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Starred review! So delighted that The Spirit Lens received a starred review at Publishers Weekly. A nice boost out of the gate.
I have ARCs! Last call for entries to my latest contest! Send me the name and address of your favorite bookstore and I'll enter you in the drawing for an ARC of The Spirit Lens. Drawing happens November 15.
A new Song of the Beast story For six years I've heard from readers who desperately wanted to know what ever became of Aidan MacAllister, the musician-hero Song of the Beast. Well, here's to you! I was asked to contribute a story to an anthology called Lace and Blade 3 from Norilana Books. Norilana is a small, specialty publisher of gorgeous editions of classics and a number of original novels and anthologies, including high fantasy, romantic fantasy, and YA. The prospect got me thinking about Aidan, and wondering what had become of him, and sure enough I came up with a story called "The Heart's Coda". A coda, of course, is the closing section of a musical composition...
Lace and Blade 3 will be published on February 14, 2010. Learn more about the new story.
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Here is Portier in the beautiful cover artwork from Gordon Crabb. Find out more about the first novel of the Collegia Magica on the new Collegia Magica page.
Autumn - what a great season! The days are cooler. The nights are cool enough to sleep under a comforter. The light has a magical quality. The leaves have gold rims. The only thing I dislike about autumn is that it doesn't last long enough. Lots of activities in the fall, too. Writers conferences, SF conventions, book launches - No, wait! The Spirit Lens doesn't come out until January. But I DO have a short story out in an anthology.
The story is called "At Fenwick Faire", and I would call it a gritty myth. The anthology is called Broken Links, Mended Lives. There are some excellent stories in the anthology - some by published authors, some by authors who certainly should be. It is mixed genre - in keeping with the organization's membership - but I would estimate that more than half the stories are in the "speculative fiction" realm.
If you'd like to support an organization that works hard to educate and support aspiring writers, as well as catch some great talent, give it a try. Go to Text Crumbs to see a tantalizing tidbit.
Newsletter Failures If you didn't receive newsletter #40, sent out a few weeks ago, and you thought you were on the list, let me know. Sometimes SPAM filters will eat newsletters. Some of you have Full Mailboxes! Some of you have changed email addresses! At least TEN email addresses failed.
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