Many of us know the healing, invigorating, brain-kicking power of good water pressure and a reliable boiler. Â Need to wake your brain up? Â Stuck on a story point? Â Go stand under some hot water. Sometimes it can kick in without your expecting it, though. For some reason, I started telling this story in the […]
I’m currently in the UK, doing Writerly Things (and eating ALL THE CURRIES), but in the world of things-already-set-in-motion, today is a really exciting day for me – and hopefully for you, too.  Because Sylvan Investigations is officially opening its doors for business! Sylvan What? Y’see, in 2012, after ten novels, my publisher asked me to
Introducing… Danny Hendrickson, and Sylvan Investigations! Read More »
So these photos were taken over the weekend, and they called out for captioning…. You get five days, and then on Friday the best (as voted on by the level of cackling/whooping/crying it causes in the panel of judges) will be awarded honors of
Beta reader, given the first half of “Doghouse” to, well, beta-read:Â Â *readsreadsreadsdamnpatronsneedtobuggeroffsoIcanread* Me:Â oh, she’s liking it, Â it must not suck too badly! 3 seconds later:Â Â she must not be reading it closely enough. Just as no mother can see the ill of her child, no writer can see the good in theirs…. Regardless,
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The OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE is replicated below, in all its glory. Â But the important thing for readers of this blog: YES, THERE WILL BE AUDIO VERSIONS OF FROM WHENCE YOU CAME. AND DRAGON VIRUS. AND “MILES TO GO” AND “PROMISES TO KEEP.” And yes I am very ljf*&jh!; excited. (I’ve already heard from
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“Calling this story a retelling of Tam Lin doesn’t do it justice. Gilman has taken the bones of that fairy tale and reassembled it entirely, restrung with strength and ferocity and drive outside that pale relationship between a woman and her lost lover. Jan’s journey starts to find Tyler, but ultimately she finds so much
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Despite my plans to WAIT, damn it, on Thursday afternoon I found myself drawn to several shelters, looking to see if any paws reached out and grabbed me. Gentles, meet Cas*. He’s four months old, full of mischief, affection, and a remarkably deep and piercing voice, and may well grow up to be a Big
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We’re working on getting the first two Sylvan Investigation stories ready for their general release (October, for those of you waiting), and part of that is proofing the digital formats (ALL the digital formats. Â Dear Universe, all we want for our birthdays is One Universal e-Format, please?). Â Which means I’m skimming for obvious typos and
The semi-illicit thrill of discovery…. Read More »
William Bartram, 1739-1823 Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians. Embellished with
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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…
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