Links to some new books and to folk talking sense about the book trade.
Originally published at Juliet E. McKenna. You can comment here or there.
I don’t often do link-round-up type posts but I think today’s a good day for one. I keep flagging up the issues of visibility for writers (all writers, male and female) so here’s a bit of signal boosting. Hopefully something for every taste.
Dark historical fantasy about medieval surgery? Try Elisha Magus by E C Ambrose.
Child of a Hidden Sea by Alyx Dellamonica. NPR Books discusses what happens when Fantasyland doesn’t want you…
Many fine writers continue to adapt and adopt new technologies to re-release their work. Check out Diana Pharaoh Francis’s re-release of The Cipher
J Kathleen Cheney’s Tales from the Golden City continue with The Seat of Magic
James A Hetley’s Stonefort Stories continue with Ghost Point at Book View Cafe - and if you’re not familiar with Book View Cafe, a writers’ co-operative, I strongly recommend you browse their splendid selection of books by excellent writers.
New from Joshua Palmatier (who also writes very fine books at Benjamin Tate) Shattering the Ley.
And lastly but by no means least, Mark Charan Newton’s Drakenfeld is now out in paperback. I asked him a few questions about what I found a thoroughly good read over at Fantasy Faction
Someone whose signal doesn’t need boosting is Hugh Howey. Honestly, he’s someone I ignore, and will continue to ignore until he stops making sweeping generalizations and insisting his view is The Only And Objective Truth when that is based on little or nothing more than his own personal and highly atypical experience.
Other folk are more generous with their time, pointing out the flaws and fallacies in his arguments, for the benefit of aspiring writers. I recommend you read
Brian McClellan on real publishing economics
John Scalzi on why publishing is a business not a football game and talk of taking sides is nonsensical.
Chuck Wendig on the idiocy of painting Amazon as an underdog.
Harry Connolly citing those articles and going on to add some good points of his own.
And since we’re here, a quick note that my new ebook Monster Hunters at Law is indeed now available via Amazon UK & US, Nook UK & US and Google Store Books.
Right, that should be plenty to keep you going while I crack on with the Work In Progress (which we’re not discussing in case that jinxes it) which is going really, really well…
Have a good weekend. I intend to.
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