Bill Bailey is a genius. My face still hurts from laughing so much at his show last night. I laughed so hard and at such length that I was completely dehydrated by the end of the night (which had nothing to do with the multiple glasses of wine we’d had at dinner beforehand…) Each time…… Continue reading Chicken kiev, barnacles, and tinselworms…
Author: lisahannett
Blurry
Things are busy, and exciting. I still haven’t gotten over the buzz of being accepted into Clarion — in fact, I’ve started dreaming about it already. (Literally. I had a dream last night that the whole thing came and went, and it felt like I missed it all because it went so quickly. Somehow I…… Continue reading Blurry
More great news!!!
I’m going to Clarion South 2009!I got the call and the email that say I’ve been accepted to participate in the Clarion South Writers’ Workshop from January 4th until February 14th!!So exciting… can hardly type… even though I received this news two days ago! Yay yay yay yay — and yay!!OK, back to work on…… Continue reading More great news!!!
On Spec rocks!!
I sold a story to On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic — woo hoo!!! I just received a letter that states, "We were very pleased to receive this submission, and would like to buy it for publication in a future issue of On Spec." After reading that line, I dropped the letter and danced…… Continue reading On Spec rocks!!
I HATE WORD!!
It took me nearly an hour to translate this: Þorleikr Höskuldsson hafði verið farmaðr mikill ok var með tignum mönnum, þá er hann var í kaupferðum, áðr hann settisk í bú, ok þótti merkiligr maðr; verit hafði hann ok í víkingu ok gaf þar góða raun fyrir karlmennsku sakar.to this:Þorleikr Höskuldsson had been a great seafarer, and…… Continue reading I HATE WORD!!
Hurray for Chad!!
Chad, my lovely partner (aka Dr Sexington) has had his first book published!Hurray!!! I leapt out of my seat with delight when I came across this entry on Amazon: See larger image Ancestral Narratives (Paperback) by Chad Habel (Author) No customer reviews yet. Be the first. RRP:£54.00 Price:£51.30 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver…… Continue reading Hurray for Chad!!
Paper Cities
Earlier this year, I pre-ordered a copy of Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy — I eagerly ripped open the package when it arrived at my doorstep… I read Cat Spark’s ‘Sammarynda Deep’ (which has one of the best opening lines for a short story) and then I placed it on my desk, and promised…… Continue reading Paper Cities
I liked them… and now they’re gone.
I excised two major characters from one of my stories last night. They were the inspiration for the story in the first place; they were immature; they were mischievous; they set the opening scene of the tale; and now they’ve been chopped.It was painful, cutting every part of the story they appeared in, but now the…… Continue reading I liked them… and now they’re gone.
Rain
The skies are doing their best to demolish the university at the moment — their attack is so forceful that I can hardly hear myself typing.I love it when it rains. There’s something wonderfully comforting about sitting in a heated room, looking out the window at the deep grey sky while it disintegrates around your shelter…WEDRain Late.…… Continue reading Rain
A lovely rejection
Well, if you’re going to receive a rejection letter, you couldn’t ask for a lovelier one than this:Dear Lisa,Thank you for letting us consider “*****” for our “*****” Issue. I regret to say that after much serious consideration we are going to have to let this one go.I want to thank you very kindly for…… Continue reading A lovely rejection
Lisa L. Hannett 