This is definitely the weirdest hat I own. I’ve got woolen hats with pom-poms, 1920s felt cloche hats, off-kilter fedoras, and handmade toques… but this is my first ever faux-fur, wannabe koala-head hat. It also has furry tassels, which you can’t see in the picture. How could I resist? In all seriousness (though it’s hard…… Continue reading Everyone Needs a Winter Writing Hat…
Tuesday Therapy: Finding Courage
Julie E. Czerneda is a best-selling, award-winning author of 14 novels and dozens of short stories — and, in her ‘spare’ time, she has edited over 15 anthologies (wow!) She is also one of the friendliest writers — and this is not an exaggeration — in the whole world. At Natcon in Adelaide a couple…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: Finding Courage
Guest Post at Booklife: Collaboration
On Friday, the first of two guests posts Angela and I wrote about our collaboration process went up over at Booklife. It was such fun writing these posts (the second one in particular, but you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see it!) and great to get a chance to share a bit about how…… Continue reading Guest Post at Booklife: Collaboration
Six stories on Ellen Datlow’s Year’s Best Honorable Mentions List!
So exciting! Ellen Datlow has just published the full list of Honorable Mentions for Best Horror of the Year, Vol 4 — and she gives the nod to SIX of my stories! Hannett, L. L. “Gutted,” Shimmer 13. Hannett, Lisa L. “Carousel,” Bluegrass Symphony. Hannett, Lisa L. “From the Teeth of Strange Children,” Bluegrass Symphony.…… Continue reading Six stories on Ellen Datlow’s Year’s Best Honorable Mentions List!
Tuesday Therapy: What Happens Next?
Foz Meadows is the author of Solace and Grief and The Key to Starveldt, YA urban fantasy novels that take readers into a version of Sydney filled with vampires, secret medieval dungeons and a swan-obsessed cat — among other marvellous things! The Sun Herald called Solace and Grief ‘an absolute ripper of a debut from…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: What Happens Next?
Writing Process: Building Sandcastles
The second half of my ‘Writing Habits and Processes’ post for Nicole Murphy is now live. Such a great series — so glad I could be a part of it. Do you have a different process for writing short stories versus novels? The content is certainly different — the novel’s world is more detailed, descriptions are…… Continue reading Writing Process: Building Sandcastles
Tuesday Therapy: The Art and Obligations of the Favour
I’ve been running these Tuesday Therapy posts since November, when I was inspired by my dear friend Angela’s comment that “you can only eat an elephant one bite at a time.” Man, that is such a fantastic quote! So I blithely started this series, thoroughly enjoying all of the posts about writing we’ve had so…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: The Art and Obligations of the Favour
Writing Habits, Or How Lisa is Addicted to Her Diary
In other news, Nicole Murphy is running a fantastic series of interviews on her website, in which she has asked a slew of authors about their writing habits and processes. There have already been such a wonderful responses, from the likes of Sean Williams, Angela Slatter, Joanne Anderton, Kate Forsyth, Justina Robson — and so…… Continue reading Writing Habits, Or How Lisa is Addicted to Her Diary
Chilling Tales 2
It’s not coming out for a while yet (2013), but Michael Kelly has posted the awesome ToC for Chilling Tales 2: In Words, Alas, Drown I, the all-Canadian horror anthology being published by EDGE. Gemma Files, Claude Lalumière, Simon Strantzas — and so many more amazing authors! I’m so delighted to have a story in…… Continue reading Chilling Tales 2
Tuesday Therapy: Taking Five Unrealistic Steps
You’d think most speculative fiction writers would have a handle on being unrealistic… After all, we spend as much time as possible inventing things, living in imagined worlds, and bringing impossible situations and characters to life on the page. But when it comes to framing our personal goals and trying to reach for our dreams,…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: Taking Five Unrealistic Steps
Lisa L. Hannett 