w John Conway By terrytao.wordpress.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 20:46:49 +0000 I was greatly saddened to learn that John Conway died yesterday from COVID-19, aged 82. My own mathematical areas of expertise are somewhat far from Conway’s; I have played for instance with finite simple groups on occasion, but have not studied his work on moonshine and the monster group. But I have certainly encountered his […] Full Article obituary coronavirus john conway
w Reticence Extras: CP3 Straw Hats of the 1890s for Primrose in the Custard Protocol Series by Gail Carriger By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:37:00 +0000 Went to the Degas exhibit a little while ago, Fashionable Reader. Here's a retrospective on some of the straw hats of the 1890s that I saw there. These may, or may not, show up on Primrose in the forthcoming Custard Protocol book.Image taken by Gail Carriger, do not share without attributionMade me think of Ivy...Image taken by Gail Carriger, do not share without attributionImage taken by Gail Carriger, do not share without attribution Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article 1890s custard prototocol custardprotocol gail carriger gailcarriger primrose straw hats
w New Teapot Purse ~ Larger & RED from Gail Carriger By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:39:00 +0000 I simply haven't been into shopping much recently, Fashionable Reader. Which is GOOD thing. All in all I shop too much.However I have a new book out, Reticence. And instead of my usual reward of new shoes, I decided I deserved something special. This is the final book in (for now) my final series in the Parasolverse, so I bought this ridiculous thing of Etsy. Obviously when I ordered it I thought it was a great deal smaller! The vendor is out of Russia so I guess everything is bigger in Russia! You see I wanted to round out my teapot purse collection with a red one, since I already have a black kettle and a cream colored bessie. However this red one is so big I'm not sure how often it'll be traveling with me. But I will certainly use it for local events. Reticence!Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article purse teapot bag teapot purse
w Gail Carriger's Tour of the New Office + Writing Q&A By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:34:00 +0000 TEXTRetro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article
w Relaxing Victorians: Casual Wear From Unseen to Seen to Seen by Only a Few ~ Wrappers & Peignoirs & Dressing Gowns to Morning Dresses & Tea Gowns to Lingerie from Gail Carriger By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:17:00 +0000 One of the things the Victorian era saw, Fashionable Reader, was an exploration of that liminal space through casual around the house wear.Wrapper 1855 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtHere we have the wrapper that was only meant to be seen by family.Dressing Gown early 1870s The Metropolitan Museum of ArtDressing Gown 1875 The Kyoto Costume Institute Dressing gowns, banyans and wrappers are often quilted all or in part.Wrapper early 1860s The Metropolitan Museum of ArtOne of the signs of a wrapper is that the waist is designed to be loose or tied tight. Often they split up the front, like a carriage dress or a robe so they can be pulled over a nightgown or underpinnings, like a dressing down but slightly more tailored. Still NOT designed to be worn over a corset. Peignoir 1860-1865 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPeignoir 1880s The Metropolitan Museum of Art Peignoir seems to be a catch all term. Morning Dress 1860 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtMorning dresses were initially gowns for the breakfast table that did not require a corset.They're characterize by a looser top lots of details in the neck and sleeves. Morning Dress 1872-1873 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtOne of the things we see evolving (and limits being tested) after the 1950s through the 1900s is the idea of what was not meant to be seen (undergarments and nightgowns) to what was initially only meant to be seen by family or lovers (wrappers & peignoirs) to receiving casual around house guests at breakfast (morning dresses) to I'm comfortable at home and I want to show my wealth with yet another space & occasion specific outfit (the tea gown).Tea Gown late 1870s The Los Angeles County Museum of ArtTea gowns were an evolution of the morning gown.Tea Gown 1875 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtTea Gown 1875-1880 The Metropolitan Museum of Art1Harpers Bazar New York Sat June 13 1891 Dressing Gowns NightshirtsThis evolution is coupled with the rise of the middle class, the sexual revolution (including contraception and woman's suffrage) and various other factors.Bed Jacket 1885 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtDressing Jacket 1885-1890 The Metropolitan Museum of Art We see a culmination in this towards the turn of the century in the popularity of (and wide-scale use of the word) negligées and lingerie sets, which specifically implies an article of clothing that is sexual in its nature for it is meant to be seen by a lover. Negligée 1880 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThis kind of clothing, prior to the first sexual revolution, would not have been acceptable for a fashion house to make, let alone a fashionable lady to purchase.Negligée Callot Soeurs, 1898-1900s The Metropolitan Museum of ArtLingerie Set 1880s The Metropolitan Museum of Art There was also head wear that was designed to be worn exclusively around the house, but that's a whole other story...House Cap 1900 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtFor Primrose!Boudoir Cap 1895 The Metropolitan Museum of Artnightgown 1894 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtDressing Gown 1897-1899 The Metropolitan Museum of ArtRetro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s bed jacket boudoir dressing gown dressing jacket lingerie morning dress negligee nightwear Peignoir quilted tea gown undergarments underpinnings wrapper
