12/31/09
Steampunk anthology The Shadow Conspiracy is available now from Book View Cafe. Check out my story, "Zombi."
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12/02/09
I was interviewed and read excerpts from The Betrayal on KSJE radio's "Write On Four Corners" show today! Listen to the podcast if you missed it.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
11/09/09
BookViewCafe has launched Book View Press with Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls, an ebook anthology of Science Fiction by BVC members. My story, "Emancipation," is in the book, plus a new flash fiction piece.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9/17/09
I've turned in my story "Zombi" for the upcoming Shadow Conspiracy anthology from BookViewCafe. Marie LaVeau and steampunk!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7/23/09
Had a great time at the RWA National Conference. As promised, here are the Fantasy sub-genre examples from my panel "Hot Vampires, Demonslayers, and Enchantresses: the Many Flavors of Fantasy."
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7/22/09
The Betrayal has been chosen as a "PNR Recommended Read" for June 2009 at the PNR (ParaNormalRomance)
website!
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5/20/09
I spent ten days on the Oregon Coast at a writers workshop. Took photos of a newborn seal pup on the beach. Check it out in my blog post at MGC.
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4/30/09
Guest blog about elves at Word Wenches. Comment and be eligible for a drawing for an autographed copy of The Betrayal.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4/16/09
I've uploaded the first bonus scene (deleted from the original draft) from the The Betrayal at Book View Cafe. More to come...check BVC on Tuesdays.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3/24/09
The Betrayal goes on sale today! Check my calendar for events in New Mexico (if you come to the book launch in ælven attire, you could win a prize!) and read a sample at Book View Cafe.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3/16/09
I've been confirmed as a panelist at the RWA National Conference in Washington, D.C. this July. I will be on a panel with Mary Jo Putney and Patricia Rice, discussing "Hot Vampires, Demonslayers, and Enchantresses: the Many Flavors of Fantasy."
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3/13/09
This weekend I'm participating in Flycon 2009, an international virtual SF/F Convention. Check it out!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2/25/09
Three of my short stories are now available on AnthologyBuilder.com. Add them to your own custom anthology!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2/1/09
I recently received an offer to purchase audio rights for "Kind Hunter" from SFZine.org, a new Internet Audio Magazine of Speculative Fiction. Their launch is scheduled for February 28.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
1/14/09
Jane Lindskold dedicated her latest book, Thirteen Orphans, to me and my husband. First time I've had the honor. Thanks, Jane!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
12/12/08
Ever wonder why Midwinter isn't actually in the middle of official "winter"? Now it is! When I created the Ælven culture for my new fantasy series, I rearranged the seasons so they land properly centered around the solstices and equinoxes. Then I designed a year-at-a-glance calendar. Want a free copy? Visit the ælven calendar page at aelven.com.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
11/16/08
The Book View Cafe is now online! Enjoy a daily dose of fiction with your coffee, from twenty-one writers including Laura Anne Gilman, Ursula K. Le Guin, and me!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
10/11/08
Recently received my contributor's copies of the July/August Issue of Cicada Magazine, which includes my short story, "Stranded."
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9/22/08
It's the Autumn Equinox. Six months from now, at the Spring Equinox, my new fantasy novel will be launched. In honor of that, I'm posting a free read today: my short story "Kind Hunter," which was the spark that led to my writing the novel. Enjoy!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/28/08
I've sold a short story to Renard's Menagerie. This is the first of the Leon stories, for those who might have heard me read them. Leon's a favorite of mine, so I'm delighted he'll be appearing in print.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/18/08
Time for New Mexico's annual SF con, Bubonicon! This year is the 40th annual Bubonicon, and the 5th year of our Authors Afternoon Tea on Sunday. Always a good time.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/03/08
I'll be at Worldcon this week. I have a signing Thursday afternoon, so if you're at the con, stop by and say hello, and pick up an ælven bookmark.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5/20/08
I've started a forum to discuss the upcoming fantasy novels, and ælven ideas in general:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aelven/
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4/24/08
We now have a publication date for the fantasy novel! March 2009 will see the release of The Betrayal.
Also, my story "Stranded" has been scheduled for the July/August issue of Cicada Magazine.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2/11/08
My story "Nite 2 Remember" (first published in the Slipstreams anthology) is now available for purchase as a download from the Sony eBook Store.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
1/23/08
Just ran across a nice review of "Draw" in Tangent Online.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
12/16/07
I recently sold a short story, "Stranded," to Cicada magazine! It should come out in 2008.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9/19/07
The October issue of Cricket Magazine, in which I have a story, "On Swan's Wings," recently landed in my mailbox. More detail and a glimpse of the wonderful illustrations in my blog.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/31/07
I received a contract today for a two-book deal with Del Rey. Two fantasy novels, which were inspired by my story "Kind Hunter." These novels take place many centuries before the story, so they are in a sense an early pre-history. I'm very excited about their upcoming publication!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/6/07
The September 2007 issue of Asimov's is out! My story starts on p. 99.
