April 2012
28 posts
Looking for women in historically-based fantasy... →
I wanted to talk about how writers can try to find a way out of the assumptions they may be bringing to the table when deciding whether and how much to introduce female characters into fantasy novels whose settings are based on a version of the past. That is, they may be historical fantasy or…
FIRETHORN AND WILDFIRE BY SARAH MICKLEM.
These are two of the most brilliant fantasy novels I...
my idea of flirting never really moved past DO YOU... →
my idea of flirting never really moved past DO YOU LIKE ME CHECK YES [ ] OR NO [ ]
spastasmagoria:
What?? This is SUPER EFFICIENT. If the human brain makes less-than split second decisions regarding who we like/dislike or trust/dont trust, this seems like an efficient way to avoid small talk, which needs to be taken out behind the barn and shot like Old Yeller. Avoid meaningless hair tossing...
b-town blog: bring a friend to bordertown! →
bordertownseries:
More addictive than Mad River water! Lighter than a Spell Box! Cheaper than a round of drinks at the Dancing Ferret….It’s the:
WELCOME TO BORDERTOWN paperback, available from Bluefire Books on April 10th, 2012
And in honor of that, we’re running a CONTEST:
“BRING A FRIEND TO…
I’m in this anthology (along with a lot of other amazing writers)! If you...
Lamenting The Friend Zone, Or: The “Nice Guy”... →
fozmeadows:
Everyone’s heard of friendzoning – even if they don’t know the word, they sure as hell know the concept. It’s what happens time and again to unfortunate Nice Guys who, despite being nothing but sugar and spice to the girls they love, are nonetheless denied the sexual relationships they so…
[snip]
Well, screw that. The Friend Zone is a fundamentally sexist construction based...
Wicked City book day
Amazon/B&N/Powells
Well, Zephyr has landed. With any luck she’ll be at a bookstore near you (though if that bookstore is a Barnes & Noble, that will be the MAINSTREAM section, NOT Fantasy/SF—and god, don’t ask me why, the story is too long for the telling).
I am very happy to have this book finally released in the wild. I love the cover and hope that it might entice a...
Maureen Johnson: THE ADVENTURE OF THE RANDOM HOUSE →
maureenjohnsonbooks:
By popular demand* I bring you the Random House/FedEx story. This happened not *too* long ago. This is partially by memory, but I did write it down afterwards, because it was so great.
MAUREEN wanders into the local FedEx with a package she needs to send to Random House publishers. Random House…
Lucky 7 game
Man, I NEVER do memes, but my friend Eugene tagged me, and then I was curious, and now I am doing it. But! I will stop the madness here and not tag anyone else. Though of course you are free to do it if you are curious, too. Here’s his description:
Anyway, here’s what we’re supposed to do:
1. Go to the seventh or 77th page of our WIP (or latest book) 2. Count down 7 lines. 3. Copy the 7...
“I am going to lie on the sofa, sunk in melancholy over Keats dying of...”
– from The FitzOsbornes Go to War by Michelle Cooper (via vega-ofthe-lyre)
NOOO!!! How did she get a hold of this book? I NEED THIS BOOK! Seriously, universe, please, I’ve been good, please give me this book!
cindypon asked: omgosh you love the stinky tofu? i remember it was such a long ride to flushing to get taiwanese food from manhattan but IT IS WORTH IT. cindy, fellow sister in stinky (haha)
