck was, I packed up and headed to Burgundy for some hands-on research. And yeah, I know, not much sympathy from people for that, but it really was work. I got to go hands-on with the vines, and get a sense of the labor involved in the harvest and the wine-making itself, when you don't have technology to help. There was a moment I was standing in yard, my fingers in the dirt, and I looked up, and all I could see was vines, and grapes, and in the distance a man and a horse plowing the rows, or when I was up close and personal with a wine press that dated from about the period I was researching (the 1400's), and suddenly the book, and the world, became real to me.
11. Name that tune:
Won't you walk me through the Tiergarten?
Won't you walk me through it all, darling?
Doesn't matter if it is raining
Won't you walk me through it all?
Tiergarten
12. Name the artist and answer the lyric. (Extra points if you answer in "a b a b" rhyme structure.)
Rufus Wainwright gave us the song
Thankfully Google told me true;
If I guessed I would have been wrong
But I'd still take a walk with you.
(howdat?)
13. What's next for Laura Anne Gilman?
Right now? I'm working on a straight mystery set on the West Coast, about two amateur detectives who have no idea what mess they're getting into, and a new urban fantasy about, hrm, what to say without giving spoilers? True Love, modern dating, trusting the wrong people, and a reasonable dose of kicking ass and not taking names. No leather, no tats, no vampires. A decent amount of snark. There is a werewolf. He's not sexy.
In the longer term, I have a bunch of short fiction that wants to get out of my head and onto the page, a new fantasy duology under submission w/ my publisher, and a novel that doesn't have a home (yet). It's…. different from anything I've written before, and I love it and my agent loves it but… well, we'll see. Like The Vineart War trilogy, it's a book I need to write. So I will.
Links to buy:
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shattered-vine-laura-anne-gilman/1102963747?ean=9781439101483&itm=1&usri=the%2bshattered%2bvine%2bbook%2bthree%2bof%2bthe%2bvineart%2bwar
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Vine-Book-Three-Vineart/dp/1439101485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301269368&sr=8-1
Powell's: http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781439101483-0
Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Shattered-Vine-Laura-Anne-Gilman/9781439101483
Mysterious Galaxy: http://www.mystgalaxy.com/book/9781439101483
Some of you readers are probably familiar with her body of work, which is considerable, spanning fantasy, SF, and urban fantasy. Others may know her by way of the lovely foreword she wrote for Glimpses.
Whatever the case, you're in for a treat, and the chance to win copies of the first two books in her Vineart War trilogy (Flesh and Fire and Weight of Stone) in advance of the release of book three, The Shattered Vine. In addition to all that, she's also a good friend of mine. Be sure to welcome her and leave a comment to be entered to WIN a hardcover copy of the first two books of the Vineart War Trilogy: FLESH AND FIRE and WEIGHT OF STONE. In hardcover! Reply by 9am EST on Wednesday, Oct. 5th.
First tell us a bit about yourself? Who is the woman behind these delightful books and grand adventures?
Oh, I haaaaate these questions. Randomly:
Professionally I'm a lifetime inmate of publishing – started as a book editor (assistant version) when I was 21, ran an imprint for 6 years before escaping into the freelance writing world at 34, with random jobs to fill in the blanks since then.
Personally? 5'4" tall, brownish hair, brownish eyes, wine nerd, restless voyager, and professional nap-taker. Answers to friends and family by the nickname "meerkat." Speaks just enough French and Italian to get herself into trouble, not out. Contains distinct opinions which she does not apologize for, and will take only so much shit before the claws come out. But very sweet, for all that.
Other than that, you'd have to ask someone outside the frame.
Now, here is my current roster of deep and probing questions, fine tuned specifically for you:
1. First, the important stuff: (Answer as shortly or longly as you likely.)
a. Single malt or an oaky red?
Yes. What? It's not like I'd drink them at the same time, that would be wrong. But that's like asking if you like redheads or brunets – it depends on what I'm in the mood for!
Although I'm more a fan of the rough-silky, sexy reds than the really oaky ones. Yes, I'm talking about wine. Sheesh.
b. Cats or dogs?
Cats, by a very slim margin. Specifically, 2-.5 (I currently have two cats, and a time-share dog I adore).
c. Fantasy or SF?
Fantasy in long form, SF in short. Horror in all its permutations. All answers subject to change when I find something new I like.
d. Boxers or briefs?
Boxers. 100% boxers.
e. Mets or Yankees?
Red Sox. Yeah, I live in NY, but my family is from the Boston area. Mostly, though, baseball is an excuse to eat a hot dog and get a suntan. Watching it on tv seems pointless.
f. Plotter or pantser?
Hand-waving Plotter. Or, as I like to say, my outlines are like Google directions: perfectly accurate until they're utterly wrong.
g. Ravens or writing desks?
