Ellie Di Julio's Blog, page 26
July 1, 2013
TIME & AGAIN has arrived!
*cue music from 2001* It! Is! Here!
Time & Again began three years ago in Kyeli’s hands during the NaNoWriMo after her uterus escaped and before her arms stopped working. It was a way for her to cope with losing her dream to be a surrogate and having her womanhood challenged. But it languished unfinished until she could face the huge emotions it brought up for her.
After I publishedInkchanger, Kyeli asked me – very excited, but very nervous – if I would help her shape those 30 pages into the fu...
June 29, 2013
The Internet is Amazing 06.30.13
When and how does cultural appreciation change into cultural tourism?
Stephen Fry talks about his attempted suicide, depression, and loneliness.
The Wu-Tang Clan, Marilyn Manson, and the Beastie Boys have a sign language interpreter. She’s awesome.
Your imposter complex fears two words.
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When and how does cultural appreciation change into cultural tourism?
Stephen Fry talks about his attempted suicide, depression, and loneliness.
The Wu-Tang Clan, Marilyn Manson, and the Beastie Boys have a sign language interpreter. She’s awesome.
Your imposter complex fears two words.
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June 28, 2013
Time & Again cover reveal
Ooh, we’re almost there! Time & Again lands on Monday!
That’s only… *counts on toes* THIS MANY DAYS. *holds up fingers, realizes you can’t see her* Three. Three days!
And, just to tease your insatiable reading gullet, here’s the cover – designed by me, photographs by Kyeli (those are her toes. I counted on those, if I’m honest.)
*waggles eyebrows* Sexy, right?
And here’s another quote-teaser. Because I’m evil.
It’s haunted me my entire life, like wondering if you left the back door open when you’r...
June 26, 2013
Write Against the Machine 09: Fall in love with your imaginary people
Yes. it’s that time again! We’ve got another episode ofWrite Against the Machinefor your earholes.
We like Melissa Dominic so much that we held her captive invited her back to talk about character development. I rag on her for not publishing her most interesting, touching character, and Mary tries to get us to explain how fictional people work.
Check it out right here.
In other news: This is the last of our banked recordings, and we decided that we’re going to up the pace! From now on, you’ll ge...
Wendy Davis, feminism, and allies as collateral damage
Wendy Davis is a goddamn epic hero. She’s faced down one of the most aggressive legislatures in America and chose to abide by completely unreasonable rules of order to protect the power of choice. In a world where political and social apathy is spiking, she took a stand.
She went 13 hours without food and was attacked for adjusting her back brace when she wasn’t allowed to lean or sit. She endured verbal abuse from onlookers. She answered antagonistic questions with civility. Her motherfucking...
June 25, 2013
The Dancing Guy of Hamilton
I see this guy every couple of weeks near my house, just jammin’ to his headphones and kick-steppin’ it down the street like he hasn’t got a care in the world. We always called him The Dancing Cowboy; for a while, he wore a ten-gallon hat, leathers, and fancy boots. He’s a real person who lives in my town, a character that fell out of someone’s story and landed in Hamilton. It happens around here a lot more than you’d think. More than any other place I’ve ever lived in.
I just wanted to share...
June 24, 2013
{Summer Rewind} Express yourself! A letter to a blue-haired pixie
A darling reader wrote to me a few weeks ago on behalf of her daughter who is/was going through a hair crisis that sort of turned into a personal crisis. They start so young! I wound up writing a long letter about howIdealt with teasing and hair in high school, which I thought would be not only something fun to share with you guys, but a...
June 21, 2013
Poetry for everyone! Words Dance 13 (featuring me)
The new issue ofWords Dance, the poetry magazine curated by Amanda Oaks ofKind Over Matter, is finally here! And I’m in it! Exclamation points!
Here’s a wee blurb to whet your appetite:
Through cunning observation, storytelling, fierceness & a deep passion for wrangling words & arresting images, 24 poets, 5 photographers & 1 painter have unzipped their chests to share their fiery spirits with you, inviting your fire to mingle with their fire.
There’s a fire inside all of us & I say,let it burn.
M...
June 20, 2013
Write Against the Machine 08: Build the world you want to explore
Got a brand-spankin’ new podcast for y’all today!
This time, Mary and I interviewed Melissa Dominic, a mutual internet-friend who writes intense fucking stories and draws maps of places that don’t exist, about worldbuilding. (In fact, we interviewed hertwice- this is just the first half.)
In this podcast, we talk about the relationship between setting, characters, and plot, as well as gush about how much we love Pinterest for inspiration and how much I don’t understand speculative fiction and i...
