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October 6, 2022
Gourds! Gourds! Gourds! New book release window! Gourds! Gourds! Gourds!
Spooky season is upon us here in Ohio, with all that entails: the whisper of dry corn husks, the oozing piles of fat gourds, the bite of deliciously cool evenings, the fading of the tomatoes, the desiccation of the cucumbers. It is the season in which the world begins to nod its head toward a deep slumber, looking forward to dreams of what will be in the spring to come.
Fall and spring in Ohio are luscious, glorious things; perfect temperatures and blue-blue skies. The seasons don’t change ba...
September 21, 2022
GET TO WORK HURLEY: Episode 24. With Guest Mur Lafferty!
The GET TO WORK HURLEY podcast is a monthly rant about the hustle of making a living as a writer of All of the Things. You can support this podcast each month as a Patron or make a one-time donation.
EPISODE TWENTY FOUR: Mur Lafferty joins us to discuss her new book STATION ETERNITY (out Oct. 4th via ACE Books). On Oct. 1st at 7pm ET Mur and a group of friends will be performing a live dramatic reading of the first few chapters via her stream at Twitch. Listen below or Apple Podcasts, Stitch...
September 1, 2022
Juggling Projects, That Fall Feelin’, Fresh Fiction
You may not believe it, but the birch trees are already shedding blankets of brown mulch, and the wisteria and white locust trees have begun sporting yellow skirts of leaves.
I have been enjoying some late summer garden cleanup. Only now, as the heat and slightly shorter days has slowed the rate of growth, can I start to catch up on the weeding and tending tasks that the humid heat of deep summer made nigh impossible.
Most joyously, I have been writing quite a bit, not just on the BOOK THA...
August 26, 2022
GET TO WORK HURLEY: Episode 23. With Guest Ursula Vernon!
The GET TO WORK HURLEY podcast is a monthly rant about the hustle of making a living as a writer of All of the Things. You can support this podcast each month as a Patron or make a one-time donation.
EPISODE TWENTY THREE: Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher) joins us for questions from Twitter and a game of “Name of a Plant OR Name of a Britpop musician.” Listen below or Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify (NOTE: Patreon subscribers get access to the video version of the podcast).
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August 1, 2022
That Summer Feelin’
You got that summer feelin’? The early falling leaves of the birch trees are the first sign of high summer harvest at the homestead. They are the first to leaf out in March and the first to bow out in autumn. Tomatoes are bursting from the vines, the pumpkins are getting fat, and I have so many dragon egg cucumbers I don’t know what to do with them.
Such is the hobby garden life.
We cancelled the two trips we were planning in August, primarily due to increased COVID-19 risk, but also for m...
July 19, 2022
GET TO WORK HURLEY: Episode 22. Dealing With Burnout
The GET TO WORK HURLEY podcast is a monthly rant about the hustle of making a living as a writer of All of the Things. You can support this podcast each month as a Patron or make a one-time donation.
EPISODE TWENTY TWO: Gardening, recognizing and dealing with burnout as a creator, the non-stop growth mindset, books and tv shows, and a game of “Is it from a quote from a sci-fi/fantasy book or a lyric by The Cult.” Listen below or Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify (NOTE: Patreon subscribers...
June 22, 2022
Jeopardy, the History of Cosplay and Trivia with Andrew Liptak, and Fresh Fiction
It’s been another bangin’ month over here at HurleyTown. Summer is in full swing, and despite it feeling like I live on the surface of Venus during the CLIMATE APOCALYPSE weeks, the garden is looking great and I’m enjoying the extra sunlight, which of course is about on its way out. So soaking it up where I can.
Here’s what’s been going on.
Turns out someone in the writers’ room at Jeopardy must be a fan of me and Tamsyn Muir (WHAT GREAT TASTE), as LIGHT BRIGADE has now joined Gideon as a ...
June 20, 2022
GET TO WORK HURLEY: Episode 21. With special guest Andrew Liptak!
The GET TO WORK HURLEY podcast is a monthly rant about the hustle of making a living as a writer of All of the Things. You can support this podcast each month as a Patron or make a one-time donation.
EPISODE TWENTY ONE: Author and historian Andrew Liptak (Transfer Orbit) joins the podcast to talk about his upcoming book Cosplay: A History. Listen below or Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify (NOTE: Patreon subscribers get access to the video version of the podcast).
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May 17, 2022
THE FUTURE IS HERE: Future Artifacts, Get to Work with Sarah Gailey, and Fresh Fiction
The future is here! FUTURE ARTIFACTS: STORIES is out today!!! Grab a copy direct from the publishers here or pre-order the audio version here. Or, of course, you can buy it from any major retailer, including The Nile and the BN:
Future Artifacts collects eighteen short stories of war and resistance, many of which were previously only available to Patreon subscribers. Each bite-sized tale really packs a punch. Here’s what readers ar...
May 16, 2022
GET TO WORK HURLEY: Episode 20. With special guest Sarah Gailey!
The GET TO WORK HURLEY podcast is a monthly rant about the hustle of making a living as a writer of All of the Things. You can support this podcast each month as a Patron or make a one-time donation.
EPISODE TWENTY: It’s FUTURE ARTIFACTS publishing day! To help celebrate, Sarah Gailey (author of The Echo Wife, Magic For Liars, and the upcoming Just Like Home) joins the podcast to talk about writing process, differences between tackling novels and short stories, and play a game of Never Have I...