w New Year, New Books! By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:44:00 +0000 In which I talk about my New Years author plans and goals, upcoming releases, and what I'm working on. Plus fun Q&A.MEAT CUTE: The Hedgehog Incident audio Direct: https://gum.co/YEDtqChirrup! Http://gailcarriger.com/chirrupAbout MEAT CUTEAlexia Tarabotti attends what appears to be a very dull London party, until the new werewolf Alpha turns up, is unconscionably rude to her, and sits on a hedgehog.Don't miss this charming novelette featuring the very first encounter between the Parasolverse's most popular power couple, preternatural Alexia and supernatural Lord Conall Maccon.Look out for cheeky appearances from other much beloved characters, not to mention the strategic application of a certain wicker chicken.Retro Rack is now mainly on facebook where I post images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article
w All About MEAT CUTE, Producing Audio, Word Counts Fueled by CAKE, AMA Q&A By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:08:00 +0000 LINKS OF INTERESTMeat Cute in digital format is out Feb 16, 2020!Meat Cute Audio is out NOW can be purchased directly from me.Meat Cute in print is in Fan Service, why only there in print? Too short.Reticence in trade paperback to the USA!Writing right now? The Enforcer EnigmaThe Heroine's Journey non-fiction (??) merph.Defy or Defend (Dimity's Book) cover art coming to the next Chirrup. Also TEA THEMED goodiebox!Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article
w 20 Minute Delay Gail and Piper are Back! and with Video! By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:24:00 +0000 Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article
w How to Lace Yourself into a Corset By retrorack.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:46:00 +0000 By request, this is how I get myself into a corset.Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists: Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, LifestyleProduct links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors. Full Article
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 3 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:18:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 3 (YA): ICE, a fantasy adventure about an Arctic research scientist & a talking polar bear. The #booknecklace for this one is an adorable polar bear pendant. At the book launch, a reader asked my favorite question ever: "Do you like bears that aren't polar bears?" Yes, I do.ICE is a modern retelling of the Norwegian folktale East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon. I was inspired by a picture book illustrated by the phenomenal PJ Lynch -- specifically, the moment when the bear asks the "lassie" if she's afraid, and she says defiantly "No."I wrote this book as a love letter to my husband. And to polar bears. Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Ice Race the Sands
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 4 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 16:47:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 4 (YA): ENCHANTED IVY is about getting into college. And talking gargoyles and were-tigers... It's set at Princeton University so my #booknecklace is a Princeton tiger.There's a legend at Princeton that if you walk out the front gate before commencement, you won't graduate. That's what inspired ENCHANTED IVY, except I said if you walk out the gate, you cross into an alternate magical Princeton. Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Enchanted Ivy Race the Sands
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 5 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:53:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 5 (YA): DRINK SLAY LOVE, a snarky fantasy about a 16-year-old vampire who is stabbed through the heart by a unicorn and develops a conscience. My husband tried for a fang #booknecklace, but it was absurdly huge -- the size of actual teeth. So he also got me a unicorn.DRINK SLAY LOVE was made into a TV movie starring the fabulous Cierra Ramirez. I wore the fang #booknecklace on the day it premiered. That might be the only time I've ever worn it. It doesn't exactly go with everything... Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Drink Slay Love Race the Sands
