Catherine Asaro's Blog - Posts Tagged "reading"
Catch the Lightning, Book II, Final Chapter!
I've posted the final chapter of Lightning Strike, Book II on my patreon page. Yay! Patrons now have the complete book to enjoy. www.patreon.com/posts/38067916
The photo is Althor's mother, Dyhianna (Dehya) Selei, the Ruby Pharaoh.
Photo credit: Subbotina Anna, shutterstock.com
The photo is Althor's mother, Dyhianna (Dehya) Selei, the Ruby Pharaoh.
Photo credit: Subbotina Anna, shutterstock.com
Article at Tor.com
Ho! A friend of mine just sent me this link. I am flattered. Who woulda thought I'd be described as writing classic sf? It does indeed seem like just yesterday I was the new kid on the block.
www.tor.com/2020/07/02/space-opera-do...
www.tor.com/2020/07/02/space-opera-do...
The (new) Quantum Rose, Chapter III
I've put up chapter III of The (new) Quantum Rose on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/posts/43979714
I hope to get all of the chapters posted for patrons in the next few months, before the rewritten book goes on sale as an eBook.
Art credits: Prince Havyrl: conmyth.fandom.com/wiki/Triston_Matth...
This one I found for a character on the con myth fandom wiki. He looks like the character Prince Havyrl in The Quantum Rose, but he is actually a character called Triston Matthews III in the game. For more details on the game and the character(s), see the details at the site and on the pictures itself. They have a lot of great stuff there!
Kamoj Argali. Desktop wallpaper. I couldn't find the artist name, but if anyone knows, please post! abstract.desktopnexus.com/get/2230795/
I hope to get all of the chapters posted for patrons in the next few months, before the rewritten book goes on sale as an eBook.
Art credits: Prince Havyrl: conmyth.fandom.com/wiki/Triston_Matth...
This one I found for a character on the con myth fandom wiki. He looks like the character Prince Havyrl in The Quantum Rose, but he is actually a character called Triston Matthews III in the game. For more details on the game and the character(s), see the details at the site and on the pictures itself. They have a lot of great stuff there!
Kamoj Argali. Desktop wallpaper. I couldn't find the artist name, but if anyone knows, please post! abstract.desktopnexus.com/get/2230795/
My Philcon schedule
Here is my Philcon schedule for this weekend. Hope you can come! philcon.org
Saturday, Nov 21, 4pm EST, Plaza 1: Drift Compatible: The Science of Neural Interface Technology
Saturday, Nov 21, 7pm EST: Reading, Catherine Asaro
Sunday, Nov 22, 4pm EST, Plaza 1: Rule of Cool vs Actual Science
Saturday, Nov 21, 4pm EST, Plaza 1: Drift Compatible: The Science of Neural Interface Technology
Saturday, Nov 21, 7pm EST: Reading, Catherine Asaro
Sunday, Nov 22, 4pm EST, Plaza 1: Rule of Cool vs Actual Science
The (new) Quantum Rose, Chapter I4
I've posted Chapter 4 of The (new) Quantum Rose on my patreon. I'm revising the whole book in preparation for its re-release. It's here: patreon.com/posts/46884976
The picture below is similar to the palace in the book, though that one is in the mountains.
Art Credit: deviantart.com/marcmons007/art/Palace...
The palace in this picture is a real place. The first time I went there, during a trip to San Francisco, I couldn't stop being amazed. It was like seeing a place out of a fantasy I'd imagined come to real life. The palace I describe in TQR is based on the ancient Maya palaces, but with changes to fit the thousands of years evolution in the story. This actually comes fairly close, though it doesn't have the Maya influence. Also, the water in this picture would be a plaza in the story.
The picture below is similar to the palace in the book, though that one is in the mountains.
Art Credit: deviantart.com/marcmons007/art/Palace...
