A nice writing week at Brenda Cooper

A nice writing week

October 12th 2007 at 9:18 pm

Sometimes it’s the small things, which do all add up.

I made my writing goal of 750 words a day (3 pages) every day this week
I got an unexpected opportunity to play ultimate frisbee with some of the guys from work, and it was a brilliant fall day (yes, exercise is related to writing - it’s a part of how you keep your energy up)
I heard that the contract is in the mail for the third book in the series that got started with THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA
I heard that Tor is sending me some Advanced Review Copies of READING THE WIND, which is book two, for me to shop about for blurbs. There’s something extremely numbly about seeing your book feel like a book for the first time ever.
My good friend, Ken Scholes, sold a book to Beth Meacham Tor. Yeah, Ken! Ken is a brillinat writer, whose career will be worth watching and reading. He has a good spark. His book us called Psalms of Isaak.
Someone at work came up to me today and told me they read my blog and loved it (I presume the global warming blog - link at the side).
Al Gore won the Nobel Prize (this is good my soul, so good for my writing. Besides, I blogged it).
I’m about halfway through Naomi Novik’s new book, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do next.

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Reading the Wind by Brenda Cooper

Audio promo:

"Brenda Cooper's newest novel is a feast of character and concept. She depicts the devastation of war on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels, and even more so, the driving motives of young men and women caught in deadly conflict. Cooper is a master explorer of the interaction of society and individuals. She probes the psychology of her genetically enhanced characters with both rare depth and fidelity to scientific plausibility. Moral conundrums drive the plot in this unforgettable narrative. Don't miss this compelling work by a major new talent." - Mary A. Turzillo, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl.

"Brenda Cooper tells a tale of a powerful brother and sister in a fight for their lives, offering insights along the way into the nature of courage and the hunger for community that burns in every human being. This is a lively book, full of colorful images and a memorable cast of human and animal characters, a worthy successor to The Silver Ship and the Sea." - Louise Marley

Available in July, 2008, from Tor Books.

The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper

Audio promo:

"The first solo novel by Larry Niven's Building Harlequin's Moon (2005) coauthor portrays the thoroughly convincing human colonial society on Fremont, a dangerous planet rife with vicious predators, frequent earthquakes, and falling meteors....Distinctive characterizations, well-limned interrelationships, and the vividly realized Fremont contribute to an exciting coming-of-age story with a strong message about the evils of prejudice." - Sally Estes, Copyright American Library Association.

Mass Market Paperback, July 2008.
Included by Booklist as a "Best Adult Book for Young Adults."

Building Harlequin's Moon by Brenda Cooper and Larry Niven

"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcome Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000 year layover in space, in which physical challenges of world building are matched by the social challenges of collaboration among disparate groups." - Publisher's Weekly

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