Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 3 November 2013 (Inside the Jump)

Posted on November 2, 2013 by epbeaumont

“By the Fourth Prime,” the Ship’s Voice said, “that is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. Implosively weird. A walking hull-breach.” Jehen startled at Yasmin’s profanities. Not her usual style at all. And yes, it was weird. Genubi would make … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 27 October 2013 (Character interview: Martisset from Inside the Jump)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by epbeaumont

And that time I was not consciously eavesdropping, but watching — on a sunrise flight with my aunt Tethys, who pointed out when we were approaching the long, broad Valley of Settlement, where the first colony on Karis had been … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 13 October 2013 (Character interview: Jehen from Inside the Jump)

Posted on October 12, 2013 by epbeaumont

My name is Jehen, and I’m in charge here–so they say, anyway. The truth of the matter is something more complicated, but then the ones planet-side don’t have the faintest idea of what happens out in space. They have the … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: NaNoWriMo goes live for 2013; cover reveal

Posted on October 2, 2013 by epbeaumont

The National Novel Writing Month website has reset for the 2013 season. So it’s time to reveal the cover for this year’s project. Here’s the small version that appears with my novel profile on the NaNoWriMo site: A larger version … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 31 March (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by epbeaumont

Caesar was proving not entirely agreeable to what she needed, abroad at least, if she were to share rule of the sea-kingdoms with him from Rome. She had looked into the law-books at Rome, and shuddered; good Alexandrian matrons and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 24 March 2013 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by epbeaumont

“The temples are carved out of the living rock, and the gods twenty or more times the size of men–as they should be.” “And the great Sphinx—is it true what they say, that it is not a woman but a … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 17 March 2013 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by epbeaumont

The sculptor came and went, taking notes with papyrus and memory as she assumed the ritual postures of the goddess, just as in the temple ritual, though with a few Greco-Roman twists—the knotted drapery for one, which was of a … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 10 March 2013 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by epbeaumont

Timaeus would stay behind to supervise the efforts of the experimental ship-design effort.  “Automata, your majesty,” he said, shaking his head. “A child’s toy…” “Can become a weapon. Aren’t the deadliest daggers the ones that look like little bijoux?” He … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 3 March 2013 (Cleopatra’s Ironclads)

Posted on March 2, 2013 by epbeaumont

“Your administration was notable for crisis, and cool-headed management of same. Quite a performance for a mere chit of a girl.” “I was apprenticed for the role,” she said without heat. “And I had history as a guide. Let the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 24 February 2013 (Necromancer & Barbarian character interview)

Posted on February 24, 2013 by epbeaumont

I dream of the green bog in summer, under the blue sky and the mist that shows in the distance even on a clear day. They’re like the eyes of the earth, reflecting the sky and its drifting clouds. One … Continue reading →

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