tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144574682024-03-14T01:58:02.263-04:00Tate Hallaway's Blogauthor of Garnet Lacey (paranomal romance) and the Vampire Princess of Saint Paul (young adult)tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-55883065061410905902024-03-04T14:20:00.003-05:002024-03-04T14:20:19.414-05:00Back in Paper After 20 Years<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY5CVwHa8xVHbRvmMqA2CRH1QuMgy5PQkpAtapqL7PMyAJe9uWPhUeH8G06fnhV9iYoESneCfGOUvqyd9n9vA1eWlzOTxM3DXRIoMInI0HNJs_TLu8hHbo39GJ-hDbHb6Of7hiICf69YwghmpQB2BwPpFvySvxwkg77okZVySG1bJ96_sSgNlCQ/s382/covers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="382" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY5CVwHa8xVHbRvmMqA2CRH1QuMgy5PQkpAtapqL7PMyAJe9uWPhUeH8G06fnhV9iYoESneCfGOUvqyd9n9vA1eWlzOTxM3DXRIoMInI0HNJs_TLu8hHbo39GJ-hDbHb6Of7hiICf69YwghmpQB2BwPpFvySvxwkg77okZVySG1bJ96_sSgNlCQ/w400-h314/covers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hey, everybody, this is your friendly neighborhood author just popping in to tell the GOOD NEWS....<br /><br />*foot goes into door quickly*<br /><br />Not so fast there, friend! I can promise you this a Good Deal. *talks really fast, as you are crushing her foot trying to get the door shut in her face* <a href="https://wizardstowerpress.com/2024/angelink-back-in-paper/">SoMyAngeLINKBooksAreAvailableInPaperAgain! Including HARDCOVER!!! PleasebuythemPleasebuythem! Okay, Thanks!</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MSRC2M8?binding=hardcover">Also Available Here!<br /></a><br />*limps away to try another unsuspecting customer*</div><p></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-17667114324851659572023-10-19T15:01:00.000-04:002023-10-19T15:01:02.307-04:00ConFABulous Schedule<p> In which I will be game-mastering for the very first time!!!</p><b>FRIDAY</b><br /><br />6: 00 pm <div><b>The Queering of Good Omens.</b> The second season of Good Omens had an explosion of canonically queer characters and couples. There were lesbians, nonbinary demons, and queer side characters galore. Yet our mains, Crowley and Aziraphale, couldn't seem to get it together, despite "the kiss." As we prepare for the Second Coming, let's talk about the good and the bad of the second season. </div><div><i> Lyda Morehouse, Naomi Kritzer, Don Kaiser</i><br /><br /><br /></div><div>9:45 pm </div><div><b> Lesbian Space Opera: A Reading and Q&A by Lyda Morehouse. </b></div><div>Lyda Morehouse has signed a deal for a new lesbian space opera trilogy. Come and join her for a reading and discussion about the forthcoming first novel in the trilogy.<br /><br /><b><br />SATURDAY </b><br /><br />1:45 pm </div><div><b> Yaoi and Yuri, the 2023 Edition. </b></div><div>This panel is becoming a staple of ConFABulous, so it's time to move beyond 101 definitions of this manga genre. What's new (or new to you) and fun this year? There may be some discussion of manhwa and manhua (as well as anime and dongha,) but we're sticking with 2-D for this conversation. </div><div><i>Lyda Morehouse, Jason Tucker</i><br /><br /><br />7:00 </div><div><b>Dance in the Neon-Pixelated Dark: A Thirsty Sword Lesbians Cyberpunk Homebrew. </b></div><div>A rogue artificial intelligence that has escaped its corporate masters into the dark and rain-spattered streets of Neo-Toyko’s Akihabara’s “Electric Town.” A sleek, sexy agent of MegaCorp offers the thirsty lesbians gathered at the Potable Pussy Coffee Shop a hard-to-resist bounty to return this rebellious robot. Will they accept? If so, will they be able to find this runaway android before the machine-hating Luddite Cult gets their hands on it? Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG. Simple rules will be taught. Up to 7 players.<br /><i>GM: Lyda Morehouse</i><br /><br /><br /><b>SUNDAY</b><br /><br />3:30 pm </div><div><b>Writing for RPGs. </b></div><div>What are some best practices when designing adventures or sourcebooks for tabletop RPGs, either for publication or for your own gaming group? Discussion topics may include sources of inspiration, research and preparation, game balance, and having fun! </div><div><i>James Satter, John Everett Till, Lyda Morehouse</i><br /><br />5:00 pm </div><div><b>Why Do Queer Women Write so Much M/M? </b></div><div>This phenomenon has been true since the first Spock/Kirk slash was penned in the late 1960s. But this fan fiction trend has been mainstreamed lately with books like Everina Maxwell's Winter's Orbit, T. Kingfisher's Paladin's Hope, and an entire romance m/m genre (https://www.goodreads.com/genres/m-m-romance). Why aren't these queer and straight ladies writing F/F? Where are the male, gay authors? What are some concerns about this trend--are we being mainstreamed right into heteronormativity?</div><div><i>Lyda Morehouse, Naomi Kritzer, Lauren Crabtree</i></div>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-64712627266126787332023-09-26T14:12:00.002-04:002023-09-26T14:12:29.432-04:00New Anthology!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikFioSCyw03GgGhJL4WCE5T21CRXYd0yPXWcshyWLR9jVDfN8cpmEe8e41_cCqEhrILbbjf5L8eafSCPjZUT9DuuiWGSAM2OBbnUA6JI5-L-wLvO5ERoMZjErgxIGEl3jKDn9dU2SkoAZmX1nOhZmRNOmsW3Qxh4Mk9SvSUv4DIIC1RmWUjQSeA/s1500/detective.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikFioSCyw03GgGhJL4WCE5T21CRXYd0yPXWcshyWLR9jVDfN8cpmEe8e41_cCqEhrILbbjf5L8eafSCPjZUT9DuuiWGSAM2OBbnUA6JI5-L-wLvO5ERoMZjErgxIGEl3jKDn9dU2SkoAZmX1nOhZmRNOmsW3Qxh4Mk9SvSUv4DIIC1RmWUjQSeA/s320/detective.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /> I have a short story, "Go Ask A.L.I.C.E." in the <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reinvented-Detective-Jennifer-Brozek/dp/1647101050/" target="_blank">Reinvented Detective: Welcome to Tomorrow </a></i>anthology, which you can pre-order right now! Somehow I missed the cover art reveal, but I am INSANELY chuffed to discover my name listed among the featured authors. This may, in fact, be a first ever for me. Normally I'm listed among the "...and more."<p></p><p>Anyway, it will make a lovely holiday present! Go get yours now!</p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-67626839220579951742023-06-28T11:13:00.007-04:002023-06-28T11:14:39.347-04:00Big News! Many books forthcoming...<p> I bet most of you have figured that I've dropped off the face of the earth. Turns out that I have been busily working on a science fiction book (under my given name Lyda Morehouse.) I just sold it and two more books in that trilogy to Cheryl Morgan at Wizard's Tower Press. </p><p><a href="https://wizardstowerpress.com/media/wizards-tower-acquires-earths-shadow-trilogy-from-lyda-morehouse/">https://wizardstowerpress.com/media/wizards-tower-acquires-earths-shadow-trilogy-from-lyda-morehouse/</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG3b-K4HRpYF2sutxE4e0CN-XyLo9bG8AFCpEkifb1PIqyuEG5gI6WGCbo-pcmK9RwrBtE4k_1lImh6CWcsQ4Xoo_-iN4YhXTYM0H5Q6_l-b_EBjF3xf5cnP323Ie_ptBp3AoTNxtKftIvtgnTtvSkQiMb4ojg7Nu08XoWpu2C0eT-iO1RlRtyw/s220/jonah-hill-excited.