Kameron Hurley's Blog, page 44
November 7, 2011
It's not the strongest who survive… it's those most adaptable to change
For my first book, GOD'S WAR, I had two rounds of copy edits. One from my original publisher who ended up dropping the series right before it went to layout, and a second round from Night Shade. Both were sent to me in dead tree form. They were bulky, heavy things, but ultimately quite satisfying to go over. It was what I'd been used to. I have been writing and editing copy for nearly twenty years, and I've always printed it out and edited it that way.
But when I switched day jobs in March, I ...
October 27, 2011
Whose View? Unpacking POV Book by Bloody Book
When I first starting writing (yanno, back when I was twelve), I didn't know much about writing point-of-view (POV), so everything was just omniscient, the way it seemed to be in most myths and fairytales and a good deal of older movies with narration attached. The narrator could just tell you what everyone was feeling, and wax on about the history of the world, and it was great.
But as I got older and started paying critical attention to what I was reading, I learned more about POV. What I...
October 11, 2011
RAPTURE: The End is Nigh!
In case you missed it yesterday, I've gotten official word that Night Shade Books will be publishing the third and final book of the Bel Dame Apocrypha, RAPTURE in late 2012.
This is wonderfully great and rather surreal news. It also means I now have a book due March 1st (eeeeeyyyyaaaaah).
My mom recently asked how I was digesting the flurry of good writing news: two books published this year, contracted for another next year, good reviews, positive feedback, paying off debt, and etc.
The...
October 7, 2011
Is Novel Writing Really Just a Pyramid Scheme?
I guess it shouldn't be odd that such a high percentage of the people who buy books are people who want to be writers. After all, there must be a pretty big percentage of video game players who think it'd be a lot of fun to create video games. Loving an art form often means you're interested in creating it (not necessarily that you're any good at it, or understand the sweat involved, but love does lead one to dally in such thoughts).
While I was on vacation last week, another...
October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs and the Trouble with Investing in Junk
I was strangely broken up this morning to hear about the death of Steve Jobs . It took me a good long while to work out why the hell I'd be upset about some corporate toy maker dying. Then I realized why I was upset, and it kinda pissed me off.
On the face of it, we celebrate Steve Jobs because he's that guy you hold up as proving that the American Dream can come true. His success embodies a lot of American ideals, particularly that of the single-man (generally a man) view of history – the...
September 19, 2011
Giving Away 5 Free Copies of INFIDEL at GoodReads!
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(don't worry – more chances for free books coming soon!)
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September 17, 2011
September 14, 2011
First Three Chapters of INFIDEL Now Available for Download!
Just dying to know whose head gets chopped off next?
No worries. I've got the first three chapters of INFIDEL right here available for download – which includes the first head-hacking scene of the book!
Enjoy!
(then go pre-order! Available October 4th! That's, like, SOON! Note that there will be a shot at some Special Prizes for those who post reviews online in October [good, bad, or indifferent]. More details soon!)
September 13, 2011
Yes, you're a racist. But it doesn't mean you have to be a terrorist.
You're a racist. Ok?
It's OK. Take a deep breath. It doesn't mean you have to be a horrible person. I promise.
Just… listen.
For the most part, I'm addressing white American folks in this particular message, because, you know, I'm white. And American. I get it. I grew up here too, in a white ghetto. But no matter what kind of sticky racist programming we've been given, I know we can be better people. We don't have to be terrorists. We don't have to fear and condemn and imprison our own people...
September 1, 2011
Free Short Fiction… from the God's War Universe!
Happy 30-days-to-release-of-INFIDEL day!
To celebrate, I've posted two of three short stories set in the GOD'S WAR universe for free here on the blog and hosted in various places. They're set during all sorts of… interesting time periods, and you can read them in any order, but if you'd like some direction, I'd recommend reading them in the order offered, as they are indeed linked.
(Angels &Avengers turned out to be a tad more complicated than I anticipated, but I'll be posting that one next...
