This morning I woke feeling a bit glum. Not anything major, and not for any specific reason. I just found myself weighed down by that general “things are just so freaking busybusybusybusybusybusy” malaise that comes with the beginning of a new semester, new classes, new schedules, and cramming twelve thousand new tasks into each week.*…… Continue reading Writers and Their Worlds
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Shades of Sentience review!
Katharine Stubbs has written a fabulous review of Bluegrass Symphony over at Shades of Sentience, which goes a little something like this: The imagery in this collection will force you to pick up this book and keep reading. Even if you didn’t think you enjoyed reading of people who say ‘ain’t’ and ‘gots’ and drop…… Continue reading Shades of Sentience review!
It’s here!!
Hip-hip-hooray!! Three boxes filled with copies of Bluegrass Symphony showed up on my doorstep this morning, in plenty of time for the launch on August 19th! And for those of you in Adelaide who may want to stop by and say hello at the launch, the details are as follows: VENUE: SA WRITERS…… Continue reading It’s here!!
World Fantasy Award Shortlists!!
I’m always excited to see who gets the WFA nod, but this year! THIS YEAR IS SO FREAKING EXCITING I HAVE TO WRITE IN CAPS!!! BELOVED BRAIN (aka Angela Slatter)’S AMAZING COLLECTION, Sourdough and Other Stories HAS BEEN NOMINATED!!! WOOO HOOOOOOO! Also, super-exciting: Jeff VanderMeer’s Third Bear is nominated in the same category; Alisa Krasnostein…… Continue reading World Fantasy Award Shortlists!!
Down the Rabbit Hole
As of tomorrow morning, I’ll be tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole in an attempt to churn out 30,000 words by Sunday night. Considering I wrote 1,250 words on a new story today, I’m thinking the 10,000 word a day goal is going to be hard to reach, but I’m going to give it a shot.…… Continue reading Down the Rabbit Hole
Cheeky Frawg: Here, there, everywhere in 2011
Ann and Jeff VanderMeer’s latest publishing venture, Cheeky Frawg e-books, is very exciting. Between now and the end of 2011, this imprint will publish or reprint an eclectic array of titles, by an equally diverse selection of authors. You can read an e-version of Amal El-Mohtar’s wonderful collection, The Honey Month; a sampler of Women…… Continue reading Cheeky Frawg: Here, there, everywhere in 2011
Three fingers write, the whole body suffers…
When I went to Iceland and Sweden a couple of years ago, I had already started formulating ideas for the novel I’m currently working on. As I travelled from place to place, I filled a notebook with thoughts, observations, snippets of scenes. These weren’t just for this story, but were also general responses to my…… Continue reading Three fingers write, the whole body suffers…
Sunday of Gothic Luxury
Sometimes weekends are just splendid. After yesterday’s productive writing session working on The Familiar (there’s plot to this novel after all! and twists! and characters I want to learn more about!) today I had the pleasure of joining company with a group of engaging, intelligent Ladies for a private viewing of the ‘Imagining Interiors’ exhibit,…… Continue reading Sunday of Gothic Luxury
Clickety click!
Today has been a hodgepodge of crazy busy-ness, so it somehow seems fitting to post a hodgepodge of links in the hope that, in your own crazy busy days, you might find a moment to clickety click: Support ChiZine: “ChiZine.com has been free to readers since its inception in 1997. We want to keep paying…… Continue reading Clickety click!
Gobsmacked.
Jason Nahrung has reviewed Bluegrass Symphony over at ASiF, and whoa. I’m gobsmacked. It’s hard to single out a ‘taster’ to post here because, well, the whole thing is incredible. For example… ‘Down the Hollow’ resonated with memories of another great short, Margo Lanagan’s ‘Singing My Sister Down’: here is a ritual involving farewell, horrible…… Continue reading Gobsmacked.
Lisa L. Hannett 