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="220" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG3b-K4HRpYF2sutxE4e0CN-XyLo9bG8AFCpEkifb1PIqyuEG5gI6WGCbo-pcmK9RwrBtE4k_1lImh6CWcsQ4Xoo_-iN4YhXTYM0H5Q6_l-b_EBjF3xf5cnP323Ie_ptBp3AoTNxtKftIvtgnTtvSkQiMb4ojg7Nu08XoWpu2C0eT-iO1RlRtyw/w302-h235/jonah-hill-excited.gif" width="302" /></a></div><br /><p>Also, since I suspect that most readers here are more interested in my Tate Hallaway persona, GOOD NEWS FOR YOU AS WELL. As part of the trilogy package, I have also agreed to write Alex Connor #3! (currently titled <i>Infernal Affairs</i>.) </p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-69578473556608355352023-06-19T12:55:00.005-04:002023-06-19T12:57:22.386-04:00Guest on B Cube's Sunday Morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="269" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0SspFpLY75M" width="489" youtube-src-id="0SspFpLY75M"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p>I was a guest along with Lambda award-winner, Deborah J. Ross, on this very special Pride Month episodes. I had great fun--although my microphone decided to play hooky near the end of the broadcast, alas. We did, at least, have a great conversation up until that moment.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-53448055660708053582023-05-10T10:28:00.001-04:002023-05-10T10:28:07.755-04:00Kickstarter is LIVE<p> The Kickstarter for the Dragon Shelter Anthology is now live!!</p><p>This is the Kickstarter that I mentioned in an earlier post. The story I wrote for this is a lot of fun and very personal. I wrote it based on my time as a library circulation staff and the ending makes me cry happy tears (and hopefully will for you, too.) Teaser: there is an emotional support DRAGON involved!</p><p>At any rate, if you are so inclined, please consider tossing a bit of funding in its direction. Every little bit will help! <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolfinmybeard/a-day-at-the-dragon-shelter">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolfinmybeard/a-day-at-the-dragon-shelter</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvGt24TJqhyrdZ87whVfaUj9UWEum7beeNvR24Q_4BkvtCDAoTFH_BjgGVmurITutlrR4bxXH7TKJ26eP8m4dsX4iLiFpr3fhBYJ7S6W-SZlsjY_qhdk33GKOl-TGfMU94CQ9Yie9YCIdvZ8OjFqX8zB50RbYfvQU2ANzgcUQhaOYHdWyj8o/s653/dragon%20shelter.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvGt24TJqhyrdZ87whVfaUj9UWEum7beeNvR24Q_4BkvtCDAoTFH_BjgGVmurITutlrR4bxXH7TKJ26eP8m4dsX4iLiFpr3fhBYJ7S6W-SZlsjY_qhdk33GKOl-TGfMU94CQ9Yie9YCIdvZ8OjFqX8zB50RbYfvQU2ANzgcUQhaOYHdWyj8o/w273-h400/dragon%20shelter.jpeg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-46445689462508575982023-05-02T09:22:00.004-04:002023-05-02T09:23:35.232-04:00Kickstarter News Coming...<p> In the next week, expect some news about a Kickstarter for a shared-world anthology that I will be part of edited by Steven Brust and Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace. Among the contributors are not only myself, but also Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, and Emma Bull.</p><p>Just to whet your whet your appetite, here's a hint as to what it will all be about..</p><p>---</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfTLxwNp1gcrtfFNkcKhAY6y7Jhb8DhhLbmYC0rtm9bVv22wTUajtD2gS5ItYAHpPczYzX2IdkRj_Vzj901xY3NmRSeJiYx7aB8gLopEs5AwElYzhjSEysIhsW90P7bXsyUm97N5cKvqnuUCwEEufpv88nvzfkGcBFm0F-8wVw5_b-Y3zrqo/s848/dragon-coloring-pages.