Life has been so amazingly nice to me lately that I'm expecting the other shoe to drop at any moment, complete with an army of cymbal-clapping demon monkeys. I'm a pessimist like that. But in the meantime, I shall revel in the shiny! I just got back from a rather lovely trip to France with … Continue reading France, shiny writing news, and the impending arrival of the cymbal-clapping demon monkeys
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The Writerly Update: Rising from the Grave Edition
Holy crap, has it really been that long since I've posted something? Sorry not to have been keeping up lately, but life has continued to dance on the insane side of the fence. Hopefully come fall I'll be able to settle back into a blog reading and writing routine. Until then, I'll probably remain my … Continue reading The Writerly Update: Rising from the Grave Edition
Today’s Entry: One Part Plug, One Part Review
1) The non-shameless plug: Fantasy Magazine has a poll for the Best Fantasy Magazine Story of 2010. The shameless plug: my story "Mortis Persona" is among the stories you can vote for if you enjoyed it and feel so moved. 2) In a review of issue 20 of Black Static at Suite101, my story "The Wounded House" gets an … Continue reading Today’s Entry: One Part Plug, One Part Review
Two Quick & Shiny Things
First, my story "Dumping the Dead" was selected for inclusion in The Best of Every Day Fiction Three. And second, a review of "Mortis Persona" at Tangent Online says, among other things, "Barnett's lush prose does a fantastic job of building this world." I don't think I've ever had my prose described as lush before, … Continue reading Two Quick & Shiny Things
Shiny New Stuff for the (Almost) New Year
1) Shiny new website look here at http://www.babarnett.com. The previous version was adequate, but limited in what I could add to it and not particularly interesting. This version is much more fun. 2) Daily Science Fiction's January line-up has been announced, and my story "A Song Never Tasted" is slated for January 14. If you'd … Continue reading Shiny New Stuff for the (Almost) New Year
Barbara A. Barnett 