Shameless bragging...

Some years ago, I began editing anthologies, "sitting on the other side" of the editorial desk, as it were. I had a wonderful time, made a ton of mistakes, did a lot of things right, made some splendid friends, and had even more fun inviting writers I'd long admired. But the publishing world is bumpy and unpredictable, and I found myself with a completed anthology and no publisher -- and a climate in which I got told over and over, "no one is buying anthologies."

But I did not give up. For one thing, this one was so splendid, so delicious -- funny, heart-breaking, romantic, derring-do-ish, action-packed stories from amazing writers -- that I could not simply walk away from it. dancinghorse, one of the contributors, called it, "lovely lush fantasy." So I got stubborn. And kept trying. And...

Voila!

Brand new from Sky Warrior Books!

Here's the TOC:
FEATHERWEIGHT by la_marquise_de_
THE ART OF MASKS by sartorias
CULVERELLE by Sean McMullen
FORTUNE'S STEPCHILD by lingster1
THE WOMAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH THE HORNED KING by dancinghorse
A WREATH OF LUCK by madrobins
EMBERS by calendula_witch & jaylake
QUESTION A STONE by Tanith Lee
A SWAIN OF KNEADED MOONLIGHT by Dave Smeds
FIRE AND FROST AND BURNING ROSE by Rosemary Hawley Jarman
THE GARDEN OF SWORDS by kdwenthworth
BLUE VELVET by Diana E. Paxson
OUTLANDER by samhenderson

You can buy it from Barnes & Noble or amazon.com (although for some algorithmic reason, amazon picked the name of one of the contributors as the author).

Navigating the World of Publishing With a Pro

For this last year, I've been linking to Laura Anne Gilman's excellent series on Book View Cafe, Practical Meerkat's Useful Info for Writers. These were not "how to write" blogs, but invaluable perspectives on publishing -- and how it's changing! -- careers, professional relationships, care of the writerly ego... in other words, what we all need to know to survive and perhaps flourish. Now she's complied them into an ebook, available from Book View Cafe in the usual multi-formats, for only $2.99.

Practical Meerkat’s 52 Bits of Useful Info for Young (and Old) Writers
(Writing Advice)

The skinny: Writing is a craft. Publishing is a business. Today's world requires you to understand both.

*Knowing When Not to Complain (and how to do it)
*Bar Schmoozing with the Big Dogs (even if you don't drink)
*Dealing with a Difficult Editor/Agent... and much, much more!

Laura Anne Gilman has been an editor since 1990, including 7 years heading the Roc SF imprint for Penguin. As a writer, she has twenty-five novels and forty+ stories to her name. A freelancer since 2003, she hasn’t starved yet. She figures all this gives her the ability to talk a bit about the industry.

Be still, my heart...

Thanks to anghara for this link to the most beautiful bookstores in the world...