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Category Archives: near+far
10 Reasons I’m So Happy With The Way Near + Far Turned Out
I’m prepping for next week and the official release of the book. I’ll be doing some blog posts about the interior art over the next few days as well as trying to tie up a lot of loose ends. (And I’m prepping for the next round of classes – plenty of time to sign up still if you’re interested.) And at the end of the month, I’m off to Baltimore for a few days for the Baltimore Book Festival, yay!
The party at WorldCon was so! great! And it helps to have such a nifty book to show off. So I wanted to enthuse a bit more about it and why I’m so happy with it.
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Tagged ace double, mark w. tripp, near + far, near and far, tod mccoy, vicki saunders, worldcon
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Post WorldCon: Happy Daze
It’s the day after the last day of Chicon 7, and I have caught up a little on sleep. I had one of the best times I’ve ever had at a convention, and the book launch party went (IMO) swimmingly. … Continue reading
Preorder Page! Plus Some More Talking About Book Promotion Progress
Here’s some photos of the promotional jewelry created using Ice Resin and Near + Far’s interior art by Mark W. Tripp. Gorgeousness!
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Tagged book promotoions, ice resin, jewelry, mark w. tripp, near and far, near+far, scrabble tiles
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Final Version of the Near + Far Covers, plus a Sneak Peek at the Promo Items
Yay! Yesterday the publisher dropped by to bring me the proof version of Near + Far. It is GORGEOUS. Absolutely GORGEOUS, managing to look modern but still have a touch of that retro, Ace Double feel. Here’s some photos of both book and the promotional jewelry. Continue reading
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Tagged ice resin jewelry, near and far, near+far, sean counley, worldcon
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WorldCon 2012 Schedule
Cat’s Worldcon schedule includes panels on teaching writing, body modification, magic realism, and incorporating the personal into fiction. Other events include the Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading, stints at the BU and SFWA tables in the dealers’ room, and a book launch party for Near + Far!
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Sneak Peek at Near + Far’s Cover Art
Here’s the cover art for the new collection, NEAR + FAR. Since we’re doing the tête-bêche format (if you don’t know what that is, think Ace Double), there had to be two covers, one for the NEAR side and one for the FAR side. The artist, who did a great job, is Sean Counley.
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Tagged ace doubles, cover art, Hydra House, near and far, near+far, sean counley, short story collection, tête-bêche
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Near+Far: Big Plans
As you may or may not know, I’ve got a short story collection coming out this fall, Near+Far. It’s all SF, and we’re using the Ace Double format for it: one side features all near-future stories; flip it over to … Continue reading
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Tagged near+far, online presence, online presence for writers, story collections
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