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CollectionsYour library (502), Wishlist (2), Currently reading (2), To read (13), Read but unowned (5), All collections (509)
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TagsWomen (52), Haiti (51), Science Fiction (47), (38), YA (32), fantasy (31), Ireland (27), Asia (22), Canadian Speculative Fiction (20), Speculative Fiction (20) — see all tags
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GroupsBroad Universe - SF, fantasy, and horror written by women, Combiners!, FantasyFans, Science Fiction Fans, Writer's Brag and Rag Bag, Writer-readers
Favorite authorsUrsula K. Le Guin, Thich Nhat Hanh, Zora Neale Hurston, Eileen Kernaghan, Jess Mowry, Edna O'Brien, Barbara Pym (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresBanyen Books and Sound, Grimoire's Books, Jolly Olde Bookstore, Literal Alley, People's Co-Op Bookstore, Pulpfiction Books, Pulpfiction Books West, Steveston Book Store, White Dwarf Books
Favorite librariesDouglas College - New Westminster Campus Library, New Westminister Public Library, Richmond Public Library - Brighouse (Main) Branch, Richmond Public Library - Steveston Branch, Vancouver Public Library - Britannia Branch, Vancouver Public Library - Carnegie Branch, Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch
Other favoritesJames Street Café and Grill
About meA slow but savouring reader. I sometimes read so slowly I end up with cobwebs on my face, as per my photo...
A slow, savouring writer, too. (It tastes _goooood_.)
I write speculative fiction, including science fiction, slipstream, magical realism. But I read all kinds of things.
Non-booky things...I live with cats, and I love them. I don't live with other animals, but I love them,, too. I find people among the interesting creatures on earth; not sorry I ended up being one.
Though I'm not THAT old, I've now lived long enough to have my roots in history. That's quite an interesting experience. There are so many things I grew up with that my nephews and nieces can't even imagine. The changes have been slow and subtle, the most important ones. I miss some of the things I didn't even like when I was little, or didn't think I liked. And I appreciate many of the things that replaced them. Change. Not good, not bad. Interesting.
As a writer, I’ve been influenced most notably by: Ursula K. Le Guin, Eileen Kernaghan, Margaret Laurence, Barbara Pym, Farley Mowat, Victor Hugo, Dr. Seuss, Hinterland's Who's Who, the Catholic liturgy, Frank Zappa, and National Geographic. I am also a great admirer of Dav Pilkey, especially his Captain Underpants series, but I can’t honestly say he has influenced my writing.
About my libraryMy Physical Library: Small but beloved. I removed my clothes from my closet and put in bookshelves, but there ain't much room, so I only keep the ones I KNOW I'm going to want again. (I found something else for my clothes, fear not.) If I really like a book I tend to lend it out. With the obvious consequences. But how not to share such wealth?
My LT Library: Doesn't contain all of the books in my physical library. (Yet, anyway.) Nor all the books I've read. One or two at a time, I add books I enjoy that I am currently reading or once read. I love the chance to remember each one again, and to try to match it up with the cover I knew it by, though that isn't always possible. It's a pleasure just to sit and think about books.
My Rating System: Purely subjective. I am not telling you how valuable a piece of literature is to the common weal, but how valuable it has been to me. I dislike some perfectly good books--it just isn't my crank they're turning. And I like some pretty crappy ones. Though in general I prefer a good book to a crappy one, of course.
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Member sinceNov 4, 2008
Currently readingA Pagan Place by Edna O'Brien
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Harper
posted by funfunyay at 5:33 pm (EST) on Oct 30, 2009
Does that help at all?
I do recognize you from the SFC list. Do you have any books out that I might be interested in?
Jennifer (JYT) Kennedy
posted by JYTK at 6:06 pm (EST) on Sep 14, 2009
http://www.christophertusa.com/
Thanks,
Chris
posted by cmtusa at 9:59 am (EST) on Sep 11, 2009
Yes, I realize my website is a bit scanty as of yet. I just started it a couple weeks ago, so it is very much under construction.
I'd like to say that Phyllis Gotlieb was a big influence on my book, but the truth is that I didn't discover her until after it was published. Once I had read one book of hers, I simply had to read more. I really think her books are what SF should be. They work on many different levels: emotional, imaginative, and intellectual. I find myself more in tune with her ideas than with those of many SF authors.
As to my own book, it is a fantasy, with something of a dark or tragic cast to it. The main character is a "perfumer" which is a sort of shamanic healer, making use of incense and dream trances. She manages to gain influence over the barbarians who have over-run her homeland, and convince them to move on.
The book draws a great deal on my interest in ancient pagan cultures, although the actual cultures in the book are entirely fictional. There is some Canadian influence too, especially with regard to the geography which features mountains and plains inhabited by wild buffalo.
I'm not sure what else to say. I never did get the handy sales pitch summary of this book figured out. . .
Jennifer (J.Y.T. Kennedy)
posted by JYTK at 12:04 pm (EST) on Sep 3, 2009
Carrie Vaughan is fun, I agree. I've only read the first two of the series, I think -- not my usual type of book -- but the publisher has sent me all of them, so one of these days I'll read the others. I think they're a step above most so-called "urban fantasy." (And you're right about snobbery; I guess I'm a snob. I think Lilith Saintcrow's stuff, for instance, is pretty trashy.)
Have you tried Tanith Lee? I love her thick purple prose and her wild imagination. I'm especially fond of the Flat Earth Chronicles. Not easy to find except in used bookstores, but definitely worth the effort.
posted by TerryWeyna at 9:29 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2009
posted by TerryWeyna at 12:32 pm (EST) on Jun 1, 2009
While I don't like to do the "my blues is badder than yours" thing, I'm not a person who defines being hungry as a pleasant little tingle in one's tummy just before sitting down to dinner. Nor to I define being broke as having to take a slightly shorter vacation this year, so when I say that I've been struggling for many years it's safe to assume I'm being real. Most of the time I feel like I'm just going through the motions of being a writer because it gives me something to do until I die.
I would be happy to send you a copy of Bones, but I will have to wait at least a week until (hopefully) a check I'm expecting arrives. You might be able to find a used copy on Amazon, but I will send you one if you wish. Let me know your mailing address.
Selling any book is hard, no matter how good it is, if you can't get it publicized and reviewed in mainstream venues. That has always been the biggest problem with being published by a small press.
I wish you all success with Finding Creatures and Other Stories.
All the best to you.
Jess
posted by JessMowry at 9:02 am (EST) on May 1, 2009
posted by CheriePie69 at 2:41 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2009
I'm eager to read Holly Phillips's new novel, The Engine's Child (if I'm recalling the title correctly). Don't know when I'll get my hands on it, as my public library doesn't have it and my buying has had to slow down considerably in this lousy economy. But I'll get there sooner or later!
And yes, I tend to read very off-center sorts of books. I prefer slipstream, interstitial, New Weird, anything that falls between the cracks, odd things that others tend not to notice. And then I review them and blog about them, so that (with luck) others will read them too!
Thanks for introducing yourself. Now I'm going to have to check out your books -- that is, the ones you've written!
posted by TerryWeyna at 1:49 pm (EST) on Mar 8, 2009
Glad to know you are still alive and kicking! Thanks for commenting on my profile page. I like the changes you've made on yours.
Happy reading (and writing!)
Lorie
posted by loriephillips at 11:57 am (EST) on Jan 30, 2009
posted by thesmellofbooks at 2:25 pm (EST) on Dec 4, 2008
posted by kite_eating_tree at 2:25 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2008
posted by BHenricksen at 10:56 am (EST) on Nov 11, 2008