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 6 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:21:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 6 (YA): VESSEL is about defying destiny. Liyana is destined to sacrifice herself so a goddess can inhabit her body, but the goddess never comes. There are glass dragons in her world, so this #booknecklace is a glass dragon. I wear this one to book events all the time.VESSEL is the only book I've ever written that was inspired by a dream. I dreamed about a girl dancing barefoot on the sand beneath the moon. She knew that when the dance ended, she would die. I woke up worrying about her and knew I had to write her story. Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands Vessel
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 7 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:04:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 7 (YA): CONJURED is the creepiest book I've ever written. So creepy I couldn't go into our basement while I was writing it. It's about a teen in the paranormal witness protection program. Lots of magic, a carnival, and a serial killer. Here it is with its #booknecklace. Full Article Book Necklace Conjured Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 8 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:21:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 8 (adult): THE LOST is about a woman who is trapped in a town full of only lost things and lost people. My husband had a #booknecklace made for it that reads "Welcome to Lost," which is what it says on the sign outside of the town of Lost.There's a myth that ideas spring into existence fully formed, like Athena from Zeus's head. But often they begin with a single moment. For this book, I was at a stoplight, blinker on to turn, and I wondered what would happen if I just went straight instead and didn't stop...It was only after I started writing about that moment that I developed the idea for the town of Lost. I loved creating my town and imagining all the lost things that could be there: buttons, socks, paperclips, stolen artwork, foreclosed homes, dreams, lives... Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands The Lost
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 9 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:16:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 9 (YA): CHASING POWER, an Indiana-Jones-style adventure about a girl with telekinesis and a boy who can teleport. Three magic stones play a key role in the story, so my #booknecklace (and earrings) contain three stones, possibly magical.This book was so much fun to write! Kayla, the protagonist, has a minor power -- the ability to lift small (and only small) objects with her mind. Her true strength is her cleverness. I loved thinking up ways for her to have a big effect with a small amount of magic. Full Article Book Necklace Chasing Power Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 10 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:52:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 10 (middle grade): THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT DREAM is about a girl whose family owns a dream shop where they buy, bottle, and sell dreams, and the adventure she goes on with her best friend, a monster named Monster who loves cupcakes. My #booknecklace is an adorable monster.Usually my characters develop over the course of many revisions. But with Monster... It felt like he plopped down on my desk fully-formed and said, "Write my story! And feed me cupcakes!" Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands The Girl Who Could Not Dream
w Starred Booklist Review for CATALYST! By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 21:12:00 +0000 Eeeeeeep!!! A STARRED REVIEW from Booklist for CATALYST, my next kids book, out 6/9! Thanks for brightening my day, Booklist!https://www.booklistonline.com/Catalyst-Sarah-Beth-Durst/pid=9729210 Full Article Catalyst Starred Reviews
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 11 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:25:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 11 (adult SFF): THE QUEEN OF BLOOD, Book 1 of The Queens of Renthia, is an epic fantasy set in a world filled with bloodthirsty nature spirits. Only queens have the power to control them. So my #booknecklace is a crown with a tiny blood-red stone.Writing The Queens of Renthia was such a wonderfully immersive experience. Every day I sat down at my computer, it felt like walking through the wardrobe into Narnia... except it's a Narnia where the trees want to kill you. Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands The Queen of Blood The Queens of Renthia
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 12 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:07:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 12 (middle grade): JOURNEY ACROSS THE HIDDEN ISLANDS is a fantasy adventure for kids about two sisters, one winged lion, and a LOT of monsters. My #booknecklace is a winged lion!This book was born one day when I wandered into the kitchen and announced, "I want to write a book about a winged lion." My husband said, "Great! How about plot, characters...?" "Winged lion!" I shouted. And then I wrote it. Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Journey Across the Hidden Islands Race the Sands
