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The Business Rusch: Audience
The Business Rusch: Audience Kristine Kathryn Rusch Ah, the sound of bubbles bursting. On television, bursting bubbles have an audible “pop!” so loud it almost sounds like a gunshot. In real life, bubbles make almost no sound as they pop, maybe a faint little wet smack as they cease to be, barely louder than a kiss. Bubbles really are an apt analogy for dreams. Children get a jar of bubble water, often from a well-meaning adult who then shows the children how to make bubbles. First, dip the round wand into the bubble water, then blow gently, and watch the bubbles—catching light like a thousand rainbows—drift slowly away. Don’t touch them, because they’ll pop, sometimes spraying you with their remains. And even if you make new bubbles, they’ll never ever be quite the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business Rusch, featured, free nonfiction, On Writing
Free Fiction Monday: Kindred Souls
She calls herself Linda, although it’s not her name. She travels from nursing home to nursing home, fixing problems, helping others. Until she meets Eloise Mortimer. Rich, famous Eloise Mortimer. Dying Eloise Mortimer, who fancies herself a latter-day Miss Marple, but who might simply be something much more dangerous. Much more destructive. “Kindred Souls” by Edgar award nominee Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for 99 cents on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores. The free story will only be available for one week. If you missed this one, click on the links above. There’s another free story lurking somewhere around this site. Track it down, read, and enjoy. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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A Wonderful Honor
The Willamette Writers, a writers organization that’s been around for 47 years and is quite important in the Pacific Northwest, has just let me and Dean known that we will receive their lifetime achievement award. Needless to say, we’re mighty stunned and quite honored. Here’s an excerpt from the letter: WILLAMETTE WRITERS willamettewriters.com <http://willamettewriters.com> Kristine Kathryn Rusch Dean Wesley Smith Dear Ms. Rusch and Mr. Smith Willamette Writers is happy to announce that you have been selected as the recipients of its 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. You were chosen by a unanimous vote of the board acknowledging the contribution your writing has made and continues to make. You are an inspiration to writers of the Pacific Northwest, demonstrating by example how to create a vibrant, successful writing career that spans decades and many beloved volumes. This year … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: Songbirds
One hunter. One songbird. He must convince her to sing for the king once again. But in so doing, he makes a bargain that could change everything he knows and understands about his world. And his life. And the decision could change the world itself. To sing or not to sing. The price might be too high. On both sides. “Songbirds” by World Fantasy Award winner Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available for $2.99 (with a bonus story) from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and in other ebookstores. The free story will only be available for one week. If you missed this one, click on the links above. There’s another free story lurking somewhere around this site. Track it down, read, and enjoy. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Free Fiction Monday: The Observer
They send the best and brightest to war, then observe them when the soldiers return. Only someone else observes too—someone closer to the soldier, someone quite surprising… Published with bonus story “Elites.” “The Observer,” written by Hugo-award winner Kristine Kathryn Rusch is available (with a bonus story) for $2.99 on Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, and in other bookstores. Also available in the collection, Lightspeed Year One, edited by John Joseph Adams, available in trade paper and as an ebook. The free story will only be available for one week. If you missed this one, click on the links above. There’s another free story lurking somewhere around this site. Track it down, read, and enjoy. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Mid-Month Novel Excerpt: Boneyards
Once per month, I’ll publish an excerpt of one of my novels, and I hope you’ll be intrigued enough to buy the rest of the book. I began this practice in February of 2011. Unlike the free fiction I put up every Monday, the novel excerpts will remain on the site. If you want to read the opening to the previous twelve novels, click here. This month, I’ve excerpted Boneyards, which is the third novel in the Diving series. You don’t have to have read any of the other novels in the series to read this one, but you might enjoy it more if you read the others first. You can read an excerpt from the first novel in the series, Diving Into the Wreck, here. You’ll find ordering information for Boneyards at the end of this post. Here’s the back … Read entire article »
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