Catherine Asaro's Blog - Posts Tagged "summer-reading"

I've put up Chapter III and Chapter IV of The Vanished Seas on my Patreon page. Here is the link:

www.patreon.com/posts/38627907

The official release day is coming! July 7, 2020. It's hard to believe it's only a couple of weeks now.

Art Credit: Saeed Jalabi, male taekwondo, artstation.com/saeedjalabi

It's official: The Vanished Seas is released! This evening I'll be doing a reading from the book. All are welcome and invited to come by. Hope to see you there!

It's posted! My "The Big Idea" article for John Scalzi's blog is posted. It's about the Undercity and how I came up with that universe. whatever.scalzi.com/2020/07/09/the-bi...

This blog post is the first time I've written directly about going to an "urban, inner-city" school (though I'm not crazy about those terms, mainly because they come with a lot of negative connotations). I didn't consciously silence myself, I just fast learned that most of my peers in college and beyond couldn't relate to my background. So I didn't talk about it.

I touched on it in my introduction to the 2013 Nebula anthology I edited. I talked about how, when I said I read the "The Invisible Man" in high school, I meant the Ralph Ellison book, not the story by H.G. Wells that most readers of the Nebula anthology would think of first.

Also, the scene where Tina and Althor get attacked in East LA in Lightning Strike, Book I (Catch the Lightning) is based on something that happened to me in high school. But this Big idea is the first time I've gone into any depth about the school or my experiences.

I have to find the art credit for this image I had in my desktop folder. I will update this post as soon as I find it. If anyone knows it's location on the web, please post here.

Some folks have asked how to find the story "Children of the Dust" about Bhaaj in her youth.
I posted it on my Patreon page

www.patreon.com/posts/67654120

I'd like to invite folks here to subscribe to the page. You get free stories, free books, gossip, and in the process, you help support me and my writing.

Art Credit: Luis Royo

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

I'm putting up more stories on my Patreon page, some for free and others for subscribers. come on over! You're welcome to read those that are available free of charge, and you're invited to subscribe if you like what you find.

Here is a list:

Echoes of Pride, full story: Free
patreon.com/posts/echoes-of-pride-868...

The Wages of Honor: Free
Part 1 of 3: patreon.com/posts/wages-of-honor-i-82...
Part 2 of 3: patreon.com/posts/wages-of-honor-2-82...

Paywalled, Part 3 of 3:
patreon.com/posts/wages-of-honor-3-83...

The Edges of Never Haven (paywall)
Part I/II: patreon.com/posts/edges-of-never-1-86...
Part II/II: patreon.com/posts/edges-of-never-2-86...

This is a complete rewrite of the the Edges of Never-Haven, making it into science fiction instead of fantasy and setting it more firmly in the Ruby Dynasty universe. It's also better written.

The Shadowed Heart, Part I or II (paywalled)
patreon.com/posts/shadowed-heart-i-87...

I'm also rewriting this one, bringing it more solidly into the Skolian Empire universe (and also because I write better now than when it was published).

Great reading + review of Undercity over at the Bored Goddess reviews. The first half is her excellent reading, followed by her review of the book. She really gets the book. It got five ducks as a rating. 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxtxY...

Hello, all. In a couple of hours, I'm doing a talk on how non-scientists can put science in their SF. You don't need a degree in science! I'll go over various approaches you can use to base ideas in your work on science even if you know nothing about the scientific topic. Come on over!

This is short notice, but if you register for the conference (it's free), they will have videos of all the sessions that you can watch at your leisure.

Here is the link:

prowritingaid.com/sci-fi-week/sign-up

My next book, The Down Deep, will soon be released! As a teaser, here are the first few chapters.
patreon.com/posts/104988419

This is book one of a new series called The Dust Knights (as in the Major bhaajan books). It will be available as a hardcover, ebook or audiobook. The release date is July 2, 2024.

The publisher put up a gorgeous display for it on Amazon: amazon.com/Down-Deep-Dust-Knights/dp/...

Art credit: Kurt Miller
Cover Design: Carol Russo Design

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Here is the banner for my next book, The Down Deep. I don't know if this is going to show fully here, given how long it is. Let me know if you can see it fully.

The book comes up July 2, 2024. Only a couple of weeks now!