In a quiet, energetic series of emails, Five Rivers reached an agreement with new Canadian author, Alicia Hendley, to publish her debut novel, A Subtle Thing. Slated for release in the fall of 2010 in both print and digital formats, A Subtle Thing is a raw, honest and relentless novel, written with authority, that follows Beth’s heart-breaking and uplifting battle with clinical depression. You will cheer for her. You will want to shake her. But…
Lorina Stephens will be appearing in Orangeville, Ontario this coming Saturday, November 28, at Coles Books, located at 150 First Street, Orangeville Mall, Orangeville, Ontario, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. This is one of many stops on Lorina’s busy virtual and actual book tour this fall, promoting her new fantasy novel, From Mountains of Ice. The novel, Lorina’s second, is now a Sunburst and World Fantasy Award nominee.
It’s been about a week since we uploaded our book list to Smashwords. It’s a decision I don’t regret. Sure there’s still raging debate in the publishing community regarding digital rights management. After reading a great deal about it I’ve come to the following conclusion: It doesn’t matter. What? Yep. It’s doesn’t matter. Digital rights management doesn’t matter. The reason I’ve come to that conclusion follows this path of logic. In print media, after a…
Mark Rayner, author of the absurdist fantasy novel, Marvellous Hairy, has posted an interview with me on his blog today. In it we discuss my latest novel, From Mountains of Ice, as well as the rapidly changing face of publishing. Drop by, have a read, leave a comment, and check out both our novels. http://markarayner.com/archives/516
Of late I’ve been often asked how it is I work environmental detail into my writing. Up until now I’ve never really thought about that much, partly because of the way I write (very tightly-focused character-driven stories) and partly because of major influences on my writing, which, if closely analyzed, will reveal that one is in fact a result of the other. Because of such weighted character import in my work, all environmental descriptions must…