Author Archives: epbeaumont

Love in the Time of Starships: Foxhole Romance, Raygun Shenanigans, and the N-Ring Circus (Veronica Scott, Kris Rusch, Lois McMaster Bujold)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by epbeaumont

Veronica Scott. Wreck of the Nebula Dream Kris Rusch (writing as Kris DeLake). Assassins in Love Lois McMaster Bujold. A Civil Campaign For better for worse, or: nothing is more romantic than a shipwreck A long time ago in a … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 11 January 2015 (NaNo 2014 WIP Romance with Rayguns)

Posted on January 11, 2015 by epbeaumont

From earlier in the story: Hernan and Taryn have evaded capture and stowed away with the cargo for an interstellar supply run. *** No longer quarry, Hernan could now serve Taryn’s role as hunter. Free-fall. They felt the acceleration, on … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: The Lost Pissarro (forthcoming publication this week!)

Posted on January 10, 2015 by epbeaumont

Last night, finished the semi-final edits on The Lost Pissarro and commended my brainchild to the final reader (QA and continuity). This story, currently at 28,000 words, will be published some time this week! The Lost Pissarro: A Tale of … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: Reading as Writer & Fan (Ann Leckie, Imperial Radch series)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by epbeaumont

Ann Leckie. Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch) Other works mentioned: Laila Lalami. The Moor’s Account Salman Rushdie. The Enchantress of Florence Reading as a writer, I: the totally original idea (not) I definitely came to the Imperial Radch … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 4 January 2015 (NaNo 2014 WIP Romance with Rayguns)

Posted on January 4, 2015 by epbeaumont

They dozed, comfortably entangled, sticky and pleasantly sore. “It passes the time,” Taryn said at length. “And so very delightfully.” She yawned and wriggled closer. “Traveling companion,” Hernan said in reply, “very interesting way to think about this. Nowhere near … Continue reading →

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Writer Tech: Interview with Becca Patterson about Writing through Hard Times (141K in November)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by epbeaumont

Welcome to 2015! In honor of the New Year, I’m kicking off a series of posts about Writer Tech, both technique and technology.  Since technique (how we use the tools) is more important than technology (the tools) this first post … Continue reading →

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Goals: 2014 round-up, 2015 goals

Posted on December 31, 2014 by epbeaumont

It’s a bright clear bitterly cold Minnesota afternoon as I write this. I’m reading the round-ups for 2014 from colleagues around the world. As usual I accomplished both less and more than I set out to.

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Love in the Time of Starships: Kinship, Families of Affinity, and Grand Passions

Posted on December 29, 2014 by epbeaumont

Aliette de Bodard. On a Red Station, Drifting Alexis Hall. There Will Be Phlogiston Julio Alexi Genao. When You Were Pixels How I met these authors and their work Aliette de Bodard’s work was listed on the RequiresHate blog in … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 28 December 2014 (NaNo 2014 WIP Romance with Rayguns)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by epbeaumont

“Well, it’s not been T-7 leaving those mines for us,” Taryn said. “That lot doesn’t have starships; they’ve poured all they have down the rat-hole. Or the singularity, I should say. Pouring it down the rat-hole at least feeds rats.” “The … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: part zero, the manifesto

Posted on December 22, 2014 by epbeaumont

Over the last few years, there have been doctrinal ructions over “purity of genre” in the SF/F world, with definite gendered and racialized intent, not coincidentally as those other than white males have become both visible and visibly successful in … Continue reading →

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