Because some of you may’ve gotten shiny new e-readers recently, and some of you may’ve missed my happy flailing when these were first released, and because hey, if I’m not telling you about my books, I’m falling down on part of the job, right? Dragon Virus $4.99 at BookView Cafe Amazon B&N “Laura Anne Gilman […]
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“Let me get this right: you’re worried because your editor really liked the book, and didn’t find any major broken things you need to fix?” “Yes!….*pause*…That’s not normal?” “…*sighs*…” So maybe it’s just me, I don’t know. My editor’s a smart, experienced woman, but I’m SURE the book has some major whoopsie in it… maybe
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Last week, I got an email from Madame Editrix, saying she had read the manuscript for FIXED (Gin & Tonic #2) and loved it. And that I should prepare for incoming notes. (Because no book is so good that a good editor can’t show you how to make it better. That’s me saying that, not
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So I agreed to write a freebie storie for a Valentine’s Day blogparty. And, y’know, freebie stories… they shouldn’t take TOO much of your paying time and words, right? So why did this story take all weekend, and end up nearly 4,000 words long? (because it’s Bonnie and Venec, that’s why. And a smidge of
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from Publishers Marketplace: “Laura Anne Gilman’s SYLVAN INVESTIGATIONS, a two-novella set about a half-human, half-faun PI, investigating cases that fall between the cracks of the magical and the mundane, to Jacqueline Smay at Plus One Press, for print rights only.” Yes, these are the Danny novellas we Kickstarted. Yes, I am pretty damn pleased. :-)
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The Year-End Project has been…not exactly put to rest, but it’s on a back burner, 40,000 words prepped and waiting for Discussions. So, what’s up, what’s on deck? Right now, the main priority is getting “Miles to Go” into final shipping shape for the Kickstarter backers. They’re also due a few stories (I haven’t forgotten,
Chapter Five was a bear to write, mainly because there’s a massive amount of delicate worldbuilding here — too much, and it comes across as a Tract, too little, and the reader becomes lost in unfamiliar territory. A lot of movement, covering ground (heh) and launching the story into a new direction. And this is
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Day Ten Basically, yesterday I was rewriting chapter 4 from the ground up, and swearing because I really need to do some on-site research for certain details (Google Maps only goes so far, even now), and I stupidly set one particular important element somewhere I haven’t spent a lot of time and…argh. When I’m writing
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Internet continues to be unreliable, making for late posts. And we shall not speak of Cablevision’s decision to cancel my service call without checking to see if I still needed it….  Cranky writer is cranky, as there’s stuff I need to research/sites I need to check… A long post, catching us up. Day Six: Realized
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Merry Christmas, to all who observe/celebrate/enjoy! Combining two days of work into one post, for brevity’s sake. Chapter Two was more of a bear than I had expected – this is where I am wading into unfamiliar waters, both in setting and time, and the characters are a reach for me. Finding something in
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