In celebration of her birthday, Laura Anne Gilman is giving away a signed copy of a bunch of September releases, including one of mine.

Here is your cut for those who object to pimpage:
( Read more... )

Flycon's initial call for panel volunteers--a work in progress. Anyone can join, you don't have to be a LiveJournaler.

Small press pimpage: The Dragonslayer's Sword by Resa Nelson--despite the somewhat generic title, this dark fantasy was utterly unexpected.

Here's the opening:

When Astrid was eight years old, she was given to a child seller ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

Check out the Urban Fantasy Book Talk Podcast coming up in a couple of weeks. Nifty list of writers involved--should be fascinating!

Not sure what book to give a writer? Or to someone who reads in the genre but seems to have everything?

Here's a suggestion: Sarah Beach's The Scribbler's Guide to the Land of MythI have to admit that I've never really been into mythology. When I was a kid we got the usual introduction to Greek and Roman mythology, and being lefthanded, I got ( Read more... )

We had actual measurable rain last night! And for two days I've been wearing long sleeve t-shirts!

Reading wise, (repeating what I said elsewhere) I regretfully finished R.M. Meluch's Strength and Honor. I say regretfully because I was enjoying it so much that I didn't want it to end. I really love space opera, and this one is right up there ( Read more... )

The Lone Star Stories Reader, edited by Eric Marin, is out.

For this anthology Marin chose stories published in Lone Star Stories, his online zine which began very quietly just a few years ago, and has steadily gained both audience and respect. Marin usually features three stories and three poems. Marin, a poet himself, has an eye for the kind ( Read more... )

Coming off the grim post previous about the book biz and so forth, it seems to me that word of mouth is about the only recourse for those of us who haven't a publicity agent in the family, or friends in High Places. So here's me pimping some deserving very small press work.

scribblerworks, an old Mythie friend (and chairdroid of Mythcon 40 this next summer, ( Read more... )

jtglover wants speedy pimpage for his article in Fantasy Magazine here--and he, or you, or someone, wins a beer if you come in with commentary!

Charles Butler, who wrote one of my favorite children's fantasies of 2004,
The Fetch of Mardy Watt , talks about luring readers and infodumps on "An Awfully Big Adventure", which is a group blog composed of 15 kidzbook writers.