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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 20 July 2014 (WIP: Leonie Hallward)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by epbeaumont

My mother and Basil argued over color, in a way that was immediately familiar when I was a student at the Academie Julian, drinking strong tea in the cafes with my friends. Those quarrels were the grown-up correspondent of my … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 13 July 2014 (WIP: Leonie Hallward)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by epbeaumont

The summer after my uncle Basil’s disappearance, we stayed at his country pied-a-terre, in which my father was part-owner. Nothing had been changed; the place was still as it had been. The studio was closed off; one afternoon Ralph and I ventured … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 7 July 2014 (WIP: Ship’s Heart)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by epbeaumont

In the center loomed up a monument, unlit, a bulk of shadow against the stars; Martisset squinted into the darkness to make out details–hooves and legs of a horse, leg of the rider–then no longer needed to, as Martisset the … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Bad Parents

Posted on July 4, 2014 by epbeaumont

 “No, I do not think that a wise idea.” Tethys watched their expressions fall. “But others have done it.” Three of her own children, many times over that in clan-children and marriage-protegees, and she never ceased hearing that excuse. She … Continue reading →

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Live (more or less) from CONvergence 2014

Posted on July 3, 2014 by epbeaumont

Jet-lagged without the glamour of actual travel, I’m reminding myself that moderation is the secret of sanity at an event this big. At 12:30 US Central, I’ll be participating on a panel on Magic Realism, and will probably have interesting … Continue reading →

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Goals: July releases, CONvergence panels, and editing blues

Posted on July 1, 2014 by epbeaumont

I’m still putting in the edits from the final review of Tales from the Inhabited Worlds, whose release is being moved into July. And I’ve come down with a cold, not such a a big deal except that CONvergence impends. And I’m going … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 29 June 2014 (WIP: Ship’s Heart)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by epbeaumont

The gene-parents and the co-parents explained it all to them, as they rehearsed the steps of the vortex dance, how the ship came every year with supplies for Sarronny Dome, by treaty, and also by treaty they took away with … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 22 June 2014 (WIP: Ship’s Heart)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by epbeaumont

The feasting the next day was more subdued, as the dancers had been up all night. The children were bright-eyed, as were the apprentices not yet of age. It was their turn to bring out the food, and to supervise … Continue reading →

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Goals: getting my edit on!

Posted on June 21, 2014 by epbeaumont

Several weeks ago, I carved rough-draft stories out of the character interviews for Inside the Jump, and shared them with several of my regular beta-readers. Over the last week, I’ve been doing large-scale structural editing. In the last 48 hours, I’ve entered … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 15 June 2014 (WIP: Ship’s Heart)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by epbeaumont

Yasmin had worried that she might not catch the baton properly in her turn, or manage the hand-drums or striking-sticks, but once she was part of the great vortex, she flowed with it; she felt her chest vibrate with the … Continue reading →

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