Tag: fantasy

The first sentence I wrote yesterday…

Brenna looked at the sleeping youth, pitying him. Total thus far: 18,786 Words yesterday: 2,514 Not sure I’ll add much to the total today–other things that need doing–but yesterday, as you can see, I had a good session. I just spoke to my agent this morning. There’s an editor interested in one of my–er, that …

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The first sentence I wrote today…

After several minutes of cleansing her mouth and hair with snow, she regained her composure enough go back under the blue canopy and look up at the surviving passenger of the…flying device. Words today: 3,594 Total words: 14,854 A mixture of brand-new and once-rewritten material today. I spent several hours at it, aided by the …

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The first sentence I wrote today…

Brenna peered out into the snow-filled courtyard as best she could through the thick winding vines of frost-drawn ice covering her bedroom window. Words today: 3,859 Total words: 11,238 I had two good writing sessions today, although the rather high word count is a bit misleading: much of today’s “writing” was little more than retyping …

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The first sentence I wrote today…

Lord Falk schooled his face into a steely, expressionless mask as he strode away from Prince Karl’s chambers. Words today: 2,116 Total words: 7,379 All fresh stuff today; in my first attempt at writing this story I didn’t introduce Lord Falk (don’t get too attached to these names, they may well change) as a viewpoint …

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The first sentence I wrote today

Two hours later, clothed–indeed, swathed in towels as if he were a baby just taken from its bath–Karl sat in the sitting room of his chambers in the Palace, sipping a strong, sweet yellow cordial. Words today: 1,512 Total words:  2, 592

The first sentence I wrote today…

Not three good strides from where Prince Karl lolled all-but-naked on the soft green grass, a blizzard raged. Words today: 988 Words to date: 1,081 Short session today, what with other errands and my science column. The word count should be higher tomorrow, Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, as my mother used to …

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A new novel is begun! I’m now Lee Arthur Chane, and the first sentence I wrote today…

…of my new fantasy novel Magebane, to be published by DAW Books, is: Within a bubble of ice half-buried in muck at the bottom of the lake, curled like a chick in its egg, the assassin waited for her prey. Normally that’s all I’d post. But, hey, I’m feeling generous, and excited to be starting a …

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Book review: Turn Coat, by Jim Butcher

I blame my brother. See, summer before last I was visiting him in Kincardine, Ontario, and discovered that he had several of the early Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher  in paperback. I started reading them. But he was missing some. So then I ordered the omnibus editions available through the Science Fiction Book Club. And …

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Book review: City of Glass, by Cassandra Clare

City of Glass is the third and concluding book in Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments YA fantasy trilogy (the previous two being City of Bones and City of Ashes), and the proof that enjoyed the first two quite a bit (aside from the fact I said as much on this blog) is that I bought …

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Book review: Thunderer by Felix Gilman

I’ve fallen a bit behind in posting my mini-reviews of the books I read, but I’m going to do my best to catch up in the next little while, beginning with Felix Gilman‘s Thunderer . There’s a long tradition of fabulous and exotic cities in fantasy fiction, from Gormanghast to Minas Tirith to Ankh-Morpork, but …

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What I’ve Just Read: Tower in the Crooked Wood

Tower in the Crooked Wood is a young adult fantasy novel by Paula Johanson, published by Bundoran Press. I’ve known Paula for a long time through SF Canada, and was pleased to have the opportunity to read her new book…and pleased that Bundoran Press, a very new publisher, is including young adult work in its …

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What I’ve Just Read: Queste

Actually, I finished this a couple of weeks ago–I’ve just been slow blogging about. Maybe because I don’t have much to say. If you liked the previous Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage, I’m sure you’ll like this one. If you haven’t read them, there’s not much point in reading this one. I’ve enjoyed them …

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