My urban fantasy story “Somebody Else’s Problem” will be appearing in Fiction River #5: Hex in the City next month. But you can listen to it for free on the WMG Publishing podcast for the next week! It has tattoos, telepathic rats, magic, and lots of action. What more could you want from urban fantasy, right?
My one convention appearance this year will be at Orycon in lovely Portland, Oregon. Here’s the info: http://35.orycon.org/
I’ll be on six panels over the course of the three days. Here’s my schedule:
Publishing Your Ebook
Roosevelt Fri Nov 8 2:00pm-3:00pm
You’ve just gotten back the rights to your backlist! Or you have a
manuscript you KNOW will find its audience. What next? Make it into an
ebook and get it out there making you some money. Where to publish, how to
publish, and how to get help.
MeiLin Miranda, Annie Bellet, Dave Smeds, (*)Kamila Z. Miller, Tod McCoy,
Peter A. Smalley
One Lump of Science, or Two?
Ross Island Fri Nov 8 4:00pm-5:00pm
How much science does science fiction need? What’s more important, the
tech or the story?
Richard A. Lovett, Patrick Swenson, (*)Gordon Eklund, Annie Bellet, David
W. Goldman
Hybrid Vigor: Choosing Both Traditional and Self-Publishing
Hamilton Sat Nov 9 1:00pm-2:00pm
Don’t believe the True Believers on both sides of this non-existent
divide: you can be both a traditional AND a self-published writer. Learn
how to let the project choose the path.
(*)Annie Bellet, Phoebe Kitanidis, Tod McCoy, Ken Lizzi, Jennifer
Brozek
The Real Middle Ages
Ross Island Sat Nov 9 6:00pm-7:00pm
Why do writers love the Middle Ages? What do writers leave out or get
wrong?
Annie Bellet, (*)Blake Hutchins, Renee Stern, Alma Alexander
Audiobooks
Madison Sun Nov 10 11:00am-12:00pm
Selling the rights, ACX, hiring a narrator or–gulp–doing it
yourself!
David D. Levine, Annie Bellet, Mark Niemann-Ross, Phoebe Kitanidis
BBC Sherlock, Orphan Black, Etc.
Morrison Sun Nov 10 12:00pm-1:00pm
Which new shows are the best?
(*)Dave Bara, Annie Bellet, Brian J. Hunt
(Yeah, that little * next to my name up there? They made me a moderator of one of the panels. Mwahahahaha…ahem. I’ll be good. Probably. Maybe. I’ll try at least 🙂 )
Until then, writing ALL the things. Also attending a week long workshop on writing Science Fiction. Because hopefully I never stop learning.
I’ve been pretty busy lately finishing up some projects and doing some stuff for projects I can’t talk about yet, but I figured I’d update and let people see a preview of what is coming in the next three months from myself and Doomed Muse Press.
First up, I’m just finishing the first full-length Gryphonpike Chronicles novel. It’s got rogues, dragons, ship battles, and general adventuring awesomeness. Here’s the cover:
After that I’m turning my focus to short fiction and novellas for a couple months since I have three short story collections almost ready to go.
The first is a general science fiction and fantasy collection in the same vein as my previous collection “Till Human Voices Wake Us”. It will have about 10 short stories and novelettes as well as one or two novellas. Here’s the cover for it:
The second collection will be of my urban fantasy short fiction, including a brand new Remy Pigeon story as well as a brand new novella. Here is the cover for that:
And finally the third collection will be an adventure fantasy collection featuring six short stories, two novelettes, and a brand new novella (or maybe two if I get carried away, I have two I really want to write and include so it will depend on time). Here is the cover for the adventure fantasy collection:
So expect those out before Christmas! I’ll post when they are available with full descriptions and links where you can find them. Now, back to the word mines.
Hey, things have been quiet around here. I’ve been doing a bunch of work for some anthologies that will be out next year and later this year. I’m wrapping that stuff up and expect to have new Gryphonpike novellas out in the next month.
Meanwhile, two new audio books came out today. Narrated by Christine Padovan (who has done all the GPC novellas so far and does a lovely job), Dead of Knight and The Barrows (the first GPC omnibus collecting the first four novellas) are now available.
Two new audiobooks are out, both of them in the Remy Pigeon series and narrated by the awesome Dan Boice. Below are cover pictures for the audio versions. Click on the covers to see the books at Audible.com.
In other news, I’m hard at work on more Gryphonpike Chronicles novellas, with the next Pyrrh novel also in the works.
As some people have pointed out to me, both my website (anniebellet.com) and the Doomed Muse Press site (doomedmuse.com) are down. I’m having a minor hosting issue and it will be fixed within the next couple weeks. Thanks for your notifications and patience!
In other news, Avarice is published! Here’s the cover and blurb again along with links to find it in ebook form (paperbacks and audio versions are forthcoming):
In the Free City of Pyrrh, murders and other serious crimes are investigated by the Cordonates of the Considerable Crimes Division.