Writing desks. Also, cobalt blue ink and gold-nib fountain pens. Failing that, a Mac.
h. Brie or Velveeta? (be honest)
Brie. Unless we're talking Philly Cheeseteak, and then it's Velveeta all the way. And I'd trade them both in for a nice Pont l'Eveque. Mmmmmm, stinky cheese.
2. The premise of the Vineart War books is elegant and original. Please tell my readers about the books and where Shattered Vine fits in.
I've talked before about HOW the books came about, but the very basic heart of them is that I was tired of epic fantasy quest adventures where you had a farmboy (or girl) and a princess (or prince) and swords and horses and whatnot. I mean, I love them…but I was tired of them, too. I wanted to write a book about the folk who really make the world run, the farmers and the merchants, the housekeepers and yes, the politicians, too. And I wanted to do it with a magical system that not only made sense, but was essential to the way the culture had evolved – and the challenges it faced. Something that was essentially organic, that already had a touch of alchemy to it in the real world… wine was an obvious choice. But I didn't want the magic-makers to be the real power-brokers in that world – they're just part of the ecosystem.
In this world, politics and magic were forcibly separated 2,000 years before by a demi-god known as Sin Washer, to prevent the destruction of the world. There is a tripod of power split evenly between the disciples of Sin Washer, the men of power (lords and land-owners), and vinearts, those who make the magic, but are restricted in its use.
Jerzy (it's pronounced yehr-ze) is a slave when we first meet him in FLESH AND FIRE, working the field of a vineart, Master Malech. He shows a rare sensitivity to the mustus, the raw form of wine-magic, and so is taken in to be trained.
But an unknown enemy is working to undermine the status quo through magic, trickery, and mind-games. Soon, those efforts have cut Jerzy loose from his structured and known existence, tossed him in with companions he has no reason to trust… and forced him into the position of being the only one who sees what is happening – and the danger the Lands Vin are in.
In book 2, WEIGHT OF STONE, Jerzy (and Mahault, Ao and Kai) have gone from strangers to friends, determined to find their enemy and stop him. But how can they, when everything they knew or learned no longer makes sense, as their enemy changes the game – and Jerzy's magic begins to evolve into that which was forbidden 2,000 years ago?
THE SHATTERED VINE forces all four of them to face what they – and their world – have become, and what they really want, for good or ill. Only then can they – maybe – figure out how to stop their enemy from destroying Sin Washer's peace.
But the final battle isn't what anyone expects.
3. Now, I happen to know that you are amazingly prolific writer. How do you manage so many projects at once? (Seriously, I need to know!)
The funny thing is, I don't think I'm at all good at time management. Deadlines are essential – if I don't have the clock ticking in my head, I'm the second laziest human in town (I'd be first laziest, but I won't work that hard). Once I have a deadline (either imposed by my publisher or simply the need to get a story out of my head so I can start the next one), I keep plugging away every day until it's done.
As to working on several things at once…. I'm not sure I know many people who aren't working several projects at once, without thinking it's unusual. Teachers teach more than one class, office workers juggle several assignments at once, air traffic controllers and cops and medical workers are none of them doing only one thing every day…. The pressure I'm under is a hell of a lot less than theirs, if I drop a thread or miss a day.
That said, telling stories is what I do, and if I'm not writing them for other people I'd be telling them in my head anyway.
4. What's the hardest part of the writing process for you as an experienced author?
Opening the file and getting to work. It's like going to the gym – once I start to sweat, I enjoy myself. But getting there? Tough.
5. What's the easiest/favorite thing about the process?
Plotting. It appeals to both my very logical, linear, everything-must-work-together brain, and my "lets throw everything tasty into a bowl and stir" brain, and gets them working in tandem. Novel prep is dun, for me.
After that, the moment when you look at what you've written and see how the pre-planned plot and the chaotic flow of writing combine to make something utterly perfect, that feels like it came out of some other reality, not just your imagination.
6. Are you hard or easy?
All things considered, I'm pretty easy to work with. Reasonable, even. This comes of knowing the business from inside-out, and also from the aforementioned lazy. Also, having editors I trust.
Personally? I prefer to think of myself as "worth the challenge." ☺ Also, I am of an age where telling me I'm wrong because I disagree with you? Does not impress or intimidate. So there's an element of bitch to my personality, yeah. I do not consider this a bad thing, but indicative of having a brain and a backbone.
6. What is your writing space like? What do you need around you, or not around you? One thing I'm often asked is what kind of music I listen to while I write.
No music. Or if so, rarely, and almost always when I'm working in short fiction brainspace. I live in NYC, so there's always a sort of white noise around me, but music-with-lyrics distracts me from what's in my head. As to the actual physical space… I tend to change things up a bit on a regular basis, to keep myself from getting too comfortable (read: bored/in a rut). Currently I'm sitting at a café table-style desk, on a bench rather than a chair (better for my posture). But halfway through the day I might move to the sofa – ah, the joys of a laptop! Within reach there's the coffee mug (always!) and at least one of the two cats. They're very much writer's cats – they like to watch me type.
