Mslexia, the magazine of women’s writing, has been kind enough to interview me for their latest issue, in the company of Urban Fantasy writer Suzanne Macleod and Fantasy author Elspeth Cooper. It’s good to see this prestigious magazine covering the SFF genre. (Brace yourself for more shameless shelf-promotion, as I’ve got blog spots and reviews […]
Mslexia
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 20 December 2012 0
What She Said
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 9 December 2012 0
You know when something on t’internets clearly articulates ideas you share but haven’t actually put into words, then adds new concepts you hadn’t even thought of? Adrienne Kress recently used Joe Scalzi’s ‘Big Idea’ feature to discuss her new novel The Friday Society, and she raised some excellent points about the portrayal of female characters. […]
Top Ten Worlds on Top New site
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 1 December 2012 0
Simon Appleby (he of BookGeeks) has kindly asked me to contribute to a new website for book lovers of all flavours and persuasions, called Nudge. As one of the first SF writers to get in there, I had a wide range of options, and I’ve chosen to make a rather self-indulgent list; specifically, of my […]
The Next Big Thing
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 21 November 2012 0
I’ve been memed. (Is meme a verb? It is now…). The lovely and talented Paul Cornell has challenged me to take part in the meme de jour. How could I resist? What is the working title of your next book? Queen of Nowhere, although it’s not a working title given the book is already in […]
Another guest spot …
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 15 November 2012 0
…this one virtual. I’ve almost caught up with my sleep-deprivation from the weekend, so I thought I’d point out, for those who haven’t already seen it, that Alyx Dellamonica, author of Wild Things, has been kind enough to let me loose on her blog, where I’ve decided to debunk one of the most common writerly […]
Novacon
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 12 November 2012 2
Well, that was fun. Exhausting, but fun. We arrived around mid afternoon on Friday, and soon met up with the first of many old friends (in the bar, natch). Then I was into a hectic evening’s programming. I was one of several guests on the opening chat-show, and I took the opportunity to confess that […]
Only a Couple of Days to Go!
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 7 November 2012 14
I’m trying to be all mature and professional about Novacon but my exuberance keeps getting the better of me. Fortunately Beloved is acting as the voice of reason, reminding me to pack practical stuff and pointing out that being the Last Woman (Barely) Standing in the bar at 5am is not only not required of […]
FinMyNoMo
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 31 October 2012 0
The season of the novel is almost upon us. I have a nostalgic fondness for NaNoWriMo. I successfully completed it only once, in 2006, and I didn’t write a novel as such, just the 50,000 words required to ‘win’ at National Novel Writing Month. 50K is a realistic goal, and at that time being kicked […]
All The News That’s Fit to Print
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 21 October 2012 2
I’m just back from BristolCon, which was excellent, notwithstanding the nasty bug that struck some people, and the midnight fire alarm. It was great to see old friends and make new ones. And being brought an awesome chocolate dessert whilst moderating a panel is a luxury I could get used to. The first Goodreads giveaway […]
BristolCon and Goodreads
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 13 October 2012 0
We’re back from Cornwall, where I walked along clifftops and found some quality mud as well as spending far too much money on scrumpy and handmade chocolates (though not, you’ll be glad to hear, all at the same time). I came back to find the BristolCon programme more or less finalised. Unless there are any […]