Author Friends

[filkertom]

Spurring off from the previous post, who are some of our LJ friends whose stuff we should all be reading? First ones I thought of right away were andpuff, maticoquala, sazettel, jimhines, and, soon, seanan_mcguire (cadhla).

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[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Aw ... thanks, Tom. It's flattering to be in such company. (And I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Seanan's new book!)

[orlacarey.livejournal.com]

Do you know the Liaden books (http://korval.com/). They're written by kinzel and rolanni.

Oh and mindyklasky wrote the Glasswright's books (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mindy+klasky)

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

My page is currently in a state of flux. Sorry. Not my day job so it doesn't get the attention it deserves.

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

Sarah Monette (truepenny); one co-authored with matociquala, and three more novels and a short story collection of her own.

Pamela Dean pameladean

Tamora Pierce tammypierce, tammy212

Emma Bull coffeeem

learn something new every day

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

I've seen matociquala's comments, but I did not know that was Elizabeth Bear.

[naomi-de-plume.livejournal.com]

Well if publishers would ever get back to me....

oh wait do I sound bitter? :P

signed,
incredibly jealous of all those people.

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Several of my friends publish online. Others sell thru Lulu.com and the like. A few show the first 3rd of the novel for free and email the remainder for 5$ from their website. There are ways of ignoring the dusty old farts in charge of the dusty old publishing houses.

Me, I decided to just be a hobbiest. I've seen the pro route and I prefer not to even try anymore. If people like my stuff, great - it's gratis.

[naomi-de-plume.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting on feedback from an acquiring editor, which means my MSS has made it past the submissions step. I promised myself 7 rejections before I went the hobbiest route. I just didn't realize it would take most places over a year to reject me! ;)

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Only 7? Heheh. I think I busted that my first year. But those were magazine submissions; no doubt novels take more time.

[maiac.livejournal.com]

Stephen Leigh, a.k.a. S. L. Farrell, a.k.a. sleigh

Seconding the recommendations of Tanya Huff, Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, and Tamora Pierce.

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

Danny Adams (madwriter) has one co-authored novel out -- otherwise his published seems to be mostly poetry at this time (and, not surprisingly, scattered all over the place). Other stuff is in the pipeline.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

ozarque - Suzette Haden Elgin, author of (among other things) the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense books and the Native Tongue trilogy.

ysabetwordsmith -- Elizabeth Barrette, author of Composing Magic: How to Create Magical Spells, Rituals, Blessings, Chants, and Prayer and a wide swath of poetry and short fiction.

jhetley, James Hetley, author of (among other things) The Summer Country and The Winter Oak.

SQUEE!

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recommendation. Have I told you recently how much I love you?

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

I hadn't realized you were around until I saw this rec.

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[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Yep, here I am! (Do I know you from somewhere? Your name sounds familiar.) My blog covers Pagan, speculative fiction, and other writing topics; editing; environmental issues and other activism; cooking; and some personal stuff.

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

I frequently run programming at Windycon. You know me from there.

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[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I have some fond memories of Windycon. How is it doing, these days? We're too broke to do a con this year, probably, but we're thinking of returning to Windycon when we can.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I'll second the Jim Hetley recommendation. Very good stuff he writes.

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

I'll be having a story appear next month and another some time next year.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Jo Walton (papersky) is a neat writer and someone I've met briefly and hope I'll get to know better some day.

Steve Stirling (joatsimeon) commented in my LJ once. He doesn't seem to be active on LJ now though.

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Up in MN, there's David J. Schwartz (snurri) who has the book Superpowers out.
There are more authors in the dawbooks community.

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

claudiagray is the anti-Stephenie Meyer. (Not her express intention, but pretty much the effect. So giving her stuff to my cousins' daughters instead.) I would have been all over her recently-published first book when I was YA target audience, and quite enjoyed it now that I'm decidedly not.

arcaedia is not an author but an agent (for at least one of the folks mentioned thus far, actually), with an LJ full of useful and often entertaining insights into the business end of things.

[sdelmonte]

Paul Dini, who was the best animation writer of the 90s and who currently writes Detective Comics, among other things, is also know as kingofbreakfast

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

Everyone should read marsgov 's book, "The Pebble and the Avalanche".

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

http://www.pebbleandavalanche.com/

[devospice.livejournal.com]

Definitely check out the work by sailormur. Her superhero novel Playing For Keeps just came out in print (hit #16 on Amazon.com) and she has released several podcast novels. Playing For Keeps is still available in podcast form as well. Also check out the Heaven series. (Heaven, Hell, Earth, Wasteland, and coming soon War)

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Quantum Muse
http://www.quantummuse.com/

Try this...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

I recommend:

haikujaguar for sociological science fiction and fantasy, plus gorgeous artwork.

shadesong for urban fantasy and mythic whimsy.

[the-yoyogod.livejournal.com]

I think people here would enjoy halspacejock, who writes some very funny SF novels.

[janne.livejournal.com]

mizkit's fantasy books, both Urban and Alternate History.

[danceswithlife]

Diane Duane: http://dduane.livejournal.com/

Irene Radford: http://ramblin-phyl.livejournal.com/

Adam Selzer: http://adamselzer.livejournal.com/

Elf Sternberg: http://elfs.livejournal.com/

Julia Ecklar: http://jecklar.livejournal.com/

Zander Nyrond: http://smallship1.livejournal.com/

Maya Bohnhoff: http://kaath9.livejournal.com/

Many of these are both writers and filkers!

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Well, if you build scale model rockets, my own Rockets of the World was just reprinted:

https://blastzone.com/nar/narts/store.asp?groupid=1080035015601

I'll see if Larry Smith bites on a couple of copies at ConClave. Not much of a read, but a top-notch reference guide for modelers and reasonably interesting for other space geeks.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

My f'list runs heavy on authors.

reannon. Elizabeth Donald (http://www.elizabethdonald.com) award winning horror author. Writes an amazing vampire series set in Memphis.

saraphina_marie Sara Harvey (http://www.saramharvey.com/) Just signed with Apex press. Her first novel, A Year and a Day is about the Angel of Joy and the Angel of Vengeance sharing an apartment in New York City.

sydmcginley, jodi_payne, lee_benoit, erastes, margaret_leigh, kiernankelly, gwailowrite are all excellent GLBT authors.

My own site is here (http://www.angelsparrow.com). Click the contest page (under Fun Stuff) for a chance to win a book and a coffee mug.

[rabidfangurl.livejournal.com]

megburden, author of Northlander (http://www.amazon.com/Northlander-Tales-Borderlands-Meg-Burden/dp/0976812681), a YA fantasy novel.

Greg Rucka, ruckawriter, novelist and comic book writer

naominovak, author of the Temeraire series

[sylverwolfe.livejournal.com]

lilithsaintcrow
katatomic
ilona_andrews

I've been on an Urban Fantasy jag lately. :-D

[blienky27.livejournal.com]

(Soon to read, at least) - mistful