The Auralia Thread Newborn Novel You can pre-order a copy at Barnes and Noble, Third Place Books, Elliott Bay Book Company, or the independent bookstore nearest you.
The Auralia Thread Don't Be a "Fan" ... Be a Friend! I'm moving... ... from a regular Facebook Profile page to a Facebook Fan Page, due to a recommendation from my publisher. I've resisted created a "Fan Page." It makes me feel like a pathetic egomaniac. I don't write this stuff for attention. I
The Auralia Thread Five Auralia's Colors Confessions: "Summoner and Stranger" The adventure continues... Once in a while, chapters require several rewrites. But once in a while, they happen so easily that it's like I'm watching a movie and describing what I'm shown. This chapter was like a movie in my head. Maybe a filmmaker
The Auralia Thread Five Auralia's Colors Confessions: "The Ale Boy" He's small, he's quiet, and he lives with a painful mystery. Here are my Top 5 Confessions About Auralia's Colors, Chapter 5 - The Ale Boy 5. In fantasy storytelling, certain details just keep showing up. I wrote scenes for the ale boy before
The Auralia Thread Five Auralia's Colors Confessions: "The Merchant's Daughter" Run for your lives! It's... The Top 5 Confessions about Auralia's Colors, Chapter 4 - The Merchant's Daughter 5. I still have my collection of 1977 Star Wars action figures. But what I really wanted when I was a kid did not actually exist
The Auralia Thread Five "Auralia's Colors" Confessions: A Basket of Blue Stones Ready or not, it's... The Top 5 Confessions about Auralia's Colors, Chapter 3 - A Basket of Blue Stones 5. Readers meet Captain Ark-robin in this chapter. I think I'd probably cast Ray Winstone as Ark-robin. You? Ark-robin is one frustrated soldier. He really
The Auralia Thread Five "Auralia's Colors" Confessions: The Concert of Stitching The adventure continues... Top 5 Top 5 Confessions about Auralia's Colors, Chapter 2 - The Concert of Stitching 5. The first sentence was the first sentence about Auralia I ever wrote. Much of this chapter lasted ten years without much revision. (And Page 12's description of
The Auralia Thread Five "Auralia's Colors" Confessions: Old Thieves Make a Discovery Ladies and gentlemen, here are... The Top 5 Confessions about Auralia's Colors, Chapter 1: "Old Thieves Make a Discovery." 5. In this chapter, you'll meet Krawg and Warney for the first time. Use your own imagination, but I'd cast Pete Postlethwaite as
The Auralia Thread Which of your children is your favorite? Okay, no, I'm not really asking you to name your favorite child. But now you know something of how I felt when asked to name my favorite from among my characters. Here's a new interview about Auralia's Colors, Cyndere's Midnight, and Raven&
The Auralia Thread Auralia Thread Readers: Want to Be on My Next Video Blog? Last time on the video blog, my special guests were singer/songwriter Sam Phillips and poet Luci Shaw. Next time, it might be you. Let me explain. Starting this weekend, I will be hard at work on the last book in The Auralia Thread. That's right! (Or... that&
The Auralia Thread Climbing "Raven's Ladder" My birthday was a month ago, but a bunch of gifts have arrived in November... thoughtful comments from a few readers who have read Raven's Ladder. And I'm grateful. Here's what they're saying... Kathy Tyers, author of Shivering World and the Firebird
The Auralia Thread The Blue Raft on Cyndere's Midnight Many thanks to the folks at The Blue Raft for their encouraging words about Cyndere's Midnight. I hope they enjoy Raven's Ladder when it arrives in February...
The Auralia Thread Opening the Door to Crimson Glory on October 22nd. The sun came up on a day without a deadline, the first day of that kind I've seen in a long, long time. As if he wanted to be first in line for my attention, my cat Mardukas perched on my chest, purring madly, as I woke up.
Looking Elsewhere Browser: Séraphine. A new Peter Weir film. Jedi Knights. Cussing. And More. The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. New headlines may be added as the day goes on. Stay tuned. Hi ho, Jeffrey the overworked editor here. Blogging's been slow, as you have probably noticed. I've been reviewing the proofreading edits
Looking Elsewhere Post-"Raven's Ladder" Browser: Catching up. Dawn Treader! Catching up on summer movies. Joe Henry. More. Having turned in Raven's Ladder, I'm excited, exhausted, and eager to enjoy what little bit of summer remains. I've spent these beautiful months laboring over a hot laptop to finish the third book in The Auralia Thread, and I hope to read some great
The Auralia Thread At 2:00 p.m. (PDT) today... "Raven's Ladder" Revealed Come back later today at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) for the unveiling of the latest cover art in The Auralia Thread...
The Auralia Thread Launching Another Blog... It's been a busy week. Not only am I spending about five hours every evening on the revisions to Raven's Ladder, the third volume in The Auralia Thread, but I helped launch a new blog this week. Yep, a new blog. Working as a contributing editor
The Auralia Thread Yikes! Five years, and I Missed the Anniversary! Last month, I had no idea that I was celebrating the five-year anniversary of this blog. But it's true. The Looking Closer Journal made its debut on May 11, 2004. The first post was a welcome. The second noted that Tilda Swinton just might be cast as the
The Auralia Thread Day-making Email about "Auralia's Colors" and The Kindlings Muse Two years ago at this time, I was frantic to wrap up revisions on Auralia's Colors. Last year, I was frantic to wrap up revisions on Cyndere's Midnight. In the next three weeks, I'm wrapping up revisions on Raven's Ladder... if my
Looking Elsewhere Browser: Sam Phillips, David Bazan, Robert Shiller, economic bubbles, Bono on Easter, and Jim Jarmusch I'm so busy editing the next strand of The Auralia Thread, Raven's Ladder, and composing new articles for Image and Christianity Today that I'm flat out of time to blog anything substantial. So here's a rundown of links that caught my attention
The Auralia Thread The Strange Horizons Interview Thanks to John Ottinger for the interview about Auralia's Colors and Cyndere's Midnight that appears at Strange Horizons today. I take a lot of encouragement from this as I prepare to revise Raven's Ladder, the third book in The Auralia Thread.
The Auralia Thread Auralia geekery Many thanks to the folks at Faith and Geekery, especially Aaron, for their kind words about Auralia's Colors. As a refreshingly different entry into a genre that has earned many of the popularly-held stereotypes about it, Auralia’s Colors is worth reading, and not only if you’re
Looking Elsewhere Browser: Melody. Cylons. Vampires. Favorite Albums. Migraines. Radiohead. David Bazan. U2. Suzanne Vega answers the question, "What's a melody for?" And I rise to my feet to applaud. 2. The original Starbuck hates the new Battlestar Galactica, and has interesting reasons. But Jason Morehead is brave enough to stand up and fight him like a man. Or
The Auralia Thread "Raven's Ladder": An Update The new strand of The Auralia Thread will be called Raven's Ladder. I hope you like it. Tonight (all night) and tomorrow morning (all morning) I am packaging up my first draft for the editor. I have that familiar sensation of excitement and nerves and relief and apprehension.
The Auralia Thread Auralia Thread Update: New Title for the Gold Strand? On Friday, I'll be turning in the (very rough) draft of the third book in The Auralia Thread. Then, my editor will plow through it and come up with many brilliant suggestions for sharpening the story for you. When she's finished, I'll go back