Oh. And Nate.
7. If you had to choose another career, what would it be?
I'd be working in the wine field, probably. I loved my stint there, but decided that having two hobbies turn into careers was one too many – the wine advocacy stays a hobby. I think I'd have made a really good sommelier, tho.
8. Please tell us a bit about your development as a writer.
First, I thought I knew everything and was going to be the Next Brilliant Thing. Then I thought I was crap, and would never sell another story. Then I realized I was pretty good at this job, and even if not NBT still had my readers, and all I could control was getting the next story written. And I achieved Zen Understanding. Rinse and repeat, every damn book.
Oh. You meant over my career, total? Pretty much as above. You start with a combination of arrogance and trepidation, and the more you learn the less arrogance you have. The trepidation stays about the same, I think. "Dear Dog, let this work. Let me not screw the holy pooch. Help me leave the readers happy, and lead me unto the next contract…."
My only mantras are "write, finish, repeat" and "write what you know means learn more."
9. Do you/have you participate/d in writing groups? If so, what do you think makes for a successful group, besides bad coffee in flimsy cups?
I've been a member of several writing groups, but am currently a solo practitioner, with trusted beta-readers. A successful group – one that is both useful to you, and works as a whole – requires people at varying skill levels and (ideally) different temperaments and preferences. If you have a group that's nearly identical, it's much like looking in a mirror – you'll see the same thing, each time. Having people who write in different genres, who are above and below you in the skill-chain, it gives you far more useful feedback – and lets you be useful to them, in turn.
And I always brought my own coffee. ☺
10. I know you've done a lot of travel and research for these books. What was a peak experience? An "ah ha" moment? Something just plain cool?
Before I started writing the trilogy, I'd already visited a lot of vineyards, and done a lot of reading about the making of wine. But when the contract arrived and it was time to actually put my words where my paycheck was, I packed up and headed to Burgundy for some hands-on research. And yeah, I know, not much sympathy from people for that, but it really was work. I got to go hands-on with the vines, and get a sense of the labor involved in the harvest and the wine-making itself, when you don't have technology to help. There was a moment I was standing in yard, my fingers in the dirt, and I looked up, and all I could see was vines, and grapes, and in the distance a man and a horse plowing the rows, or when I was up close and personal with a wine press that dated from about the period I was researching (the 1400's), and suddenly the book, and the world, became real to me.
11. Name that tune:
Won't you walk me through the Tiergarten?
Won't you walk me through it all, darling?
Doesn't matter if it is raining
Won't you walk me through it all?
Tiergarten
12. Name the artist and answer the lyric. (Extra points if you answer in "a b a b" rhyme structure.)
Rufus Wainwright gave us the song
Thankfully Google told me true;
If I guessed I would have been wrong
But I'd still take a walk with you.
(howdat?)
13. What's next for Laura Anne Gilman?
Right now? I'm working on a straight mystery set on the West Coast, about two amateur detectives who have no idea what mess they're getting into, and a new urban fantasy about, hrm, what to say without giving spoilers? True Love, modern dating, trusting the wrong people, and a reasonable dose of kicking ass and not taking names. No leather, no tats, no vampires. A decent amount of snark. There is a werewolf. He's not sexy.
In the longer term, I have a bunch of short fiction that wants to get out of my head and onto the page, a new fantasy duology under submission w/ my publisher, and a novel that doesn't have a home (yet). It's…. different from anything I've written before, and I love it and my agent loves it but… well, we'll see. Like The Vineart War trilogy, it's a book I need to write. So I will.
Links to buy:
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shattered-vine-laura-anne-gilman/1102963747?ean=9781439101483&itm=1&usri=the%2bshattered%2bvine%2bbook%2bthree%2bof%2bthe%2bvineart%2bwar
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Vine-Book-Three-Vineart/dp/1439101485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301269368&sr=8-1
Powell's: http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781439101483-0
Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Shattered-Vine-Laura-Anne-Gilman/9781439101483
Mysterious Galaxy: http://www.mystgalaxy.com/book/9781439101483
October 2, 2011
Dog Beach 10/2/11
Gorgeous day at the dog beach. it was Zoe's second visit and she loved it, fetching sticks and leaping over waves. We saw two dead sand sharks.
And more dog footage. :-)
In other news, four of the larger koi have emerged from hiding, including my favorite multicolored one, and the three I was going to cull and give away. Also the three babies.
And more dog footage. :-)
In other news, four of the larger koi have emerged from hiding, including my favorite multicolored one, and the three I was going to cull and give away. Also the three babies.
September 28, 2011
Today's Best Typo
From a short story I'm working on, unrelated to Nightrunner world.
Lunging and feinting, he drove her back on the trampled grass and into the feathery, weeing branches of a pepper tree.
Lunging and feinting, he drove her back on the trampled grass and into the feathery, weeing branches of a pepper tree.
