Where I am right now is at my desk, trying to convince myself that yes really I DO have to tackle the List of Pending Things That Are Not New-Book-Related. More coffee may be required. But TONIGHT! I will be at the University Bookstore in Seattle, reading and signing and generally talking about SILVER ON […]
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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
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via Barrnesandnoble.com‘s review of SILVER ON THE ROAD “With all due respect to Steve Earle, the devil’s right hand is a largely overrated appendage. In Laura Anne Gilman’s stark, sparkling Silver on the Road, the star of the show is the devil’s nimble, freshly minted left hand: Isobel, not a day over 16, reared alongside saloon girls
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Juliet McKennna invited me to take the mic today,  talking about writing a western, against all plan or intention.Â
Oh lord, lord, cover the children’s ears and pour another shot of the good stuff. Â My episode of Literate Liquors is up. Me and John Hartness, several drinks into a Saturday night at DragonCon, shooting the book-shit (and dropping an impressive number of f-bombs, so this podcast is NSFW)
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Professional reviews are lovely. Reader reviews make my heart grow two or three sizes. But peer reviews give me the shiver of craft-recognized on a while different level – because most writers, willingly or not, become jaded readers. So if you can wow them, that’s a job very well done. ——————- Originally posted by difrancis
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You’re not doing a lot of signings to support this book! How can I get a signed copy? Yeah – I’d hoped to be able to support the book more with in-person signings, but it would have had to’ve been on my own dime, and the budget just wasn’t there. :-( However! Even if you
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“[A] fresh take on the hero’s journey….The world felt very much like ours but was different enough that I could see the similarities while keeping it separate it from our world. It’s layered and textured and feels real…I liked Izzy and loved seeing her growth. At only sixteen she’s already quite strong and courageous; I
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Photos from Saturay’s randomactsorg #ActLocal, cleaning up Seattle’s Katie Black’s Garden.  5 hours of hard work, but as we went along, a dozen or more people walked their dogs through the park, stopped, looked around, and said “thank you, you guys are amazing.†And you know what?  We are.  :-) Most of the crew (minus
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I did warn y’all, right? So here’s a new early rave to continue whetting your appetite…. Â “[SILVER ON THE ROAD is] captivating, vivid, and impossible to stop reading… I could taste the dust, hear the rattle of the snakes, feel the wind, and sense the road. Filled with wonderful mythology and strong, compelling characters,
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