After the first month or so post-release, generally, the excitement over a new book dies down as the first wave of eager fans (bless them every one) get their hands on the book, read it, and then…move on to the next book they’re eager about. This is the natural life cycle. The writer will still […]
Finding Wonderland, and Writer Joy Read More »
Okay, so BookwormBlues’ “Epic Best Books of 2015” is an awesome selection, and I’m honored to be on it. And you should probably check out every single one of them on the list, if you haven’t already. But I’m just gonna cut and paste one section, ’cause this is my blog and my happy glow,
to quote Catie, “well that’s a bit of all right, then.” Read More »
Are you a Kindle user? Have you been hesitating pulling the lever on a Kindle copy of SILVER ON THE ROAD because ow, $12.99? Or maybe know someone who is a Kindle user who’d love the book, but they didn’t have $12.99 to spend on it? Or maybe you wanted to buy it as a
LIMITED TIME OFFER! (no, really. Limited Time Offer) Read More »
Excuse me while I hit some of the review highlights for SILVER ON THE ROAD…. “In this delightful start to The Devil’s West series… Gilman skillfully plays with western folklore and history, infusing them with ambiguity and subtle strangeness to deliver a memorable adventure out on the untamed frontier. Refreshingly, her vision of the American
Bull Spec sez: [SILVER ON THE ROAD is] a Weird West story with a teenage girl employed by the devil as the main character? The concept was so intriguing that Your Humble Reviewers had to read it. And so they did. And they liked what they read! The scenery descriptions are wonderful and the details of
More shiny glee for SILVER! Read More »
Got my first 2-star review on Amazon for SILVER ON THE ROAD! Mostly, it seems, for using “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun. “The author created engaging characters and a story that kept my interest. But… the worst, and most frequent, glitch was the use of “they” as a gender-neutral singular pronoun. “They” is always plural
Three Reviews for SILVER ON THE ROAD, because People Are Different Read More »
After the whirlwind of San Diego and San Francisco, where it was Too Warm but I got to see all sorts of friends new and old, and sign a lot of books, there was the whirlwind of New Hampshire and Another Anime Convention. Which was awesome in all sorts of ways I didn’t expect, and
Away and Back Again… Read More »
In which I talk about realizing the source of WHY I wrote SILVER ON THE ROAD, and how we are touched by the books of the past… “No book comes out of nowhere. In fact, no book comes out of only one direction. There’s the trigger, the push that takes a story from faint germ
When Your Novel is Actually a Thank-You Letter… Read More »
The gig at Mysterious Galaxy was great fun, and getting to know my co-conspirator Cat Winters was also fun. We left the place standing, if listing slightly, and with a few signed copies for anyone who couldn’t make the reading. But the day was kind of thrown akilter (in a good way) by the news
Silver on the Road: So yeah, San Diego (and NPR) happened… Read More »
What’s that? There’s something happening today I’m supposed to be paying attention to? *drinks coffee* Ooooo, riiiight! Today, SILVER ON THE ROAD is officially on shelves (and in your digital reader). And I’m not gonna lie – the reviews have been amazing so far. “Gilman skillfully plays with western folklore and history, infusing them with
SILVER ON THE ROAD hits the shelves! Read More »