Struggling with his grief over losing his last partner, the last thing Cordonate Parshan Koury wants is someone else. Zhivana Nedrogovna, his new partner, is fresh out of the City Watch and not even human, and unsure she wants to work with the broody, angry Par.
As Parshan and Zhivana rush to solve a case of mugging gone wrong that soon proves far more complex, they must learn to trust each other or this first case together might be their last.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Avarice-Considerable-Crimes-Division-ebook/dp/B00A7FPVWK/
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/avarice-annie-bellet/1113793742?ean=2940015874167
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/255028
I have my probably final but no promises panel schedule for Orycon 2012.
Theme
Ross Island Fri Nov 2 2:00pm-3:00pm
What is theme? How do you develop theme in your writing, or should you
even try? For the sake of future graduate students studying your
brilliant prose, learn about this often-neglected aspect of
storytelling.
(*)Richard A. Lovett, Annie Bellet, Aimee C. Amodio, Wendy N.
Wagner
Writing with all your senses
Lincoln Fri Nov 2 4:00pm-5:00pm
Writers are always reminded to write with all their senses. But how far
should they go? And what about altered senses? What about characters
that are blind, or in constant pain, or have numbed senses, deafness, or
other disabilities? Are constant reminders necessary? What writers can
take for granted, and what they should use to enrich their writing.
(*)Annie Bellet, K.C. Ball, Adrian Phoenix
I Forgot to Get A Real Job
Roosevelt Sat Nov 3 12:00pm-1:00pm
How to stay alive while waiting to be published
Edward Morris, (*)Nisi Shawl, Annie Bellet, Bill Johnson
How a writer’s workshop affected my life
Hamilton Sat Nov 3 5:00pm-6:00pm
The pros and cons of attending writer’s workshops. Can attendees be
productive and have fun at the same time or it is all work and no play? Do
online workshops count? What about workshops that break writers?
Annie Bellet, John C. Bunnell, Grá Linnaea, Edward Muller, Edd Vick
Geeks v nerds v freaks
Madison Sun Nov 4 12:00pm-1:00pm
To which do you aspire? What are the differences and similarities, and to
what proportion are they found? What function (or anti-function?) do we,
er, they, serve?
Annie Bellet, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, (*)Janet Freeman, Anthony Pryor
As I said before, I’m super busy catching up on all the work that fell by the wayside this last six months.
But here’s a little preview of what to expect from me (and Doomed Muse Press):
First, the Pyrrh Series. Avarice, the first novel, will be out in October with the next three books following in 2013. The series is basically “Law & Order” with swordfights. Who wouldn’t love that? And check out the awesome cover by Nathie.
Then, in November, the first book of the Lorian Archive Trilogy will be out. You can read the first 3rd of the novel for free (see the sidebar under Casimir Hypogean) or the finished book will be available in November. The rest of the series will come in 2013. The series has lovely covers done by the awesome Tom Edwards:
To the best of my knowledge, this is my panel schedule:
| Sat Sep 1 1:30:pm | Sat Sep 1 3:00:pm | Effective Habits For Aspiring Authors |
| Columbus CD | A nuts-and-bolts panel discussing work habits for the aspiring professional author. How to organize, prioritize, set goals, avoid distractions, and make valuable networking connections in the industry. The panel will also discuss mistakes to avoid. | |
| Annie Bellet Brad Aiken Brad R. Torgersen David McDonald Lillian Cauldwell | ||
| Sat Sep 1 4:30:pm | Sat Sep 1 6:00:pm | Creating Formidable Women Protagonists |
| Buckingham | How do you portray a formidable women in fiction. How do you make sure she’s still a woman and not just a guy with different plumbing? | |
| Annie Bellet Brenda Cooper Joan Slonczewski Karen Haber Tina Jens | ||
I’ve been battling some health issues as well as a loss in my family which has led to some pretty serious writer’s block in that I just haven’t been writing much. Or doing much of anything. I’m on the road to recovering, I think. I’m writing again, which is the best part for me. I don’t feel good when I’m not writing.
I am having to re-order my goals for this year due to things that have come up. Right now, I’m planning to finish the first 20 Gryphonpike novellas (so the first 4 omnibus versions, essentially, more on those in a moment) and the first four books of the Pyrrh Considerable Crimes Division series. I’m not sure when exactly each will be posted, part of my journey toward health is not putting too much pressure on myself. But they’ll all be up by December, that much I can promise (barring further life rolls).
Meanwhile, here is the promised cover pr0n.
First set are for the omnibus versions of the Gryphonpike Chronicles. Each will contain five novellas. The art for all of them was licensed from Kerem Beyit and the text done by my friend Greg.
These next two are for the Pyrrh Considerable Crimes Division novels, books 1 and 2. The artist is custom courtesy of Nathie via Deviantart.com and the text done by my friend Greg.
There. Cover pronz. Those will be coming out this year. Now… back to the writing I go. Many pages to go in order to fill these covers with awesome stories.
