drupagliassotti @ December 14, 2011 # No Comment Yet
In the midst of all my finals grading, a fun project has appeared — writing out the pronunciations for about 54 words, places, and names used in Clockwork Heart, to help in the recording of the Brilliance Audio book, which begins later this month. Yay! This is another first for me, and I’m enjoying the [...]
drupagliassotti @ November 27, 2011 # No Comment Yet
Well, done with the 50,000 words challenge, anyway; Imprimatur itself is still about three to five chapters away from completion, I suspect. I’ll keep working on it, but at least today’s sprint for the finish line will allow me to grade papers tomorrow secure in the knowledge that there’s no imminent deadline hanging over me. [...]
drupagliassotti @ November 24, 2011 # No Comment Yet
A little bit more…. Jay abandoned his search and walked to the end of the row, turning to look up the next. Bishop was standing there, clutching his cane in one hand and his lamp in the other, not moving. He looked up as Jay raised his lamp. His hair was a shock of white [...]
drupagliassotti @ November 18, 2011 # No Comment Yet
Alas, attending a communication conference in New Orleans isn’t very conducive to writing! However, I managed to crank out almost 4,000 words on the airplane ride on the way over, so I’m not feeling completely panicked. That puts me just over 50 percent, which is about right for mid-month. I’d prefer to have more padding, [...]
drupagliassotti @ October 9, 2011 # No Comment Yet
Watercolor artist Terry Spehar-Fahey has rendered “the evil doctor” for 2012 art show, which will be based on our Imagining Venice trip … if you don’t recognize the doctor, well, come visit me someday….!
drupagliassotti @ August 31, 2011 # One Comment
This is an extended quote from Sherry Turkle, found in part two of the three-part interview Henry Jenkins conducted with her on his blog: Evocative objects are objects that cause us to reflect on ourselves or on other things. Put otherwise, they give us materials that help us to do this in new and richer [...]
drupagliassotti @ August 24, 2011 # No Comment Yet
The audiobook version of Clockwork Heart, from Brilliance Audio, is available for preorder on Amazon.Com. It’s scheduled to be released on Thursday, March 15, 2012, according to my trusty sources online….
drupagliassotti @ August 23, 2011 # One Comment
The manuscript for the Clockwork Heart sequel is back in my agent’s hands, after the summer’s revision! I’m also gearing up for National Novel Writing Month, which will be upon us in November. I’ve been tinkering around on Imprimatur, a male/male steampunk romance, for a while now, and I think it’s time to make it [...]
drupagliassotti @ June 26, 2011 # No Comment Yet
I just returned last night from a six-day whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon — I’ll post something about that later — to learn that Beneath Ceaseless Skies is conducting a reader poll for stories to include in its anthology. I’d be quite gratified if you’d consider voting for my dark little steampunk story [...]
drupagliassotti @ May 8, 2011 # No Comment Yet
Just a quick image of myself in my city slicker crossdress at Gaslight Gathering…. all sorts of wonderful costuming and gadgetry here, and I’m sure the photos will all be hitting the web next week! Gaslight Gathering, San Diego