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 13 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:46:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 13 (picture book): ROAR AND SPARKLES GO TO SCHOOL is my first picture book, art by the amazing Ben Whitehouse. Roar the dragon is worried about his first day of school, but luckily he has his big sister Sparkles to help him through it. My #booknecklace is a little dragon!My favorite part of writing this book was inventing the dragon school -- imagining a day in the life of a draconian kindergartner. I knew from the start he'd char his lunch with his breath, play hide-and-seek-the-princess in gym, and ride a dragon bus to school! Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands Roar and Sparkles
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 14 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:41:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 14 (adult SFF): THE RELUCTANT QUEEN, Book 2 of The Queens of Renthia. Bloodthirsty nature spirits, a dying queen, and a middle-aged woman who wants nothing to do with the power she could wield. This book shares a #booknecklace with THE QUEEN OF BLOOD but we added blood-red earrings!I actually wrote 90 pages of THE RELUCTANT QUEEN (book 2) before I wrote THE QUEEN OF BLOOD (book 1). My editor at Harper Voyager, the awesome David Pomerico, read the pages and said, "Can this be book two?" And now I can't imagine it being any different.In THE RELUCTANT QUEEN, I wrote my first middle-aged heroine. She's definitely not the last! The protagonist of my upcoming RACE THE SANDS is a badass middle-aged single mom! Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands The Queens of Renthia The Reluctant Queen
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 15 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:42:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 15 (MG): THE STONE GIRL'S STORY is about a twelve-year-old girl made of stone who, when the carvings that brought her and her stone friends to life begin to fade, must go on a quest to save them all. So my husband gave me a #booknecklace made of stones!THE STONE GIRL'S STORY is, at its heart, a story about stories. I believe that stories are as essential to life as food, water, and shelter. They're how we understand who we are. I wrote this book for everyone who wants to shape the story of their life and choose their own destiny.It was surprisingly tricky to write about a character made of stone. She can't smell, taste, or sleep. Her stomach never drops, clenches, or feels butterflies. I couldn't use any of the common physical reactions to convey emotions, because stone. Made for a fun writing challenge! Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands The Stone Girl's Story
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 16 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:17:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 16 (adult SFF): THE QUEEN OF SORROW, Bk 3 of The Queens of Renthia, is the final battle between vicious spirits and three strong-willed queens. I loved writing these books so much that I cried when I finished. This book shares its #booknecklace with the first two in the series.I loved writing an epic fantasy trilogy! It's something I've wanted to do ever since my mom introduced my eleven-year-old self to the SFF shelves in the Northboro Public Library and placed THE SWORD OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks in my hands. Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands The Queen of Sorrow The Queens of Renthia
w Clone Wars Anthology Cover Reveal! By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:51:00 +0000 Cover reveal!!! So excited to be part of this Star Wars anthology! STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS -- STORIES OF LIGHT AND DARK comes out on August 25th and features eleven stories retelling the best episodes from The Clone Wars, each story told by a different author and each focused on a different character. My character is the awesome Ahsoka Tano, and I wrote her story from the point-of-view of Jedi youngling Katooni.Loved writing this so much! Also loved the excuse to rewatch the series!http://www.theforce.net/v3-story/frontFirst_Look_At_Star_Wars_The_Clone_Wars_%E2%80%93_Stories_Of_Light_and_Dark_186760.asp Full Article Clone Wars Cover Art Star Wars
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 17 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:13:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 17 (YA): FIRE AND HEIST is about a sixteen-year-old socialite from a family of master thieves... who can also breathe fire. Think Ocean's Eleven with were-dragons! My #booknecklace for this one is, quite appropriately, a flame!While I was writing FIRE AND HEIST, I watched so many YouTube videos on how to pick locks, read so many articles on real-life heists, and researched the specs of so many secure vaults that I wanted to add a disclaimer to all my Google searches: "This is for a book! Really!" Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Fire and Heist Race the Sands