____________________________________________________________________________
5/9/07
"Draw" has been scheduled for the September 2007 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4/15/07
I've sold a short story to Asimov's Science Fiction. It's a straight sf piece called "Draw," which I read at an Albuquerque Science Fiction Society meeting last year.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
04/07/07
1:00 pm "Wolves, Wanderers and Wonders: Speculative Fiction in New Mexico"
Barnes & Noble, Coronado Center, Albuquerque, NM
Writers panel discussion with Nancy Varian Berberick, Suzy McKee Charnas, Doug Clark,
Jane Linkskold, Pati Nagle, John Maddox Roberts, and Walter Jon Williams
____________________________________________________________________________________________
08/05/06
I've been invited to speak at the Albuquerque Science Fiction Society's monthly meeting on Friday, August 11. I'll be reading a short piece and answering questions. Details in the calendar.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
06/16/06
Just got cover art for From the Trenches, an anthology in which I have a story coming out later this year (edited by Joseph Paul Haines, from Carnifex Press.) Carnifex will be launching the book at World Fantasy Con, so if you're planning to be there, look for them.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
05/16/06
Slipstreams is now out. (Order it now or pick it up at your favorite bookstore - if they don't have it, they'll order it for you.)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
04/04/06
I just saw the cover art for the Slipstreams anthology, coming in May 2006. It's so cool I had to share
it! Click the small image to see a larger one.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
My short story "Dawn's Early Light" has been picked up for the anthology From the Trenches, edited by Joseph Paul Haines, to be published by Carnifex in 2006.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
A song I wrote has been recorded by Christine Lavin! Read about the details in my March 31, 2005 blog entry.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
My short story "Nite 2 Remember" has been picked up for the anthology Slipstreams, edited by John Helfers, to be published by Daw Books in 2006.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
I did it! I started a blog. Now before those who know me complain that I've always called them time-sinks, let me qualify. I've started a blog, to which I'll post after I've finished my daily writing, not before. If you'd like to visit it, the address is http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/patinagle/
____________________________________________________________________________________________
My first foreign sale! French publisher Editions de l'Oxymore bought French translation rights to my short story, "Kind Hunter" for its anthology, Il Etait Une Fee, which came out in December 2000. My story even got its own artwork, a very cool picture of my hero and his feline sidekick!
Steampunk anthology The Shadow Conspiracy is available now from Book View Cafe. Check out my story, "Zombi."
____________________________________________________________________________________________
12/02/09
I was interviewed and read excerpts from The Betrayal on KSJE radio's "Write On Four Corners" show today! Listen to the podcast if you missed it.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
11/09/09
BookViewCafe has launched Book View Press with Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls, an ebook anthology of Science Fiction by BVC members. My story, "Emancipation," is in the book, plus a new flash fiction piece.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9/17/09
I've turned in my story "Zombi" for the upcoming Shadow Conspiracy anthology from BookViewCafe. Marie LaVeau and steampunk!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7/23/09
Had a great time at the RWA National Conference. As promised, here are the Fantasy sub-genre examples from my panel "Hot Vampires, Demonslayers, and Enchantresses: the Many Flavors of Fantasy."
____________________________________________________________________________________________
7/22/09
The Betrayal has been chosen as a "PNR Recommended Read" for June 2009 at the PNR (ParaNormalRomance) website!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5/20/09
I spent ten days on the Oregon Coast at a writers workshop. Took photos of a newborn seal pup on the beach. Check it out in my blog post at MGC.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4/30/09
Guest blog about elves at Word Wenches. Comment and be eligible for a drawing for an autographed copy of The Betrayal.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4/16/09
I've uploaded the first bonus scene (deleted from the original draft) from the The Betrayal at Book View Cafe. More to come...check BVC on Tuesdays.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3/24/09
The Betrayal goes on sale today! Check my calendar for events in New Mexico (if you come to the book launch in ælven attire, you could win a prize!) and read a sample at Book View Cafe.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3/16/09
I've been confirmed as a panelist at the RWA National Conference in Washington, D.C. this July. I will be on a panel with Mary Jo Putney and Patricia Rice, discussing "Hot Vampires, Demonslayers, and Enchantresses: the Many Flavors of Fantasy."
