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The Door to the House of VanderMeer
Well, not really, but this is an awesome post for writers http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2010/01/06/finch-novel-opening-chapters-discarded-approaches/. In which Jeff discusses his opening chapters of Finch, the bits he left in, the bits he left out and why, and some interesting comments on authorial intention.
Crafty goodness.
More VanderMeery Goodness – or Despair Never Leaves You
Words from the wise once again, Jeff VanderMeer on writerly despair:
Despair is a companion who keeps coming back to you no matter how far you’ve traveled along the path toward a sustainable Booklife. Things go wrong. What you have visualized does not come to pass. That opportunity you thought you had turns to dust. This is most difficult for beginning
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Insurgency Campaign
The new VanderMeer novel Finch is officially out tomorrow. Take part in the Insurgency Campaign at http://www.finchthenovel.com/readers/
Order the book onlines from the below or, indeed, go into a real bookstore, touch books, drink coffee, eat danishes, see humans, buy books.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0980226015/ref=nosim/httpwwwjeffva-20
Indiebound: http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780980226010
Powell’s: http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9780980226010
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The Reveal
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Ambergris Insurgency posters notwithstanding, I am not on any known Watchlists.
VanderMeer asked if I would mind providing a mugshot … I said “Yes, I would mind.” … He said “I know where the bodies of your Clarion South first drafts are.” … I
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Huzzah for Finch
Great review of the Redoubtable VanderMeer’s latest, Finch, lives here http://www.bscreview.com/2009/11/finch-by-jeff-vandermeer-review/, and a sample cameos below:
So you don’t read fantasy. You heart mystery and crime fiction but haven’t touched a fantasy book since that one summer when you devoured Lord of the Rings. Well, let me tell you that things have changed since then. The SF/F genre has a long history
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