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 18 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:12:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 18 (adult SFF): THE DEEPEST BLUE is a standalone epic fantasy set in the same world as The Queens of Renthia (but you don't have to have read the trilogy first -- it's a true standalone). It features a LOT of sea monsters so my #booknecklace is a sea monster!When I saw the cover for THE DEEPEST BLUE, I was thrilled to see that the artist (Larry Rostant) had depicted the sea monsters precisely as I'd imagined them. The sea dragon, the kraken, and the multi-headed snake -- those are my murder-babies! Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands The Deepest Blue
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 19 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:01:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 19 (MG): SPARK is my newest book for kids. It's about a girl and her lightning dragon (a storm beast), and how even the quietest voice can change the world. My #booknecklace is a lightning bolt, and I wore it so much that I broke the chain.I wrote SPARK for all the quiet kids out there. But it's not about a quiet kid who learns to be loud. It's about a quiet kid who discovers that she's strong exactly as she is. She doesn't have to change herself to change the world.I also wrote it because I not-so-secretly want my own lightning dragon..... Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands Spark
w RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 20 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:20:00 +0000 I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...Book 20 (adult SFF): RACE THE SANDS. And this brings us to my newest book and newest #booknecklace! Tomorrow my 20th book comes out! It's a standalone epic fantasy about monster racing. The primary monster is a metal lion, and my husband found the most perfect necklace on Etsy!My cat Gwen claims she's the inspiration for this book since she loves to run around the house at top speed. And it is true that I wrote most of the book with her sitting on me!Funny thing is that my husband forgot he already gave me a #booknecklace for RACE THE SANDS -- a tiny hourglass with sand inside. But don't tell him, because I love both.Thanks so much for joining me on my #booknecklace countdown to RACE THE SANDS pub day! It will be out in the world tomorrow!!! I hope all of you are safe, healthy, and happy. Sending so much love to everyone! Full Article Book Necklace Countdown to Pub Date Race the Sands
w SPARK on the Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award List! By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:26:00 +0000 Woohoo!!! SPARK made the Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2020-21 list! Thanks so much, Florida librarians! You have absolutely made my day!https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra.html Full Article Spark SSYRA
w Tour My Writing Space Tomorrow! By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:29:00 +0000 Tomorrow (Friday 5/8) I'll be taking over the HarperCollins Library Love Fest Instagram to show you my writing space, with a video tour at 11am EDT. Come visit my writing room, meet my cat, and see where I create my monsters and the women who ride them! https://www.instagram.com/harperlibrary Full Article
w Tour of My Writing Space! By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:10:00 +0000 TODAY!!! Come visit me on the HarperCollins Library Love Fest Instagram today (Fri 5/8)! I'm taking over their Instagram account all day to show you pictures and videos of my writing space! Just posted the video tour! https://www.instagram.com/harperlibrary Full Article
w Triggers, FlashForward, and Me By sfwriter.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 19:34:00 +0000 A piece I finished five years ago today, on April 15, 2012, for the blog of Gollancz, my UK publisher: Triggers, FlashForward, and Me by Robert J. Sawyer Thanks to the good people at Gollancz, I was recently interviewed in SFX, the world’s top-selling English-language magazine devoted to science fiction. I spoke in that interview […] Full Article Anniversaries FlashForward Triggers
w Where Star Wars beats Star Trek By sfwriter.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:10:34 +0000 One thing I like about the Star Wars franchise: it is coherent; it doesn’t keep trying to reimagine or reinvent or reinterpret itself. The latest film, Rogue One, goes to great lengths to look like and fit in with the very first film, the original Star Wars, from 40 years ago. Star Trek made a […] Full Article Star Trek
w Double Aurora Award win! By sfwriter.com Published On :: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 03:14:06 +0000 Woohoo! First, I’m thrilled that my Quantum Night just won the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Award (“the Aurora“) for Best Novel of the Year this evening; the award (pictured above) was presented at Hal-Con in Halifax. The nominees were: Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking Canada Company Town by Madeline […] Full Article Auroras Awards Hominids Humans Hybrids Neanderthal Quantum Night
w John A. Sawyer, R.I.P. By sfwriter.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:03:30 +0000 My father, John A. Sawyer, Ph.D., passed away at the age of 94 on Monday, December 17, 2018, at his retirement residence in North York, Ontario, Canada. The following death notice / obituary appeared in The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star:Sawyer, John A. (Jack) Died December 17, 2018 Professor Emeritus (Economics), University of […] Full Article R.I.P.
