Firsty, a belated Hello! to anyone I met at Fantasycon. If I said/did anything stupid whilst in the bar/on the dancefloor/on a panel, that wasn’t me, it was my Evil Twin, Ms Sarah Pinborough. I’ve been delighted at the reception Downside Girls has been getting. You can read a couple of the more head-swelling reviews […]
Reviews and cons and holidays
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 4 October 2012 0
FantasyCon … and beyond!
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 27 September 2012 0
I’ve got away with a light workload this weekend – I’m just on the one panel at FantasyCon, which is ‘Have We Caught Up with Science Fiction?’ at 5pm on Saturday. I’m guessing the ‘we’ is the ‘real’ world, and there’s some cool people on this panel, so it should be fun. I didn’t get […]
And the winner is…
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 23 September 2012 0
Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter what was a pretty tricky contest. I’m going to be sending the prize to ‘Odo’ (who I’ve already emailed), because of a response which managed to remind me of one example I’d forgotten, tell me another I need to look up and mention a third […]
Book give-away – Downside Girls
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 21 September 2012 11
I like short stories, and I like big plots. So, writing several short stories with an overarching meta-plot is always tempting, if somewhat indulgent. Fortunately, I’ve been allowed to indulge myself, and Downside Girls is the result. Most of the stories in this little collection tie into each other and they all link into Principles […]
When the World Colludes…
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 13 September 2012 2
One of the most pleasing, if disconcerting, things about writing is the way that when you’re developing ideas into a story, reality spontaneously throws up supporting data. During a panel at Eastercon I was asked which science I’d like to get more of in my fiction. I answered ‘Biology’ partly out of cowardice, because aside […]
September already?
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 1 September 2012 2
This is shaping up to be a busy month for me (OK, all my months are busy, it’s just that too many of them are busy in a non-writing-related way). On Tuesday week, the 11th, I’m a guest at the Oxfam Bookshop in Reading, as part of their Science Fiction spectacular. I’ll be there from […]
It’s Official
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 22 August 2012 1
I now have the official release date for the electronic edition of Downside Girls: 24th September. I will be running a giveaway, so watch this space. The print edition is going to be launched at Novacon at which, as I may have mentioned before, I am the guest of honour.
More SFXy stuff
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 9 August 2012 4
As you (may) remember, a couple of months ago I had a lovely day out with two very cool people (specifically Kim Stanley Robinson and Alastair Reynolds), the results of which you can read Real Soon Now in SFX magazine. Following on from this SFX have kindly asked me to contribute to their Book Club […]
Andromeda’s Offspring
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 30 July 2012 0
The above fanzine is relatively new, but I hope we’ll be hearing a lot more about it. For the current issue the editor was kind enough to interview me about my wicked fannish past. She has also included an original Justina Robson story, which will be a treat for anyone (like me!) who loves Justina’s […]
Queen of Nowhere cover reveal (2 of 2)
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 24 July 2012 4
And now, the actual cover: I think this might just be my favourite Hidden Empire cover so far. I especially love that bronze/gold effect on the water (although you’ll discover if you read the book that this is not water you’d want to swim in).