Can I teach you to write for a British audience in five bullet points and some links? No way. But I can give you an overview of the five ways in which American fiction (and nonfiction) authors can write for a British audience. Why might you want to write for a British audience (instead of…
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2015 Year In Review
Here are some things I did this year… in vaguely chronological order. – Published my first contemporary novel! (Still speculative fiction, but it counts.) When Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story came out, I had a party and went on a SFWA tour for it. Reviews were largely positive, one reader even comparing my writing to…
Reddit AMA Today!
I’ll be answering questions on Reddit today as part of the book tour for Joy to the Worlds. We’ll be around all afternoon (Pacific Time). Who is we? That’s me (Janine A. Southard), Maia Chance, Raven Oak, and G. Clemans. Here’s the obligatory proof photo:
Release: Two Boxed Sets
I’m super-excited to be involved with two boxed sets that just came out. So, if you like getting books for cheap and/or need something to read during your upcoming holiday travel, I can point you at 1600+ pages of awesome. 1. Damaged Worlds: A Multi-Author Dystopian Science Fiction Boxed Set Rejecting “This is for your…
Two New Science Fiction Stories
If you like short science fiction, you’re in luck! I’ve got two new stories out for the Kindle this month. Life has been crazy-busy with Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story and organizing TWO boxed sets. Still, here’s some cool stuff for readers who love SF. If you can’t read the fine print in your browser…
Kickstarter Is Live for CRACKED! A MAGIC IPHONE STORY
I’ve been telling you for weeks that I’d have a Kickstarter for Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story, and here it is. Would you believe it’s a STAFF PICK? The first 30 seconds of the video are from the beginning of the novel, as read by Jon of ManyATrueNerd (because his voice is cooler than mine;…
Challenge Completed! Sneak peak at Goodwin’s Road.
Every year, I manage to set a ridiculously oversized goal for my Clarion West Write-a-thon project. And every year, I somehow manage it in between bouts of self-doubt and stress shopping. (Also every year, I resolve that I won’t do this again next time. This resolution, obviously, fails.) This year, my goal was to finish…
These Convergent Stars Free Till Sunday
Today through Sunday (27 July 2014), These Convergent Stars is free on the Kindle platform. No matter what country you’re in. If you don’t have a copy yet, and you’re into Terran shapeshifters causing semi-humorous trouble for their alien doppelgangers, now would be a great time to grab one. And to tell your friends. And…
Writing Process Blog Tour
Today, I’m participating in the “My Writing Process” blog tour. This tour is all about upcoming work and why the writer is working on it. You can thank Caren Gussoff – an over-intellectual, hyper-ambitious dilettante Didikai living in Seattle, WA who writes speculative and literary fiction — for inviting me to be a part of…
Get Your Copy! Queen & Commander Sequel Now In Stores
The Hive is back in the second Hive Queen novel, Hive & Heist. You can buy an ebook in any of the major stores or on this very website. A space station caper! Is it really stealing when you take back what’s yours? Exhausted and broke, Rhiannon’s Hive limps into John Wayne Station on the…
