So, the last week of the year probably isn’t the best of times to announce a deal (nobody’s around to cheer) and I’ll probably re-announce it come January, but the details have been hammered out and I’m pleased to say that PlusOne Press will be doing the trade paper edition* of Miles to Go/Promises to […]
In which I’m getting the hang of this new-fangled multi-prong publishing world…. Read More »
PSA: looking for that last-minute downloadable gift? Something to read on the long trip to Grandma’s house? DRM-free fiction at BookView Cafe! Holiday Sale! (and yes, this is a sideways reminder that my DRAGON VIRUS, FROM WHENCE YOU CAME, and PRACTICAL MEERKAT’S 52 BITS OF USEFUL INFORMATION are available direct from the publisher here…. but
PSA for the holidays & an Update on Day 3 of the Year-End Project Read More »
This is a not-under-contract project, something I only get to work on when all other obligations have been met. Goal: to have 50k words in polished working order by 1 January. Day 1: got the errata, notes, and existing text imported into Scrivener. Â Created a character call-sheet. ——————————- Started working on part 1, chapter 1
Day 2 of the Year-End Project Read More »
Some good news to start the week: I am informed that Audible has taken all four of the PSI novels (HARD MAGIC, PACK OF LIES, TRICKS OF THE TRADE, and DRAGON JUSTICE) for audio book. I don’t know when who or how yet – updates as I have ’em, if I get ’em (nobody tells
News, Updates & Deadlines, Monday edition Read More »
I hesitated about posting this because self-promo seemed wrong today after the tragic events in Connecticut, but I was reminded that we read fiction to escape the pain of the day, and there’s nothing wrong with that…Â So for those who need distraction, my story “Dance” is up at Buzzy Magazine. http://buzzymag.com/dance-by-laura-anne-gilman/ And yes, this
“Dance” [free fiction alert] Read More »
Probably won’t make Draft on “Promises to Keep” today, since I have a breakfast meeting and then afternoon plans to see The Hobbit  (yes, I know, but it’s THE HOBBIT. I have to give the first segment a chance, right?).  However, Draft status seems imminent this weekend…. “Alfred knew he sounded like an idiot. He
Mid-December. Yeah. How’d THAT happen? Read More »
And with the push of the send tab, SOUL OF FIREÂ (Portals #2) is off to Madame Editrix. Â It will come back to me for dire revisions, as she points out all the mis-builds I was too in-the-guts to see, but right now I’m feeling pretty good about the book, and the duology overall. Â You’ll get
That was the Weekend That Was (sort of lost in a fog of words) Read More »
Most of the folk here, if you know me as a writer, know me for my novels. I also write short fiction. Some of it’s similar to my novels, and some of it…isn’t. Many years ago, I wrote a story. It was called “End of Days,” and it was, in a phrase, one fucked-up child
New (ebook) Release: Dragon Virus Read More »
Today is Small Business Saturday. I am, technically if not legally, a Small Business (I work out of a NYC apartment space, that qualifies me!). So, should you feel the desire to support me, buying my books would be an excellent thing to do. It would be even MORE excellent if you did it via
Small Business Saturday Self-Promo Read More »
One of the things I’m thankful for – after my best-beloveds (blood kin and otherwise) and my health – are my readers. You make it possible for me to wake up every morning and, no matter how tired I am, look forward to the day’s work. So when I saw this t-shirt, I HAD to
A Thanksgiving Contest! Read More »