I am cowardly enough that I haven’t joined in — a friend told me it had already started (but r/fantasy had announced that it would be running sometime in November). I am a dinosaur, from the time when authors were told never to react to or interact with reviewers of their books — something I saw the wisdom of when I encountered the first goodreads author meltdown many years later. Or the next one. Or the one after that >.<. And also: reader space and author space really only overlaps in the spaces I oversee. Readers should have a place where they can, oh, hate author choices and discuss them without being afraid of a) hurting author feelings or b) angry/upset authors. But I thought I would mention it here for people who either want to … Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2021
Well, the month between the last report and this one has been fraught. Emergency copyedits, emergency proofreading, the loss of brain cells and hair caused by those two, and the usual struggle to get out from under the must-find-only-bad-things given the proximity between the two emergencies… Also, the next Cast book needs a title, so there’s that as well >.< Not as many actual new words written this past month on anything as I would have liked. However! As promised, here is the full Sword and Shadow cover. ETA: The artist is Shane Rebenschied, the art director Kathleen Oudit. BEYOND THE EMPEROR’S LAW In the city of Elantra, the law is upheld by a few groups, and the most feared are the Wolves — the Emperor’s executioners. The newest member of this elite … Continue reading
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