And the Hollow Space Inside
Feb. 1st, 2012 07:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marinessAnd now finally one of those little pieces of good publishing news that I was mentioning can be told: February's issue of Clarkesworld Magazine just came out, and with it, my story, And the Hollow Space Inside. If you'd prefer to listen to it, a podcast, read by Kate Baker, is also available, and you can purchase copies of the issue or subscribe to Clarkesworld through Weightless Books (my recommendation) or Amazon.com (possibly more convenient). The issue is also for sale at Bn.com for the Nook. The issue also features lovely work by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu in his ongoing attempt to take over the speculative fiction world (check out his stories in the archives; no, really, check out his stories in the archives), and Helena Bell.
And now that that's all out...I've found my fingers lingering over the keyboard, trying to figure out what to say about this story, since it's one I feel kinda nervous about, and finally deciding to just let it speak for itself.
Though on a general note, I'm noticing a trend with my pure science fiction stories, like this one: they tend to contain a lot more details stolen from my life, even as the pure fantasy stories tend to reflect the reality of what's going on in my life, with the notable exceptions of Colors, which was written in fifteen minutes of fury and is one of the most personal stories I've ever published, and Pogo Stick. I'm not sure what this says about me as a writer or my approach to either genre.
And now that that's all out...I've found my fingers lingering over the keyboard, trying to figure out what to say about this story, since it's one I feel kinda nervous about, and finally deciding to just let it speak for itself.
Though on a general note, I'm noticing a trend with my pure science fiction stories, like this one: they tend to contain a lot more details stolen from my life, even as the pure fantasy stories tend to reflect the reality of what's going on in my life, with the notable exceptions of Colors, which was written in fifteen minutes of fury and is one of the most personal stories I've ever published, and Pogo Stick. I'm not sure what this says about me as a writer or my approach to either genre.