The palace in this picture is a real place. The first time I went there, during a trip to San Francisco, I couldn't stop being amazed. It was like seeing a place out of a fantasy I'd imagined come to real life. The palace I describe in TQR is based on the ancient Maya palaces, but with changes to fit the thousands of years evolution in the story. This actually comes fairly close, though it doesn't have the Maya influence. Also, the water in this picture would be a plaza in the story.
The (new) Quantum Rose, Chapter 6 and 7
The chapters in full are on my Patreon page at:
patreon.com/posts/47419530
I put two chapters because I'm getting them up too slowly. By the time I'm ready to send the revised book to my eBook publisher, I'm hoping to have the entire book posted on Patreon as well, like I did with Lightning Strike Book II.
I'm also hoping I can get it all posted in time to get feedback from on the essay at the back of the book that explains how the subtitles of each chapter relate to quantum scattering theory of polyatomic molecules. It needed a LOT of rewriting. I did it too fast, because I was on deadline when I first sent this book in to the publisher. In retrospect, I see I didn't explain things as well as I should have. In fact I jumped over a number of concepts that needed at least a few sentences. So I'm taking the time to do it right.
I remember when the French translator got to the essay, they added some notes of their own to the test. At the time, I was quite annoyed, given that translators are just supposed to translate, not add new text to the book. However, in retrospect, I wonder if they were trying to make clear some of the unclear concepts I talked about in the essay.
The chapters involve a lot of riding around on green glass stags. I didn't have any pictures of those, so I found pictures of Earth stags which look similar. Greenglass stags are much larger, with iridescent scales, but hey. :-)
Art Credit 1): Thranduil_king_of_the_woodland, by Jerry Vanderstelt
Art credit 2) Fire Elemental by Marthe Jonkers and Ward Lindhout
Art Credit 3) White Stag, ©2015 Rachel E. S. Byler
Art Credit 4) Shaman woman, Shutterstock.com, 1102092089
patreon.com/posts/47419530
I put two chapters because I'm getting them up too slowly. By the time I'm ready to send the revised book to my eBook publisher, I'm hoping to have the entire book posted on Patreon as well, like I did with Lightning Strike Book II.
I'm also hoping I can get it all posted in time to get feedback from on the essay at the back of the book that explains how the subtitles of each chapter relate to quantum scattering theory of polyatomic molecules. It needed a LOT of rewriting. I did it too fast, because I was on deadline when I first sent this book in to the publisher. In retrospect, I see I didn't explain things as well as I should have. In fact I jumped over a number of concepts that needed at least a few sentences. So I'm taking the time to do it right.
I remember when the French translator got to the essay, they added some notes of their own to the test. At the time, I was quite annoyed, given that translators are just supposed to translate, not add new text to the book. However, in retrospect, I wonder if they were trying to make clear some of the unclear concepts I talked about in the essay.
The chapters involve a lot of riding around on green glass stags. I didn't have any pictures of those, so I found pictures of Earth stags which look similar. Greenglass stags are much larger, with iridescent scales, but hey. :-)
Art Credit 1): Thranduil_king_of_the_woodland, by Jerry Vanderstelt
Art credit 2) Fire Elemental by Marthe Jonkers and Ward Lindhout
Art Credit 3) White Stag, ©2015 Rachel E. S. Byler
Art Credit 4) Shaman woman, Shutterstock.com, 1102092089
My Leprecon Schedule, Sunday, March 21, 2021
I have two events today at Leprecon.
Reading: Sunday, March 21, 11-11:30 EDT (8-8:30 Arizona time)
Panel, The Future of Space: Sunday, March 21, 1:00-2:00 pm (10:00-11:00 am Arizona)
Gregory Benford, David Brin & Catherine Asaro discuss the future of the space program.
Homepage: leprecon.org/lep47/index.html
Programming: leprecon.org/lep47/programming/index....
Free registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2y...
