Have you heard of Clarion, or Clarion West? They’re nonprofit literary organizations committed to equal opportunity. Although there are fine science fiction and fantasy writers of all ethnicities, races, and genders, historically the field has reflected the same prejudices found in the culture around it, leading to proportionately fewer successful writers of color and women […]
Clarion West Write-A-Thon! Read More »
Huzzah to the UPS guy, for he did bring me my author copies of HEART OF BRIAR! *cheers, pets the pretty new shiny* And while I was considering what to do with them, I realized, to my horror, that… there was no room on the shelves to PUT the new copies! Â Time to shift the
I have bookses! So YOU can have bookses! (aka “the semi-annual author’s closet sale”) Read More »
And that word is pretty positive… “You can always count on (the) gifted Gilman to deliver richly layered fantasy filled with winning characters and well-defined worlds, and she doesn’t disappoint with HEART OF BRIAR. (A) terrific series starter.”  ♦♦♦♦ (4 stars)  — RT Reviews in stores 1 August 2013 Available for pre-order via…
The first word on HEART OF BRIAR! Read More »
So let’s see where things stand, shall we? 1.  This weekend has mostly been me lazing about, and doing bits of things that need doing. Rather boring to blog about. Except signing the contracts (finally!) for Gin & Tonic #3 & #4. That’s always exciting. 2.  Today is father’s day. As I said elsewhere in the
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Today was… both quite productive (despite my usual grumbles, the deflag of the copyedit for FIXED is going well, and should be finished tomorrow) and really frustrating, on fronts I can’t discuss. Â So around 2pm, after a phone call to deal with some of the frustration, I decided “screw it” and hauled out the bike,
Another “out of office” day…. Read More »
I know, I owe a write-up of the craziness that was Book Expo America 2013 last week in NYC. Â And I will get to it…. just not this week, because there are deadlines gnawing on my heels and ears. Meanwhile, I’ve been trying to embed this video, but it keeps fighting back. So here’s a
That Was the BEA That Was… (a link and a promise) Read More »
So this weekend a bit of a nasty kerfuffle started in SFWA because of an unfortunate article published in the SFWA Bulletin. I won’t go into details, but suffice it to say that an older member of SFWA who has repeatedly revealed a rather wide streak of misogyny and arrogance took offense at other members
Oh people, my people… Read More »
It rains. Â And is chilly. Â I am not feeling the urge to haul down to the farmer’s market this morning. Â In fact, my only urge is to sit on the sofa, nom toast-and-coffee, and work on the Hard-Deadline Client Project. I suppose that’s not a bad goal, actually. Meanwhile, I have this odd feeling that
State of the Meerkat, Saturday pre-BEA edition Read More »
After a delay that was making me twitch (and no, I don’t know why there was a delay), TRICKS OF THE TRADE (Paranormal Scene Investigations #3) is available digitally in the UK! Book 4, DRAGON JUSTICE, will be available 1 June. *throws confetti* (and while you’re there, check out the short fiction of DON’T READ THIS
TRICKS OF THE TRADE ebook now available in the UK! Read More »
A bit of what’s currently in production… One of the things that she liked most about Mary’s, besides the staff, was that they didn’t have a jukebox, or live music, ever. There was a radio at the bar that sometimes played jazz, just softly enough to be soothing, but you could always hear who
Because I promised…. (for the snippet hounds!) Read More »