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narnia for grownups

Gordath Wood

Writing lessons — so what is a portal story and why are they a no no?

Charles Stross writes them. So does Taylor Anderson. Eric Flint‘s 1632 is all about portals! So why are portal stories so bad? When I was shopping Gordath Wood, I heard from a couple of agents that the “portal” novel was overdone. Joshua Bilmes and Kristen Nelson both said that the Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 16 yearsOctober 6, 2009 ago
Gordath Wood

Narnia for grownups

One of the things that I’ve always had trouble with was how to describe my own book. I managed to come up with this description while in the bar at Apollocon, with Chris Roberson, Space Squid * Nemesis Mikal Trimm, and a bunch of other people who I don’t remember. Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 17 years ago
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