Orbit Links for October 3rd 2008
Plenty of Orbit author-related online activity to tell you about this week, so without further ado:
- Kelley Armstrong is writing a new ‘Otherworld’ story for the mini-anthology A Fantasy Medley, which was recently announced by US indie press Subterranean.
- Blogger Liz thoroughly enjoyed Marie Brennan‘s Midnight Never Come and says so over at myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com.
- Robert Buettner has been interviewed for the Fandomania Podcast.
- Michael Cobley is pleased as punch with the Steve Stone artwork we’re putting on his new novel The Seeds of Earth when we publish next March.
- Jennifer Fallon has been reading some odd stuff in the name of “food-based research” – readers with a delicate constitution may want to look away now…
- David Farland will be teaching two writing workshops in Saint George, Utah next April.
- Jo Graham presents an introduction to her next novel, Hand of Isis, which will be published in the US and UK by Orbit in March 2009.
- Charlie Huston presents The Book of All Future Names, part the VIIth.
- And speaking of Charlie Huston: reviewer Paul Stotts was greatly impressed with Every Last Drop (due from Orbit UK in Feb 2009), whilst Matt Staggs presents an enthusiastic overview of the Joe Pitt series to-date.
- Empire Online presents its essential guide to Twilight, The Movie, which is of course based on Stephenie Meyer’s debut novel.
- Karen Miller offers writing advice on the topic of finding the moments.
- Over at BookGeeks.co.uk, reviewer Simon Appleby says good things about K.J. Parker‘s new novel, The Company.
- Jennifer Rardin has posted parts I – III of When Vayl Met Jaz. Coming next week: When Jaz Met Vayl.
- Lilith Saintcrow offers some sage advice on the subject of how to get an agent.
- Jeff Somers muses on including modern technology in fiction and thereby running the risk that it subsequently loses its modernity.
- Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist is running an email sweepstake to win one of four copies of The Way of Shadows, part one of the brand new Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks.
As always, if you see any online articles, reviews or interviews that feature an Orbit author, please feel free to drop us a line and let us know! We’ll happily name-check your website or blog with a heads-up credit in return (please remember to provide us with a link…)
