Chicago is only two weeks away – this will be my first trip to the States and it’s starting to feel very exciting! Not only will I be going to my first ever WorldCon but I get to catch up with two super talented artist friends I haven’t seen in years. I can’t wait forContinue reading “WorldCon schedule”
Author Archives: E J Swift
Review round-up
OSIRIS review round-up: SF Signal “A fantastic blend of worldbuilding, excellent storytelling and complex characters.” – this review at SF Signal made my week! http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2012/07/book-review-osiris-by-e-j-swift/ LA Review of Books A detailed, in-depth review by Strange Horizons editor-in-chief Niall Harrison: http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?type=&id=751&fulltext=1&media= Staffers Book Review http://staffersmusings.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/osiris-ej-swift.html Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/sci-fi/osiris/ The Cleveland Plain Dealer describes OSIRIS as “a terrific debut”Continue reading “Review round-up”
OSIRIS in Forbidden Planet!
On Saturday I dropped in on the small press expo at Forbidden Planet, picked up a lovely signed copy of Jurassic London’s Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke, and was thrilled to discover OSIRIS on the shelves! Obligatory photo:
OSIRIS on Audible and other things
Some good news this week and a few links – firstly, I’m very happy to announce that Audible have bought the rights to publish OSIRIS in audible format (US). Details of publication dates and further information to follow when available. The Qwillery very kindly had me over for an interview posted on 9 June 2012,Continue reading “OSIRIS on Audible and other things”
OSIRIS day, and a shiny OSIRIS book trailer
It’s here! Today I’m thrilled to be celebrating OSIRIS’s official birthday. It’s been quite a rollercoaster ride since signing with Night Shade Books back in January – my first experience of the publishing process, and there’s been a lot to learn very quickly (and I have no doubt, much more to come) – but allContinue reading “OSIRIS day, and a shiny OSIRIS book trailer”
This week’s Night Bazaar and other things
This week at the Night Bazaar we’re talking about the influence of children’s fantasy on adult fantasy. Monday’s post from Paul Tobin made a lot of really good points, but here is my slightly rambling contribution to this week’s theme: It’s okay for kids’ books to be fantasy – why not adults? The Jan/Feb editionContinue reading “This week’s Night Bazaar and other things”
The ones I wish I’d written
This week’s theme at the Night Bazaar is all about the green-eyed monster – we’re discussing whether you feel envy as a writer (that would be a yes) and how you deal with it. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this post took a little less time to write than some previous ones… Anyway, here it is: The onesContinue reading “The ones I wish I’d written”
What if all the male characters posed like the female one?
The theme for this week’s Night Bazaar is “Dolls or Action figures? Gender roles in popular culture”. It’s another week where I wish I had a bit more time to write (or alternatively, just wrote quicker. Respect to all the bloggers who post every day – I don’t know how you do it!) because it’sContinue reading “What if all the male characters posed like the female one?”
If you have a garden and a library you have everything you need
This week at the Night Bazaar we’re discussing The Politics of Science Fiction: Eco-tastrophy. The title to my post was inspired by this lovely gem tweeted by the brilliant @brainpicker earlier today: http://exp.lore.com/post/22663248289/if-you-have-a-garden-and-a-library-you-have Here’s the link to the blog: If you have a garden and a library you have everything you need
Please send kittens instead
This week at the Night Bazaar we are discussing horror – what scares you? My answer to this in short is: everything. The longer version can be found via the link below: Please send me a basket of kittens instead
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