Fiction Reading: An Appetite for Love

I did a number of interviews on my YouTube channel to promote a Kickstarter I’m part of, a trio of theme anthologies from Zombies Need Brains. Here they are, collected.

Cat interviews Andrija Popovic about his contribution to upcoming book, Noir, edited by David B. Coe and John Zakour, produced by Zombies Need Brains.

Cat interviews Juliet Kemp about their contribution to upcoming science fiction theme anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by S.C. Butler and Joshua Palmatier and produced by Zombies Need Brains.

Cat interviews David B. Coe about his upcoming anthology, NOIR, co-edited with John Zakour, produced by Zombies Need Brains.

Cat interviews writer Jacey Bedford about her contribution to upcoming science fiction theme anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by S.C. Butler and Joshua Palmatier and produced by Zombies Need Brains.

Cat interviews writer José Pablo Iriarte about their contribution to upcoming science fiction theme anthology, Shattering the Glass Slipper, edited by Crystal Sarakas and Rhondi Salsitz, and produced by Zombies Need Brains.

Here is some of the stuff that appeared on my blog and social media in the week ending 1/26/2014.

Stuff I posted on the blog:

I announced I am running for SFWA Vice President. #sfwapro is a tag you’ll be seeing on posts intended to appear on the @sfwaauthors feed as well.

The Women Destroying SF Kickstarter will sponsor my destroying Fantasy if they hit a $35k stretch goal.

I talked about my January writing news and provided a teaser from a still-untitled steampunk piece

Stuff for Writers:

• I talked about the demands of collaboration.
• Industry discussion of an editor here by Tobias Buckell
• How to handle a synopsis when you have a lot of characters
• Thoughts on “Do What You Love”.

In the new You Should Read This series, I read:

• Writing classic from one of the greats, About Writing by Samuel R. Delany
• Classic fantasy novel, The Forest of Forever by Thomas Burnett Swann
• Self (and writing) help, The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense by Suzette Haden Elgin
• 19th century novel of manners, Miss Mole by E.H. Young
• Terrific book for MG/YG writers of any age, Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail by Jacqueline Jackson

I blurbed this book by Django Wexler.

Time Wasters!

• Bad fantasy covers.
• A guy singing heavy-metal with his cat.
• How the history of civil rights is being retold.
• A murmuration of starlings.
• Onion piece that hits too close to home.
• Zebra finches rocking out.

Interesting Social Media Links:

• 33 Ways to Get More Pins on Pinterest.
• Excellent piece on GoodReads giveaways.
• A great response to trolls and nasty commenters.
• Kickstarter phrases that pay.
• Moving from a blog to G+.
• Useful Twitter hashtags for writers.

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