For those of you who’ve read the Nebula-nominated Vineart War trilogy, or have thought about reading the Vineart War trilogy, or have any curiosity at all about an epic fantasy adventure based on wine magic… You can now read “Dirt on their Hands,” Jerzy’s origin story – originally available only to the kickstarter patrons of […]
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,
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 »
Mmmm. Fusilli with garlic, ancho chiles and sardines, topped with grana padano and pignoli  [beats CatofSize off with a stick]. The only thing that could make this better would be – oh, look at that, a glass of wine! *noms* It has been a Very Long Day, mostly dealing with the AA (author alteration pages)
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 »
I contemplate a project, and I say “no, you can’t start work on it until X” – until you finish something else, until an editor buys it, until a Kickstarter hits 50% funded, at least. And my brain goes pbbbttttthhtt, sez YOU. And so I give you the opening lines of “Miles to Go.” ————————————- My back
First: the ObPromotionalBit: A half-faun PI. A girl who sees Death. Magic that runs on electricity. NYC. You know it’s gonna be a party… Go on, check it out. Ahem. And now, onward to the writing neep. So, today I started working on the second mystery project. And The first thing I did was take
Practical Meerkat: In Which I Plot Read More »
So, I’ve handed in Portals #1 (now called HEART OF BRIAR) to my editor at Luna, and I’m working on Portals #2 (SOUL OF FIRE) and…. I still can’t get Danny out of my head. Even thought I’m having a blast with the Portals duology, I had really, really wanted to write Danny Hendrickson – ex-cop,
In which my love for a character drives me to do the (kickstarter) crazy…. Read More »