Tina Connolly
Excerpt:
The moor was grey, battlefield grey. It had been five years since the last fey was seen, but out here Jane could almost imagine the Great War still raged on. Grey mist drifted through the blackened trees, recalling the smoke from the crematory kilns. That was a constant smell in the last months of the War.
Bio:
Tina Connolly is a Clarion West Writers Workshop 2006 graduate who lives in Portland, Ore., with her husband and brand new baby boy. Her stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, Fantasy, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and the anthology Unplugged: The Web's Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2008. Her debut fantasy novel, Ironskin (steampunk Jane Eyre with fairies) is forthcoming from Tor in Fall 2012, with a sequel in 2013. She is a frequent reader for Escape Pod and Podcastle, and she works as a face painter, which means a glitter-filled house is an occupational hazard.
Publications:
"Silverfin Harbour," End of an Aeon (July 2011)"As We Report to Gabriel," Fantasy Magazine"On the Eyeball Floor," Strange Horizons
Writing Description:
I listen to the sharp dreams that scurry in the walls. Then write them down.
Writing Goals:
I have a new baby (see picture for details)! I also have Ironskin and Ironskin 2 to be working on. Baby + writing is a slippery beast of a thing, but I've pinned it to a schedule where I work every night after the baby falls asleep. For the Write-a-thon, I plan to continue this. I appreciate your support for daring to leave the bills unpaid and the dishes undone in favor of novel-writing....
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Website:
tinaconnolly.com
