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April 27, 2012
A Meme of Alphabet, Part 5
I is for—Ixchel
I think we can all probably agree that
by this point in the narrative, no matter her dreamlike seductiveness
earlier on, Dread Lady Ixchel has become very firmly a monster, both
morally and visibly. This mostly has to do with the degeneration of
her chosen vessel, poor Miss Adaluz, whose suicide and resurrection
Rook oversaw in A Book of Tongues. Now she's looking for a
I think we can all probably agree that
by this point in the narrative, no matter her dreamlike seductiveness
earlier on, Dread Lady Ixchel has become very firmly a monster, both
morally and visibly. This mostly has to do with the degeneration of
her chosen vessel, poor Miss Adaluz, whose suicide and resurrection
Rook oversaw in A Book of Tongues. Now she's looking for a
April 26, 2012
A Meme of Alphabet, Part 4
G is for—Gangsters
When I first got the idea which would
become the Hexslinger Series, I was deeply in love with Martin
Scorsese's epic Gangs of New York. I did scads of historical
research, wrote a bunch of fanfiction you can probably find pretty
easily (as usual, I was almost the only person doing so), and started
putting together a completely different book that I will probably
return to
When I first got the idea which would
become the Hexslinger Series, I was deeply in love with Martin
Scorsese's epic Gangs of New York. I did scads of historical
research, wrote a bunch of fanfiction you can probably find pretty
easily (as usual, I was almost the only person doing so), and started
putting together a completely different book that I will probably
return to
April 25, 2012
A Meme of Alphabet, Part 3
E is for—Enemy
It
took me almost the whole of A Book of Tongues
to decide that I was, in fact, going to bring Tezcatlipoca (the
Smoking Mirror, Mexica Trickster god of magic) on board as Ixchel's
not-exactly-opposite number, but once I did, things fell into place
with surprising ease. One thing I've learned to trust about my
process is that just as things always change alchemically while
It
took me almost the whole of A Book of Tongues
to decide that I was, in fact, going to bring Tezcatlipoca (the
Smoking Mirror, Mexica Trickster god of magic) on board as Ixchel's
not-exactly-opposite number, but once I did, things fell into place
with surprising ease. One thing I've learned to trust about my
process is that just as things always change alchemically while
A Meme of Alphabet, Part 2
C is for—Colour (People of)
Since
A Book of Tongues was frankly a
bit of a sausage party, in A Rope of Thorns, I
began by deliberately developing at least one awesome lady character,
only to watch others start spilling out of the woodwork by Act Three.
And while I genuinely tried to make sure there were Native characters
involved from the beginning of the story (more on this later), as
well
Since
A Book of Tongues was frankly a
bit of a sausage party, in A Rope of Thorns, I
began by deliberately developing at least one awesome lady character,
only to watch others start spilling out of the woodwork by Act Three.
And while I genuinely tried to make sure there were Native characters
involved from the beginning of the story (more on this later), as
well
April 24, 2012
A Meme of Alphabet, Part One
It's official—May
15, 2012, is the release date for A Tree of Bones, the third
and final Hexslinger Series instalment. As our blood-soaked gay porno
black magic horse opera trilogy reaches its intense conclusion,
meanwhile, I'm going to be counting down the days with various
supplemental goodies, starting today with the beginning of a
Hexslinger Alphabet Meme: Two letters per day, one concept
15, 2012, is the release date for A Tree of Bones, the third
and final Hexslinger Series instalment. As our blood-soaked gay porno
black magic horse opera trilogy reaches its intense conclusion,
meanwhile, I'm going to be counting down the days with various
supplemental goodies, starting today with the beginning of a
Hexslinger Alphabet Meme: Two letters per day, one concept
March 22, 2012
Audiobooks and Interview
First off, some catch-up announcements. Today, my story "Blood Makes Noise" will be reprinted at Weirdfictionreview.com, along with an interview called "Complicit in Their Own Derangement". I'm proud of both, so check them out, here (http://weirdfictionreview.com/categor... also happy to report that Iambik's audiobook versions of A Book of Tongues and A Rope of Thorns are
February 28, 2012
Review: Next Town Over
Still hammering away at a short story I need to finish and turn in by, oh gee, tomorrow. In the meantime, however, let's talk about Next Town Over (http://www.nexttownover.net/), by Erin Mehlos. The story thus far pits Vane Black, apparent bounty hunter and vengeful revenant—raised from the dead by magic, but kept upright by her own brand of steampunk blacksmithry—against outlaw/magician John
February 27, 2012
I'm-A Gonna Tell Ya How It's Gonna Be...
We're moving towards a shiny new era, here at Music at Midnight: Actual content! Yes, boys and girls, there really is no earthly point in maintaining a "professional" blog if you don't actually put stuff in there on a fairly regular basis, and believe you me, I get that. I guess I could stamp my little foot and say: But I've been working, which I have, but that really is no excuse, because I'm
Pre-Order Push
Hi, all. While I realize this blog has been pretty dead in terms of activity, I'm getting ready to rectify that. In the meantime, just a reminder: Hardback copies of A Tree of Bones are now available for pre-order, so if you're thus inclined, please do! You'll find the links here (http://chizinepub.com/books/tree-of-b...).
November 30, 2011
Tree of Bones Available for Pre-Order
Aaaaand here we go: Though not completely finished, you order it here (http://www.darkfuse.com/a-tree-of-bon...), for 10% off. So...if you're thus inclined, please do.;)