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3/13/09
This weekend I'm participating in Flycon 2009, an international virtual SF/F Convention. Check it out!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2/25/09
Three of my short stories are now available on AnthologyBuilder.com. Add them to your own custom anthology!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2/1/09
I recently received an offer to purchase audio rights for "Kind Hunter" from SFZine.org, a new Internet Audio Magazine of Speculative Fiction. Their launch is scheduled for February 28.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
1/14/09
Jane Lindskold dedicated her latest book, Thirteen Orphans, to me and my husband. First time I've had the honor. Thanks, Jane!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
12/12/08
Ever wonder why Midwinter isn't actually in the middle of official "winter"? Now it is! When I created the Ælven culture for my new fantasy series, I rearranged the seasons so they land properly centered around the solstices and equinoxes. Then I designed a year-at-a-glance calendar. Want a free copy? Visit the ælven calendar page at aelven.com.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
11/16/08The Book View Cafe is now online! Enjoy a daily dose of fiction with your coffee, from twenty-one writers including Laura Anne Gilman, Ursula K. Le Guin, and me!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
10/11/08Recently received my contributor's copies of the July/August Issue of Cicada Magazine, which includes my short story, "Stranded."
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9/22/08
It's the Autumn Equinox. Six months from now, at the Spring Equinox, my new fantasy novel will be launched. In honor of that, I'm posting a free read today: my short story "Kind Hunter," which was the spark that led to my writing the novel. Enjoy!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/28/08
I've sold a short story to Renard's Menagerie. This is the first of the Leon stories, for those who might have heard me read them. Leon's a favorite of mine, so I'm delighted he'll be appearing in print.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/18/08
Time for New Mexico's annual SF con, Bubonicon! This year is the 40th annual Bubonicon, and the 5th year of our Authors Afternoon Tea on Sunday. Always a good time.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/03/08
I'll be at Worldcon this week. I have a signing Thursday afternoon, so if you're at the con, stop by and say hello, and pick up an ælven bookmark.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5/20/08
I've started a forum to discuss the upcoming fantasy novels, and ælven ideas in general:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aelven/
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4/24/08
We now have a publication date for the fantasy novel! March 2009 will see the release of The Betrayal.
Also, my story "Stranded" has been scheduled for the July/August issue of Cicada Magazine.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2/11/08
My story "Nite 2 Remember" (first published in the Slipstreams anthology) is now available for purchase as a download from the Sony eBook Store.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
1/23/08
Just ran across a nice review of "Draw" in Tangent Online.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
12/16/07
I recently sold a short story, "Stranded," to Cicada magazine! It should come out in 2008.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9/19/07The October issue of Cricket Magazine, in which I have a story, "On Swan's Wings," recently landed in my mailbox. More detail and a glimpse of the wonderful illustrations in my blog.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/31/07
I received a contract today for a two-book deal with Del Rey. Two fantasy novels, which were inspired by my story "Kind Hunter." These novels take place many centuries before the story, so they are in a sense an early pre-history. I'm very excited about their upcoming publication!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8/6/07The September 2007 issue of Asimov's is out! My story starts on p. 99.
____________________________________________________________________________
5/9/07
"Draw" has been scheduled for the September 2007 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4/15/07
I've sold a short story to Asimov's Science Fiction. It's a straight sf piece called "Draw," which I read at an Albuquerque Science Fiction Society meeting last year.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
04/07/07
1:00 pm "Wolves, Wanderers and Wonders: Speculative Fiction in New Mexico"
Barnes & Noble, Coronado Center, Albuquerque, NM
Writers panel discussion with Nancy Varian Berberick, Suzy McKee Charnas, Doug Clark,
Jane Linkskold, Pati Nagle, John Maddox Roberts, and Walter Jon Williams
____________________________________________________________________________________________
08/05/06
I've been invited to speak at the Albuquerque Science Fiction Society's monthly meeting on Friday, August 11. I'll be reading a short piece and answering questions. Details in the calendar.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
06/16/06
Just got cover art for From the Trenches, an anthology in which I have a story coming out later this year (edited by Joseph Paul Haines, from Carnifex Press.) Carnifex will be launching the book at World Fantasy Con, so if you're planning to be there, look for them.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
05/16/06
Slipstreams is now out. (Order it now or pick it up at your favorite bookstore - if they don't have it, they'll order it for you.)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
04/04/06I just saw the cover art for the Slipstreams anthology, coming in May 2006. It's so cool I had to share
it! Click the small image to see a larger one.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
My short story "Dawn's Early Light" has been picked up for the anthology From the Trenches, edited by Joseph Paul Haines, to be published by Carnifex in 2006.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
A song I wrote has been recorded by Christine Lavin! Read about the details in my March 31, 2005 blog entry.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
My short story "Nite 2 Remember" has been picked up for the anthology Slipstreams, edited by John Helfers, to be published by Daw Books in 2006.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
I did it! I started a blog. Now before those who know me complain that I've always called them time-sinks, let me qualify. I've started a blog, to which I'll post after I've finished my daily writing, not before. If you'd like to visit it, the address is http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/patinagle/
____________________________________________________________________________________________
My first foreign sale! French publisher Editions de l'Oxymore bought French translation rights to my short story, "Kind Hunter" for its anthology, Il Etait Une Fee, which came out in December 2000. My story even got its own artwork, a very cool picture of my hero and his feline sidekick!Past Cool Things
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