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October 14, 2015
Fiction on The Rails, Fall Flights of Fantasy Tour Day 1
Dear Diary – The train is strangely quiet now, after the riot… er, sudden stampede due to the appearance of warrior poets, invisible carnivorous flying cephalopods, and a phalanx of rebel accountants. Luckily, I had a new pair of wings (Thanks to Withencroft Industries!) in case I needed to fly…
But no worries! We (Ilana C. Myer, Seth Dickinson, and I) were quickly back on our way to our first stop on the Tor Books Fall Flights of Fantasy Tour – Wellesley Books in Wellesley MA.
They were marv...
October 8, 2015
Parenting(Creating).FailMode
Being both a professional creative and a parent, for all that it’s great, also sucks sometimes.
You want to be the superhero your kid needs. You also want them to remember you as someone awesome. Not “That bozo with the laptop and the pathetic weeping.”
And there are very cool things about being this kind of parent. You don’t have to wear a suit, or commute all the time, or use PowerPoint… ever.
You know the best memes, sometimes before they do (don’t get used to that). You can wear a cape to...
October 7, 2015
Book Bites: Always Time for Pizza with Michael R. Underwood
Amazon | Barnes & Noble Book Bites isCooking the Books‘more easygoing sibli ng. Authors talk about their book and share a recipe, all in one tasty bite.
Today,my friend Michael R.Underwood joins us to talk pizza, Ree Reyes, Geekomancy (and to show off the first cover for his upcoming novella series, Genrenauts).
Having a meal with Mike is always great fun, so without further ado, please join him for pizza!
There’s Always Time for Pizza:
If there’s one thing that I learned during my time as a...
October 5, 2015
New York Comic Con, Capclave & Fall Flights of Fantasy Tour!
This next week and a bit is going to be BUSY.Are you in the Northeastern and/or Midatlantic US? Maybe I’ll see you soon….
Here are my schedules for NYCC, Capclave, and Tor’s Fall Flights of Fantasy Tour:
New York Comic Con –Thursday, October 8
Tor: The Next Generation!1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Rm 1A18
& Signing:2:45pm Bookstore, Hall 1-B
Tor Books celebrates 35 years of publishing quality SFF by some of the biggest names in genre today! But even Orson Scott Card and Brandon Sanderson were once unkno...
October 1, 2015
Calling the Muse: Cooking the Books with Ilana C. Myer
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound Amongthefall 2015 Tor debuts, Ilana C. Myer’s epic fantasy Last Song Before Night is theone with warrior poets, wine, song, magic, and competition — all of which appeal to me on a grand scale. (Full Disclosure: I had the pleasure of blurbing Last Song Before Night) All the more because Last Song Before Night is a great book for talking about food and the lack of it. And Ilana is a glorious guest.
Today, in honor of her book launch this week, I’m delighted...
September 29, 2015
Uptember Wrap-Up 1: words, tacos, more words, & gratitude
The past month has been filled with friends, tacos, and words, and a lot of new.
Wilde, Van Eekhout, and McGuire at Borderlands Books in San Francisco Before I do anything else, I want to sayhow grateful I am for you — whether you came out to say hi, left a review, or dropped me a private note. Writing’s a lonely job sometimes, and your letting me know how Updraft, or Cooking the Books, or any of my fiction, resonated? That’s such a huge thing. Thank you. If you interviewed me, hosted me on y...
September 22, 2015
Uptember, Week 4: Baltimore Book Festival & Main Point Books!
I’m flying back from the West Coast today, which means there are some silver-signed hardbacks of Updraft available at Borderlands – San Francisco, Mysterious Galaxy – San Diego, and University Bookstore – Seattle. Such an amazing time at all three. Here’s a quick shot of the University Books crowd. More on that soon.
I have new posts going up at The Arched Doorway (A cartography of maps), Vampire Book Club (looking at things upside-down), and Starships and Dragonwings (about that wingtest…)...
September 19, 2015
Superstitions and Flying Bighorn Sheep: Cooking the Books – Elizabeth Bear Interviews Fran Wilde
Cooking the Books has for the past four years (I can’t believe we’re coming up on four years and more than 40 authors, editors, and agents. WOW.) been about other authors, not me. That’s the way I wanted it — it’s a forum for me to talk to others about their craft, their books.
OrderUpdraft (Amazon | B&N| Powell’s | Borderlands | Doylestown Books | Indiebound) But this month, Updraft, my first novel with Tor, is finally out! … and while I am interviewing author Ilana Myer (Last Song Before Ni...
September 15, 2015
Borderlands, Mysterious Galaxy, Booksmugglers & more! Uptember Week 3
Ok, first off, Writers with Drinks was amazing.
Writers With Drinks, 9/12 – photo credit: Kim UngerSecond, this review, you guys.It’s so amazing when a reviewer really gets your book.
Third, this week gets even more amazing.
Tuesday, Greg Van Eekhout, Seanan McGuire, and I are at Borderlands Books to help launch Greg’s DRAGON COAST (see his Book Bite here) – 6pm – hope we see you there.
Then on Saturday, at 2pm, Greg, Adam Rakunas and I will be at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego for more taco...
September 11, 2015
Book Bites: Eat the Magic with Greg Van Eekhout
Book Bites isCooking the Books‘more easygoing sibli
ng. Authors talk about their book and share a recipe, all in one tasty bite.Today, the most excellent Greg Van Eekhout visitsBook Bites in advance of the launch party for Dragon Coast, his latest novel.
Read anExcerpt, and learn more about Dragon Coast, here!
Better yet, come see Greg, and me, and Seanan McGuire in San Francisco at Borderlands Books on Tuesday, Sept. 15! With tacos and tecate to celebrate Dragon Coast! OR come see us in Sa...
