Category: Writing and Editing

Cover art reveal: Falcon’s Egg

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
July 10, 2015
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The release of Falcon’s Egg, sequel to Right to Know, from Bundoran Press draws nigh–we might have copies at When Words Collide, as I understand it, with a formal launch to occur at Can-Con in Ottawa this fall. A sure sign of impending release: cover art! This gorgeous cover (it has an exploding starship, how …

The Space-Time Continuum: Two Roads

By Edward Willett in Blog, Columns, Science Fiction Columns, Writing and Editing
June 28, 2015
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost When Robert Frost wrote his famous poem “The Road Not Taken,” he clearly didn’t have in mind the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which postulates there is a very large—perhaps infinite—number …

Song of the Sword long-listed for the Sunburst Award

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
June 1, 2015
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I’m excited to announce that Song of the Sword has been long-listed in the young adult category for The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, an annual award celebrating the best in Canadian fantastic literature published during the previous calendar year. The winners receive a cash prize of $1,000 as well as …

My fifth book (out of 10) this year: Fertile Ground, 50th anniversary history of the Saskatchewan Mining Association

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
May 26, 2015
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Yesterday marked the launch of my fourth new book (and fifth book overall) of 2015, when the Saskatchewan Mining Association released its 50th anniversary book, Fertile Ground, to celebrate Saskatchewan Mining Week. The photo shows the book’s designers, Catharine Bradbury and Nikki Jessop of Bradbury Design, and me at the press conference proclaiming Saskatchewan Mining Week yesterday …

Twist of the Blade nominated for Aurora Award!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
May 23, 2015
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The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has announced the ballot for the 2015 Aurora Awards, recognizing the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy, and I’m pleased and proud to announce that Twist of the Blade is on the ballot in the Best Young Adult Novel Category. Others nominated in that category: Lockstep by Karl Schroeder, Tor Books; Rain by Amanda …

Read Chapter 1 of FACES online!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
May 22, 2015
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With the July 7 release of the hardcover of my E.C. Blake novel Faces, Book 3 in The Masks of Aygrima trilogy, just around the corner, it’s time to post a little teaser. You can now read Chapter 1 online. It picks up immediately following the events at the end of Shadows. Watch this space–I’m …

Seven-sentence stories from Creating in the Qu’appelle

By Edward Willett in Blog, Writing and Editing
May 5, 2015
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I had the great pleasure last Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to be one of the writer-instructors at Creating in the Qu’appelle, an annual teen writing camp held at Dallas Valley Ranch Camp outside Regina. (The others were Chris Fisher, Gerald Hill, and Steven Galloway.) Over the course of the 2 1/2 days, I conducted four …

Saskatchewan Book Awards jurors say nice things about Masks

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
April 26, 2015
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The Saskatchewan Book Awards were handed out on Saturday night. My novel Masks (written as E.C. Blake) was shortlisted in two categories. Alas, I didn’t win, but at least I picked up a couple of great review quotes. Jurors for the Drs. Morris & Jacqui Shumiatcher Regina Book Award wrote: “An exciting, compelling narrative that sweeps …

Giving imagination free rein: Sheila Gilbert of DAW Books

By Edward Willett in Blog, Columns, Science Fiction Columns, Writing and Editing
April 24, 2015
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I’m jumping the gun a little bit here, since Freelance hasn’t come out yet, but here’s my upcoming “Space-Time Continuum” column for the Saskatchewan Writers Guild magazine–an interview with my editor and publisher, Sheila Gilbert, nominated once again this year for a Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form. As a teenager looking for science …

Read the first chapter of Lake in the Clouds!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
April 11, 2015
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Lake in the Clouds, Book 3 in my YA fantasy series The Shards of Excalibur, comes out in May from Coteau Books–which means it’s time for a little teaser. Here you go: Chapter 1 for your reading pleasure, just to whet your appetite. Sharp-eyed observers may also note that the title has changed slightly, from …

Cover art and description of FACES hits online bookstores

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
April 7, 2015
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Getting closer all the time to the July 7 release of Faces, Book 3 of my Masks of Aygrima trilogy (written as E.C. Blake) from DAW books, edited by three-time Hugo nominee Sheila Gilbert. The cover art has finally appeared in online bookstores, along with the description below. Warning: this could contain spoilers if you’re …

Thoughts on the Hugo Awards

By Edward Willett in Blog, Writing and Editing
April 5, 2015
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The nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards have been announced, and I’m thrilled to see that my editor at DAW Books, Sheila Gilbert, is once again nominee for Best Editor, Long Form. This is Sheila’s third time on the ballot, and here’s hoping this is the year she goes home with the rocketship. That said, …