I have a post up today at Apex about some Brazilian authors who've been publishing in English this year:
http://www.apexbookcompany.com/2010/11/the-brazilians-are-invading/

A foreign writer publishing in Clarkesworld just blows my mind.  Duotrope has ( Read more... )

Are you kidding me???  Where has this year gone...

I'm working desperately to get enough of my obligations here taken care of before WFC that I can forget about them while I'm there... and it's not easy.

I won't be on any panels this time, but I'm penciled in for a 5:30pm Thursday reading slot.  Do I read from my first Gerard and Oludara story, or ( Read more... )

Dropping in again for this signal boost, sent from the friends at Apex:

"If you have ever wanted to be frightened in a new way by old stories of urban legends or alien encounters, this is the anthology for you. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE URBAN KIND is a science fiction horror anthology by Apex Publications assistant editor, Jennifer Brozek. ( Read more... )

Just dropping in to say that Hadley Rille is celebrating five spectacular years of publishing!

They're having a drive to sell 5,000 books from October through December.  For those few of you out there who don't already know, Hadley Rille is one of the best up-and-coming publishers out there.  Many of their wonderful titles grace my bookshelf.

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Today's featured artist is Jonathan "Jay" Beard.

I've been a fan of Jay's work for a long time, and had the pleasure of working with him on multiple occasions, both with video games and fiction illustrations.

Jay's talent encompasses many different styles and genres, but I've selected some of his fantasy art here because, you know, that's my thing.  ( Read more... )

Some Dungeons & Dragons inspired artwork by my friend Úrsula Dorada:


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Here's a gorgeous paiting by my friend Carolina Mylius: (click on it to open the full-size image in her portfolio)


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Informational, fun, and filling!


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Normally in my con wraps, I try to mention everyone I spoke with.  That would be difficult to impossible for WFC, because it all becomes a blur after a while.  But I'll try to get in most of what I remember:

First off, it was great to spend most of the time with my lovely and talented V-Peeps quixhobbit , jeffsoesbe , ( Read more... )

Since she seems to be hiding today ("All quiet in France?" is it? :), or perhaps just too busy partying, let me send out a big Happy Birthday hug to my good friend Aliette de Bodard!

Hope it's a good one!