Shadows of the Apt

Some ads you cannot parody.

2012-05-30T18:57:12Z

Samsung Galaxy (untranslatable squiggle) III ad, actual text: "It knows it's early It lets you have an extra 3 mins in bed It tells you where the nearest coffee shop is It chooses the best photos...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Writing about Race at SF Signal plus more news

2012-05-31T10:50:09Z

Over the last few months Zach Jernigan has been conducting a long-distance interview on the subject of race in fantasy writing. His interviewees are David Anthony Durham, Aliette de Bodard, Ken Liu...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

All sorts of news

2012-05-21T18:50:56Z

So, something of a news update in brief, but: I have been asked to make a showing at Nerd East, the Larp fair at Durham on 9th June 2012. There may be some manner of speechifying. The speech may...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Twenty Year Dream

2012-05-14T20:38:48Z

Way way back in the early 1990's I was at university and I was running an RPG campaign using a horrible mishmash home-grown system I had slung together. The setting was a place called the Lowlands....

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Nerdbroidery

2012-05-08T19:28:26Z

OK — I'm on the final attack run for the last book of the series — everything speeds up at this point, so no time to write. Also working on Super-Unpublishable Project Zeta, several non-kinden shorts...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Book 10 Update and Cabin in the Woods

2012-04-27T20:01:10Z

Soooo, we've got to that hilarious third act section of book 10 where I keep getting these fantastic ideas about stuff I absolutely have to include, only that means I would have to rejig the entire...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Alt Fiction and further doings

2012-04-20T23:43:06Z

Alt Fiction last weekend — and 2 cons on the trot is a bit wearing on body and soul, especially when I managed to clock a 20 hour day on the Saturday. The early start was the fault of the remarkable...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

A Talk with George — Eastercon 2012 part 3

2012-04-12T22:16:08Z

So Saturday really was something of the sort of late night that I (poor tame creature that I am) haven't had since university. However something seriously off about the beds in the place ensured I...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

A Talk with George — Eastercon 2012 part 2

2012-04-11T19:17:22Z

Blimey, but I make a meal of these writeups. Will try and hurry things along. Up bright and early to the sort of cooked breakfast that seemed mostly made by people to whom cooking isn't their first...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

A Talk with George (1) — Eastercon 2012 part 1

2012-04-11T19:09:29Z

Eastercon 2012 had three win conditions, namely [1] put in a good showing at my own particular panels, [2] see at least some of the other panels [3] have a writer to writer (2) conversation with...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.