Hah! Work of Hunters/An Interrupted Cry is 51% funded! You know what that means, don’t you? It means I can let myself start writing the first draft. I mean, as soon as I get everything else off my plate.  *drinks more coffee* (51% doesn’t guarantee that the project WILL fund. But it’s where the reins on my story-impatience […]
1. A cat story. So Castiel Kitten of Thursday likes to sit in the window seat behind my desk and do his “heyyyyyyy heyyyyy heyyyyy†meow (imagine a very cute rusty gate). And then when I turn my chair around and look at him he stops, stares at me in confusion like OMG you’re looking
Five Things Before we Snow… Read More »
Only a week late, due to travel and Feline Vet Trauma, I’m delighted to announce the start of a new Kickstarter for THE WORK OF HUNTERS and AN INTERRUPTED CRY, two Sylvan Investigation novellas! As I say in the video, I had so much fun writing the first two, and reader reaction was so positive, doing
Danny Hendrickson and Ellen are at it again! Read More »
The first “Sylvan Investigations” novella, that is. This is the first of the Kickstarted novellas, following after DRAGON JUSTICE, spinning off half-faun PI Danny Hendrickson into his own series. We sent the file off to backers last week, and I’ve…well, been a little on edge, ever since.  I got one “I loved it!” from
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. :-)
Reposting the good news from late December, for the New Year. Read More »
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,
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 »
Ok, the #M2GP2K Kickstarter is starting to get a bit crazy, ’cause I just got sweet-talked into throwing another short story into the bonus-pot. At $9 you get two novellas. Not bad, yeah. At $15, you get that, plus a previously published story. Bump that up to the $40 pledge? You’re getting TWO novellas, a thank you
It’s getting kind of crazy around here… Read More »
And we’re in the second half of the funding period for “Miles to Go” / “Promises to Keep,” the Cosa Nostradamus Kickstarter! The first Cosa Nostradamus novels were published traditionally. My publisher wanted me to work on the Portals duology next, which was fine by me….But I _really_ wanted to tell Danny’s story, too.  I mean, come on:  a
Don’t make me send Danny after you. You wouldn’t like…actually, you WOULD like that.. Read More »
The 100th Backer Contest winner for “Miles to Go” / “Promises to Keep” is…Steelneko! Â Congrats on your upgrade to $75 bonus status! And the Randomly Chosen Winner is…. Rebecca Hb! Â She gets upgraded to $20 bonus status. That was fun. Â I may do that again at 150. Of course, all this depends on us
100 + 1 Upgrade Contest Results! Read More »