My apologies for the late notice: this was somewhat last minute. I hope folks get this in time to come. I don't know if I'll have anyone at my reading this morning. Although it's 11 am for me, which isn't bad, it's 8am for people in Arizona, which is where the con is located. Who at a convention gets up that early on a Sunday morning! :-D
Reading: Sunday, March 21, 11-11:30 EDT (8-8:30 Arizona time)
Panel, The Future of Space: Sunday, March 21, 1:00-2:00 pm (10:00-11:00 am Arizona)
Gregory Benford, David Brin & Catherine Asaro discuss the future of the space program.
Homepage: leprecon.org/lep47/index.html
Programming: leprecon.org/lep47/programming/index....
Free registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2y...
My apologies for the late notice: this was somewhat last minute. I hope folks get this in time to come. I don't know if I'll have anyone at my reading this morning. Although it's 11 am for me, which isn't bad, it's 8am for people in Arizona, which is where the con is located. Who at a convention gets up that early on a Sunday morning! :-D
Chapter 13, 14, and 15 of the new The Quantum Rose
Here are chapters 14, 15, and 15 of the revised The Quantum Rose: patreon.com/posts/49235683
Art credit: Qing Yu Nian, by Guangjian Hung, or hgjart on DeviantArt.com: deviantart.com/hgjart/art/Qing-Yu-Nia...
This is one of my favorite artists. I adore their work.
Here are the previous chapters:
Chapter One: patreon.com/posts/42422847
Chapter Two: patreon.com/posts/43137948
Chapter Three: patreon.com/posts/43979714
Chapter Four: patreon.com/posts/46884976/
Chapter Five: patreon.com/posts/46406448/
Chapters Six and Seven: patreon.com/posts/47419530
Chapters Eight and Nine: patreon.com/posts/47807251
Chapters Ten, Eleven, and Twelve: patreon.com/posts/48107371
Art credit: Qing Yu Nian, by Guangjian Hung, or hgjart on DeviantArt.com: deviantart.com/hgjart/art/Qing-Yu-Nia...
This is one of my favorite artists. I adore their work.
Here are the previous chapters:
Chapter One: patreon.com/posts/42422847
Chapter Two: patreon.com/posts/43137948
Chapter Three: patreon.com/posts/43979714
Chapter Four: patreon.com/posts/46884976/
Chapter Five: patreon.com/posts/46406448/
Chapters Six and Seven: patreon.com/posts/47419530
Chapters Eight and Nine: patreon.com/posts/47807251
Chapters Ten, Eleven, and Twelve: patreon.com/posts/48107371
Worldcon Schedule
Hi, all. Here is my schedule for Chicon8
FRIDAY
The Blurbs: The Craft and Etiquette of Promotional Text
Friday, September 2, 2022, 4:00 PM CDT, Grand Hall MN
Science in SF Shows: The Good, The Bad, and the Amusing
Friday, September 2, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT, Crystal Ballroom B
SATURDAY
Cyborgs Are Now Us
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 11:30 AM CDT, Regency Ballroom D
Autographing - Catherine Asaro
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 2:30 PM CDT
Reading - Catherine Asaro
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT, Dusable
SUNDAY
Concert, Catherine Asaro
Sunday, September 4, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT, Plaza AB
MONDAY
Table Talk - Catherine Asaro
Monday, September 5, 2022, 11:30 AM CDT, Crystal Foyer
FRIDAY
The Blurbs: The Craft and Etiquette of Promotional Text
Friday, September 2, 2022, 4:00 PM CDT, Grand Hall MN
Science in SF Shows: The Good, The Bad, and the Amusing
Friday, September 2, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT, Crystal Ballroom B
SATURDAY
Cyborgs Are Now Us
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 11:30 AM CDT, Regency Ballroom D
Autographing - Catherine Asaro
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 2:30 PM CDT
Reading - Catherine Asaro
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT, Dusable
SUNDAY
Concert, Catherine Asaro
Sunday, September 4, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT, Plaza AB
MONDAY
Table Talk - Catherine Asaro
Monday, September 5, 2022, 11:30 AM CDT, Crystal Foyer
