Cool, but we aren't bored by the writers talk! In fact what about the CJ stories? Is one still coming out at Christmas? Any news about Slam Justice or how the sales for Stranger in Command or Sasha went? Or is there any possibility of another Wren world story coming out, I loved Posse of Princesses! Or any other stories?
As soon as I finish this draft, I'm going to finish up the second CJ story. Most of it is done.
No word whatsoever on Slam Justice, sigh. Sales are trickling along on Stranger (since it's not in bookstores) pretty steadily. Sasha bombed, alas. I'd like to think it's because 1) e-books aren't that popular with the readership familiar with my stuff and 2) Samhain mostly sells erotica, so my PG romances are pretty bland instead of it being a bad book. Only the readers can answer that
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Vera wants another romantic fantasy along the lines of Posse... I need to type up Vicky's, which is a romantic fantasy somewhere between Posse and Crown Duel in tone. I wrote it before I wrote CD, so it needs a heavy rewrite. But the basic story is there, like CD.
yay! this is very exciting. ^_^ where is Vicky's story on the S-D timeline(assuming it is S-D) ?
I am eagerly looking forward to the print releases of The Trouble With Kings and Sasharia en Garde. reading them in ebook didn't affect my enjoyment of the story, but book format is so much more convenient and cozy.
Spartan! *is Sunshine nerd* It's good to know you're still out there! It's been a bit quiet in athanarel lately. Speaking of Vampire books did anyone ever read the not-so-good-but-addictive Night World series by L J Smith? Gosh I liked those when I was a teenager. I reread one recently and it was nowhere near as good as I remember it. How annoying time is.
I also reread The Trouble with Kings this summer. You'll be happy to know I love it just as much as I did during the first read. :)
Did everyone have a good summer? I was in sartorias’ neck of the woods in August. It was the first time I'd ever been to CA. Had a great time. And boy was I happy to see some sun before I headed back to the UK; Britain was so grim this year. We didn't have a summer. I also read a lot of good books. Shane by Jack Schaefer was a great read - I wasn't expecting to like a western written in the '50s. I also read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I can't say how much this book moved me; so disturbing. Nabokov is amazing
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I've been wanting to read Pale Fire for a while, before I even read Lolita. I only just bought the book the other day. I've heard good things about it. :)
It does feel strange to say you loved Lolita, particularly when you consider what it's about, but Nabokov is stunning. I wish I could write like him.
Uh, I'm getting married in less than 3 weeks, so my entire brain has been taken up with that. :) Also, we're learning how to foxtrot, which is exciting -- one ex-swing dancer/teacher and one tallish dorky guy with two left feet. :-D
But we're never bored by the writer stuff!
I just started The Singing by Alison Croggon (no, it's not out until March in the US; no, I didn't get an ARC [I'm not that good]; we ordered it in from England via Amazon, ugh) and I'm only 60 pages in so I don't have an opinion yet.
I'm also about a third of the way through Eric Flint's 1632, via DailyLit; it reads like AFL-CIO propaganda a lot of the time, but all things considered, it's kind of drawing me in. (Also, hello, one of the main-ish characters is a '60s civil rights protester!) I'm happy that DailyLit will send me four sections at a go, now, though, because the single sections were just long enough to be annoyingly short.
If I'm really, really good, I can buy new books before we go to Antigua! Frankly, that's nearly as exciting as the trip. :-D
I'm never bored by your writerly talk! In fact, I think most of us here on Athanarel are fascinated by that topic. It's one of the many reasons we're here!
I haven't read either Chalice or Dragonhaven yet, though I'd like to. I hope they don't disappoint, since I loved Sunshine and The Blue Sword, though from your posts I'm prepared for the fact that they might.
As for what I've been up to, I'm studying abroad in Spain right now. So I've been studying, traveling, and having a blast! I haven't had much time to read outside of school stuff though. Not only that, but it's difficult to get cheap books in English here (they weighed too much for me to bring more than a couple). I think the last thing I read was Jane Austen's Persuasion, since I'd been meaning to read it and books in the public domain cost a lot less. I've read a few online things as well.
It's actually only a semester in Spain, though I wish it were a year! I'm not even quite half way through yet, and I'm already dreading leaving.
I really enjoyed Persuasion! The next Austen book on my to-read list is Northanger Abbey (I'm trying to decide whether to buy it or read it online), and then I'm finished with her major works and plan to move on to the others.
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Also, I totally missed the fact that you were reading all that vampire stuff for research. I'm looking forward to the story!
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No word whatsoever on Slam Justice, sigh. Sales are trickling along on Stranger (since it's not in bookstores) pretty steadily. Sasha bombed, alas. I'd like to think it's because 1) e-books aren't that popular with the readership familiar with my stuff and 2) Samhain mostly sells erotica, so my PG romances are pretty bland instead of it being a bad book. Only the readers can answer that ( ... )
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yay! this is very exciting. ^_^ where is Vicky's story on the S-D timeline(assuming it is S-D) ?
I am eagerly looking forward to the print releases of The Trouble With Kings and Sasharia en Garde. reading them in ebook didn't affect my enjoyment of the story, but book format is so much more convenient and cozy.
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Vicky's story takes place on S-D's sister world, Geth.
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I also reread The Trouble with Kings this summer. You'll be happy to know I love it just as much as I did during the first read. :)
Did everyone have a good summer? I was in sartorias’ neck of the woods in August. It was the first time I'd ever been to CA. Had a great time. And boy was I happy to see some sun before I headed back to the UK; Britain was so grim this year. We didn't have a summer. I also read a lot of good books. Shane by Jack Schaefer was a great read - I wasn't expecting to like a western written in the '50s. I also read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I can't say how much this book moved me; so disturbing. Nabokov is amazing ( ... )
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Try Pale Fire, too -- it's very different, but I liked it quite a bit as well.
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It does feel strange to say you loved Lolita, particularly when you consider what it's about, but Nabokov is stunning. I wish I could write like him.
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Nabokov is just brilliant. I have to admit I prefer his essays more than his fiction, and his memoirs as well, but everything he does is brilliant.
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But we're never bored by the writer stuff!
I just started The Singing by Alison Croggon (no, it's not out until March in the US; no, I didn't get an ARC [I'm not that good]; we ordered it in from England via Amazon, ugh) and I'm only 60 pages in so I don't have an opinion yet.
I'm also about a third of the way through Eric Flint's 1632, via DailyLit; it reads like AFL-CIO propaganda a lot of the time, but all things considered, it's kind of drawing me in. (Also, hello, one of the main-ish characters is a '60s civil rights protester!) I'm happy that DailyLit will send me four sections at a go, now, though, because the single sections were just long enough to be annoyingly short.
If I'm really, really good, I can buy new books before we go to Antigua! Frankly, that's nearly as exciting as the trip. :-D
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I haven't read either Chalice or Dragonhaven yet, though I'd like to. I hope they don't disappoint, since I loved Sunshine and The Blue Sword, though from your posts I'm prepared for the fact that they might.
As for what I've been up to, I'm studying abroad in Spain right now. So I've been studying, traveling, and having a blast! I haven't had much time to read outside of school stuff though. Not only that, but it's difficult to get cheap books in English here (they weighed too much for me to bring more than a couple). I think the last thing I read was Jane Austen's Persuasion, since I'd been meaning to read it and books in the public domain cost a lot less. I've read a few online things as well.
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I really enjoyed Persuasion! The next Austen book on my to-read list is Northanger Abbey (I'm trying to decide whether to buy it or read it online), and then I'm finished with her major works and plan to move on to the others.
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