Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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Month: November 2011

Acquisitions list

This 15-inch high chunk of elephant just sold for $8,547,979. It’s 750 years old, give or take. I wish I had a…

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Posted on November 30, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Figuring it out

Continuing yesterday’s saga* about turning the manuscript of my latest novel into an ereader-ready file for advance readers… I was having a…

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Posted on November 29, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

How to turn your Word document into a Kindle-ready file

My current project is Hild, a massive novel set in the seventh century. For the convenience of advance readers (editors, agent, publicists…

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Posted on November 28, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Happy overindulgence

Last night was one of overindulgence. This one photo encapsulates it: Champagne (Thierry Triolet), Armagnac (Larresingle X.O.), port (Sandeman’s, 40 yrs. old),…

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Posted on November 27, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Currently having fun with…

I am currently having fun trying to turn my Hild ms. into something pretty which early readers can read on their Kindle….

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Posted on November 26, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The cat who gave thanks

The nieghbourhood cat, whom we call Chow Ciao, but whose new owners have named something like Kira, has been visiting every morning….

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Posted on November 25, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Thank you

Without readers, my novels wouldn’t exist. Oh, there would be words on a page, but they wouldn’t live in hearts and minds–which,…

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Posted on November 24, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Some novels I got all the way through this month

Yesterday I listed books I’ve tried in the last three or four weeks. I’m going to talk briefly about the novels I…

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Posted on November 23, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Recently read

I’ve just finished writing a massive, technically difficult novel and ground my brain into dust trying to make it feel, to the…

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Posted on November 22, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Unexpectedly lost

Today I got unexpectedly lost in a project and forgot about the books blog post I promised you. Oops. Tomorrow is another…

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Posted on November 21, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Sneak Peek at Game of Thrones Season 2

http://www.hbo.com/bin/hboPlayerV2u.swf?vid=1222845 Via Deadline Hollywood The problem with good TV: it takes way too long!

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Posted on November 21, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Five movies: not bad, weird, and appalling

Since I’ve finally sent Hild on her merry way, I’ve been consuming entertainment: mostly books and films. And, wow, there’s a lot…

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Posted on November 20, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Historical fiction and science fiction

Okay, one’s historical and one’s fantasy but, eh, close enough for Saturday Annalee Newnitz has an article on io9.com about the “ten…

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Posted on November 19, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Hild and Cromwell

I’ve said before how Hild was originally intended to be a single novel. In the writing, that all changed. Yesterday I saw…

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Posted on November 18, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Big as a battering ram

Until a month ago, I had no idea that Brussels sprouts grew on stalks. I’d only ever seen them loose, or pre-packaged:…

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Posted on November 17, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Novels: the expression of the human condition

Campbell’s Soup I (1968), low-res snapshot so it can (hopefully) be considered Fair Use, via Wikipedia A couple of weeks ago I…

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Posted on November 16, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Good author readings

From: Sheila Just want to say thank you for your piece on author readings. I have done many over the past eight…

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Posted on November 15, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Blazing happiness

I have been having a truly marvellous few days. Hild is now safely in the hands of editors on either side of…

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Posted on November 14, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Snow White with a sword

Interesting. The Blob mirror talks. Snow White is silent. Thor The huntsman sounds Scottish. And the Wicked Queen has an odd and…

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Posted on November 13, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Cultural images of women: blame the Romans

The Romans. Those bastards. It’s all their fault: Research coordinated by Carlos III University in Madrid (UC3M) analyzes the images of women…

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Posted on November 12, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Starship Sofa 3

Some of you may remember that Starship Sofa did an audio podcast of my Hugo and Locus Award-nominated novelette, “It Takes Two.”…

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Posted on November 11, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Very nifty book cover

Oooh, this is nifty! Drag your mouse over it: http://www.walker.co.uk/UserFiles/flash/daylightsavingcover.swfhttp://www.walker.co.uk/UserFiles/flash/daylightsavingcountdown.swf via Galleycat Sadly, it’s Flash, so it won’t play on many mobile…

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Posted on November 10, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Green Carnation Prize Shortlist 2011

The judges have announced the Green Carnation Prize Shortlist 2011: The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge – Patricia Duncker…

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Posted on November 10, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Cryptomnesia

Yesterday, I heard the news about a novel being pulled by its publisher for plagiarism. This morning, I read Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg’s…

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Posted on November 9, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Apartheid and economics and language

I think I’m getting hopelessly addicted to Time Off. This morning I spent a happy hour reading a wonderful article, ‘Apartheid and…

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Posted on November 8, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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