First, thank you to John for having me visit here again. When we were chatting about my post, I asked John for some topics. It’s hard to do a blog tour with a new book without new topics. Without one, you generally keep repeating the same message over and over again. Of course, that’s something [...]
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EXCERPT: Radix by A. A. Attanasio
Below is the most excellent introduction to A. A. Attanasio’s second editon of Radix, now available for purchase from Phoenix Pick. You can also download the introduction and first chapter (with illustrations!) in pdf format. Excerpted with Permission.
Originally titled Emblems and Rites, my first novel, Radix, began with an insight from one sentence in a [...]
GUEST POST: Ask Amritsar: Soul Mates on a Molecular Level
Ask Amritsar: Soul Mates on a Molecular Level [ARNS]
Dear Amritsar:
So, like, I work at an intelligence enhancement chip repossession company? I know some people think it’s like, mondo icky, but it’s not like we rip the chips out of people’s heads – proper medical protocol is always observed, even when the client is fleeing out [...]
GUEST POST: Ask the Tech Answer Guy
Ask The Tech Answer Guy [ARNS]
Yo, Tech Answer Guy,
I thought I was in heaven, but it turned out to be hell. Well, hell may be a strong way of putting it. A suburb of hell. Yeah. That’s it. A suburb of hell where most of the rich folks have moved north and everything has gotten [...]
GUEST POST: The Cultural and Mythological Influences of BLACK BLADE BLUES by J. A. Pitts
Hey J.A. Pitts here. I want to thank John for giving me an opportunity to visit here and talk a little about my new novel Black Blade Blues. You might’ve read a bit about the book over at tor.com. That interview focuses pretty specifically about the sexuality and identity issues of [...]
GUEST POST AND GIVEAWAY: Origin of the Indigo Court Series by Yasmine Galenorn
The Indigo Court Series is a new one for me. I’ve been writing the Otherworld Series for a long time, now, and love it—but with the Indigo Court Series I’m exploring darker themes and the books are, in a sense, more magical than my OW Series.
It began with a dream I had—a very brief dream. [...]
GUEST POST: It’s Darker than Twilight by Helen Ellis
The boys lean over me, say things—to me, to each other—I can’t make out. My hearing is fading. I’m shrinking. The boys’ faces get bigger and rise like moons. One of them blinks. When his eyes close, they are chestnut. Open, they are emerald green. He smiles, [...]
The Future of Genre Fiction (an interview by Marc Marion) Part 3
This is the final installment of a three part interview by Marc Marion. Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2.
7. What innovative things are you seeing that the industry is doing to promote genre fiction, or should be utilizing more? Where are publishers falling short? [...]
The Future of Genre Fiction (an interview by Marc Marion) Part 2
Continued from Part One, which appeared on this blog Monday, May 10.
3. E-readers are becoming more prevalent, and now with the iPad there’s sure to be another wave of readers transferring from print to digital. What influences are these devices having on producers and consumers of speculative fiction? [...]
The Future of Genre Fiction (an interview by Marc Marion) Part 1
Not long ago, I was just another fresh face who was trying to learn as much as I could about the publishing world. I’d gotten a great internship at small SF/F publisher, but as it was my first time working in publishing, I had a lot to learn. Part of my curriculum was [...]
