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Recommended Reading List: March, 2012
I was extremely busy in March, but somehow I managed to read a lot of good stuff as well. Some of my reading came at a workshop at the end of February, beginning of March. If the stories that I liked appear in print, I told the students to contact me with that information. So far, only one has, but I hope others will so that I can share with you. I managed to catch up (sort of) on my nonfiction magazine reading (often at the expense of my newspaper reading), so I have quite a few magazine pieces below. I started some short story anthologies and some nonfiction anthologies, and I’m reading them slowly. I’ve listed some things below, and I’ll recommend others as time goes on (and I get … Read entire article »
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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 »
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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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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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