w Work stuff By serene.dreamwidth.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:31:00 GMT Today, I will be interviewing for a half-time job: the hourly wage is a fair bit higher than what I'm currently making at my day job, but the hours are 20 a week versus 40. It has benefits, though, and it would free up my time to write, and to take more editing gigs. I enjoy the editing, I'm good at it, and it pays well, so this could be the best of both worlds. I have to give a presentation as part of the interview, and I'm just printing out handouts for that in case their projector doesn't work. I don't have any fear of public speaking, but I confess I'd rather have an interview without this component, or hey, no interview at all.Into the breach! comments Full Article working for myself
w In which you skip this because other people's drama is exhausting By serene.dreamwidth.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:23:26 GMT I want to write this, but I don't want anyone to feel compelled to read it, so here, have some cut tags!( Work stress )( MtY stress )( MtE stress )( Mom stress )I'm thinking of getting therapy just to have someone to talk to about all the stress. The good thing (honest, I see it as a good thing) is that most of the stress is basically external to me -- my days are generally easy and pleasant, and everyone who's not me may be melting down, but all my stress is in the way of a contact low, as it were. Other than being in a sandwich-generation holding pattern (when will the next phase of my life begin? no one knows), things are pretty good. I'm making more money than I ever have, I love my work, I get lots of downtime to read and hang out with James and mom, and my health is better than it's been in years. So yeah, if the universe could just leave my loved ones in peace, that'd be great. comments Full Article family
w For now, maybe surveys are all I can post By serene.dreamwidth.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 02:53:07 GMT I just closed a half-dozen tabs that were old posts from y'all that I keep meaning to respond to. Apologies, but I have limited oomph this week, as a lot of us do.But hey, surveys are easy.Quarantine meme (quaranteme? quaranmeme?) picked up from julian who got it from crystalpyramid.( My answers )( And the blank questions if you want to do this ) comments Full Article survey alt.fan.me.me.me covid
w Vote for Star Wars in the 2020 Webby Awards! By www.starwars.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:41:11 +0000 Calling all rebels -- only you can help StarWars.com and The Star Wars Show win! Full Article Lucasfilm The Webby Awards ThisWeek
w 5 Ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day At Home By www.starwars.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Bring the galaxy home on May the 4th. Full Article Disney+ Star Wars Day may the 4th star wars day
w Teaching with Star Wars: Ahsoka’s Argument with Obi-Wan By www.starwars.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:00:42 +0000 Ahsoka's conflict with Obi-Wan can serve as a lesson in disagreement and debate. Full Article Fans + Community Star Wars: The Clone Wars Ahsoka Tano (Disney XD Star Wars) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) Teaching with Star Wars
w The Clone Wars Rewatch: Younglings Conquer “The Gathering” By www.starwars.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:00:35 +0000 Six young Jedi face their fears and themselves in an ancient rite of passage. Full Article Opinions Star Wars: The Clone Wars Clone Wars Rewatch star wars the clone wars
w In I Am a Padawan, Ashley Eckstein Pens Lessons on Failure and Hope By www.starwars.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:00:09 +0000 The voice of Ahsoka Tano tells StarWars.com about writing the new Little Golden Book and rewatching Star Wars: The Clone Wars for inspiration. Full Article Books + Comics Star Wars: The Clone Wars Ashley Eckstein | People | 4dee6499900dca226e63be24 I Am A Padawan Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
w First Look: Disney+ Honors the Star Wars Legacy of Concept Art By www.starwars.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Starting on Star Wars Day, for one week you can enjoy artistic renditions of your favorite films and series. Full Article Disney+ Star Wars Day disney may the 4th May the 4th Be With You star wars day
w FiGPiN Makes the Jump to the Star Wars Galaxy – Exclusive By www.starwars.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 14:00:46 +0000 Co-founder and designer Erik Haldi discusses the company's first Star Wars enamel pin: Luke Skywalker on his tauntaun. Full Article Collecting Interviews Merchandise FiGPiN may the 4th star wars day
w Get the Queen’s Shadow eBook for Free, No Aggressive Negotiations Needed By www.starwars.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:00:56 +0000 Download the Padmé-starring novel at no charge from May 1 - 8. Full Article Books + Comics E.K. Johnston Queen's Peril Queen's Shadow ThisWeek
w Updated: Star Wars Day 2020 Deals! By www.starwars.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 03:50:33 +0000 May the 4th be with you with these special sales and discounts on items from around the galaxy. Full Article Merchandise may the 4th may the 4th deals star wars day star wars day deals star wars deals
w Celebrate Star Wars Day with Disney+ By www.starwars.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:00:06 +0000 Watch the debut of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, the finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and more! Full Article Disney+ Star Wars Day may the 4th star wars day Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
w “The Most Physically Grueling of Them All”: Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back By www.starwars.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:30:19 +0000 The actor behind Luke Skywalker takes StarWars.com on a journey through filming the Star Wars sequel in time for the 40th anniversary of its release. Full Article Behind the Scenes Interviews Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) Mark Hamill mark hamill interview Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ThisWeek
