Everyone’s making awesome book quote thingies these days, so I made a few for Hive & Heist. Feel free to share them, or to make your own. Note: I’ve been holding off on telling you all it’s available until it’s in all the major stores, but you can currently pick up a copy on this…
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Do you want free books?
Do you want free books? With Hive & Heist coming out in early May, I’m plotting a review-heavy blog tour. Actually, it’s being organized by Xpresso Book Tours. (They even made pretty banners for sharing. What? You thought I made that graphic at the bottom of this post myself?) If you want to review either…
Top Two List (for suggested Hugo nominees)
Originally, this post was going to be a top five list. But, ah, that didn’t happen. Here’s what I was thinking. What? Top Five List of five indie/self-published works of science fiction from 2013. Why? The Hugo Awards for best SF (and SF-adjacent goodness) allow any fan with $50 and an Internet connection to nominate…
Last Second Holiday Gifts?
I’ve been asked by a delinquent holiday gift-giver: “Hey, Janine. What are some books you’ve re-read a zillion times? I’m thinking of putting together a bundle.” Well, it was something like that. I don’t remember the exact quote. At first I hesitated to answer because my “often re-read” list is a bizarre mish-mash. Let’s just…
Beautiful Cover for These Convergent Stars
I just got my final cover for the upcoming novella These Convergent Stars. Look at those cat eyes! The playful expression! The geodesic domes! It’s so pretty! That is all.
Tentative Release Date for These Convergent Stars
If you’re following my Kickstarter, you already know: The tentative release date for These Convergent Stars is October 22, 2013. That’s, like, eleven days from now. But, Janine, you don’t even have a finalized cover yet. True. I have total faith in my artist, though, and we’ve been back and forth about tweaks to her…
Faking It
LARPing is a freeing experience. Though, the one time I did it, I’m pretty sure I did it wrong. I was with a group of friends at GenCon (Anaheim), a gaming convention, and they were on their nth year playing a 7th Sea LARP. For those of you as clueless as I was, that stands…
Interview: 11 Questions for Abigail Owen, IPPY Bronze Medalist
Since winning the silver IPPY for best SF/F/H ebook, I’ve gotten to know the other two medalists in my category. The three of us have been chatting (and put together the awesome giveaway I’ve linked at the bottom of this post). We’ve been learning about each other, and this has led to some fun interview…
Took Over My Life!
That short story I wrote on request last week? It took over my life. Every night, it was: “Just five more minutes (at 1 a.m.)” or “Honey, could you come read this version and give me your opinion?” I went through five editors, four late nights, three subplots, two completely different sets of first…
Lots of Write-a-thon updates
I swear, I’ve written plenty since my last update. Here’s the current standing. Goals: 4 short stories. Begin novel outline. Progress: 3 short stories. Novel outline started. (The A-plot is giving me trouble with this novel outline. I thought it was going to be a sheep stealing caper, but now I’m pretty sure it’s…
