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Oct.27.2009
Happy Halloween! Well, almost. Are you ready to enter my bedroom closet?
This week, my podcast (Welcome to my Bedroom Closet) consists mainly of a reading adapted from Chapter 16 of my award-winning novel, "Heroes Arise." Chapter 16 introduces my twelve-legged, elongated "spiders...
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Oct.25.2009
Happy almost Halloween. If you're a fan of creepy stories, be sure to listen to Emerian Rich's "Wicked Women Writer's Challenge," recorded on "Horror Addicts" on October 11. I served as a guest judge for the contest and offered my comments on Emerian's podcast. The link to...
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Oct.23.2009
For those of you attending World Fantasy Con in San Jose (October 29 - November 1), I'll be part of the panel on "Writing Human Characters, Whether or Not They're Human." Hope to see you there. Here is the panel description.
10:00 AM Gold Room: Writing Human Characters, Whether or Not...
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Oct.23.2009
For those of you attending World Fantasy Con in San Jose (October 29 - November 1), I'll be part of the panel on "Writing Human Characters, Whether or Not They're Human." Hope to see you there. Here is the panel description.
10:00 AM Gold: Room Writing Human Characters, Whether or Not...
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Oct.21.2009
I've now posted the first of my two "Halloween" podcasts for 2009, complete with spooky music: "Ghost of a Mushroom." The podcast lasts approximately six minutes and relates the weird things I saw in the middle of the night last October. "Ghost of a Mushroom" is a...
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Oct.15.2009
My friend, author and podcaster Emerian Rich, celebrates the print publication of "Night's Knights," her vampire novel. Her book release party will be held on Friday, October 30, 7 pm, at Bay Books Concord, 1669 Willow Pass Road, Concord, CA. Here's your chance to dress as your favorite...
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Oct.12.2009
Yesterday, I posted my latest podcast on Welcome to My Bedroom Closet, http://www.laurelannehill.libsyn.com.
This 7-1/2 minute offering describes some of the techniques I used to improve my writing between 1997 and 2005. I compare my two vampire coming of age stories ("Eternal Poetry"...
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Oct.11.2009
Great news! My award-winning science fiction/fantasy novel, "Heroes Arise," is now available via Kindle Books. The link is as follows: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=node%3D154606011&field-keywords=Heroes+Arise%2C+Laurel+Anne+Hill&x=19&y=18. The current listed price...
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Oct.04.2009
I've now posted my award-winning short story, "Real Vampires Don't Snore" to my podcast site: www.laurelannehill.libsyn.com. "Calliope Magazine" first published "Real Vampires Don't Snore" in 1997 and recently re-released the story due to popular demand. My sense of...
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Sep.28.2009
Okay, everyone, I've now posted the concluding half of "Eternal Poetry" on my podcast site (www.laurelannehill.libsyn.com), also available for free on iTunes. "Eternal Poetry" is a vampire romance and coming of age tale, published by "Nth Zine (Online Exclusives)" in...
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Sep.24.2009
Okay, I'm hooked. I've avoided network serials for years. No longer. It will be FlashForward every Thursday night at my place for the duration. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. And, man, am I glad.
Congratulations to Robert J. Sawyer.
(Please visit my website at http://www.laurelannehill.com.)
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Sep.22.2009
A subscription to my podcast, "Welcome to my Bedroom Closet" now is available for free on iTunes. Go to the iTunes store and search on my name, "Laurel Anne Hill." I've been doing short readings (9-15 minutes each) from my own works but plan to expand in the future to talk...
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Sep.13.2009
All three episodes of my award-winning short story, "Reaching for Rainbows" now may be found on my podcast at http://laurelannehill.libsyn.com/. Each episode is approximately 9-10 minutes long. "Reaching for Rainbows" is the story of a ten-year-old girl coping with...
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Sep.06.2009
Attention science fiction fans. I've marked my calendar for Thursday, September 24, how about you? The TV series FLASHFORWARD, based on Robert J. Sawyer's award-winning novel of the same name, premieres in the United States (on ABC) at 8 pm (Eastern and Pacific time) and 7 pm (Central time) that...
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Sep.01.2009
Some of you have been unable to view my readings on YouTube. Therefore, I've started a new podcast, "Welcome to my Bedroom Closet." (The land of out-of-style dresses and dusty shoes provides a suitable environment for recording.) My first podcast includes Part One of my award-winning...
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About Laurel
LAUREL ANNE HILL grew up in San Francisco, with more dreams of adventure than good sense or money. Her close brushes with death, love of family, respect for honor and belief in a higher power continue to influence her writing and life.
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