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="848" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfTLxwNp1gcrtfFNkcKhAY6y7Jhb8DhhLbmYC0rtm9bVv22wTUajtD2gS5ItYAHpPczYzX2IdkRj_Vzj901xY3NmRSeJiYx7aB8gLopEs5AwElYzhjSEysIhsW90P7bXsyUm97N5cKvqnuUCwEEufpv88nvzfkGcBFm0F-8wVw5_b-Y3zrqo/s320/dragon-coloring-pages.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><i>You probably remember where you were when you heard the dragons had returned. No doubt, unless you were one of the first to see one, you thought it was a hoax, and I'm sure it took you a while to be convinced. And you have certainly seen how it has changed things--destroying some businesses, creating others, but in one way or another, having an effect on almost everyone.</i></p><p><i>For us, here at the shelter, it's seasonal. Every Christmas, parents see a cute little hatchling and think what a wonderful present it would be. And, in many cases, they're right. But too many don't even bother looking up even the most basic information about whatever breed they've settled on, and there are too many unscrupulous breeders who don't bother telling them to. Many of these well-intentioned dragon owners somehow miss the two most important facts about a dragonling – It will grow, sometimes very large, and it may not choose you.</i></p><p><i>That's why, every spring, things start to really pick up here at the City of Lakes Dragon Shelter.</i></p><p>---</p><p>I really had a great time writing the story for this anthology. I got inspired, in part, by my work at the Ramsey County public library... and, of course, drag queen story hour. </p><p>If you get a chance to support it when I have more details, please do!</p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-37269959583222849682023-04-03T15:32:00.004-04:002023-04-03T15:33:53.775-04:00Minicon 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOovu_Bg4cEkyBTJTMhXgxBv32toArcrnjvfFARYF6k_1iRoZhHdYafV7XCHvboeSIktRm5kPWVb5qUimAuj61jb8ocdOGz3dEIPDos-g-dBmLemdHUnJ0s-l-fkcx1VrSpPG3kpUCUCUYexVQ8ZRfswC-OOC80Xa2fjiDL0EB3ABVbQ27pUs/s1890/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="1890" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOovu_Bg4cEkyBTJTMhXgxBv32toArcrnjvfFARYF6k_1iRoZhHdYafV7XCHvboeSIktRm5kPWVb5qUimAuj61jb8ocdOGz3dEIPDos-g-dBmLemdHUnJ0s-l-fkcx1VrSpPG3kpUCUCUYexVQ8ZRfswC-OOC80Xa2fjiDL0EB3ABVbQ27pUs/w343-h59/logo.png" width="343" /></a></div><br />My schedule for this year's Minicon (in Saint Louis Park, MN): <a href="http://mnstf.org/minicon56/">http://mnstf.org/minicon56/</a><p></p><p><br /></p><p>FRIDAY</p><p>8:30 PM</p><p><b>Gender & AI (Park 2)</b></p><p>Androids and AI in science fiction disrupt the idea of a gender binary: what purpose is there for an Android and/or AI to have gender? Could an Android/AI be trans, gender-fluid, and/or non-binary? How will that affect how we as a society see gender as a construct?</p><p><i>Justin Grays, Naomi Kritzer, Lyda Morehouse, Ian Young</i></p><p><br /></p><p>SATURDAY</p><p>1:00 PM</p><p><b>Humor in genre fiction (Orchard)</b></p><p>A serious discussion of funny F/SF and horror.</p><p>Eleanor Arnason, Mike Aurelius, F. J. Bergman, Lyda Morehouse, Douglas Van Dyke Jr</p><p><br /></p><p>2:30 PM</p><p><b>LGBTQ+ Representation in SF/F (Orchard)</b></p><p>Queer characters are showing up in both YA and adult F/SF. Where can you find queer characters? Are their authors getting it right? Which books/shows are the best? And, maybe, assuming that such representation merely a good start, what is the next step?</p><p><i>Justin Grays, David Lenander, Catherine Lundoff, Lyda Morehouse, David Paschal-Zimbel</i></p><p><br /></p><p>SUNDAY</p><p>10:00 AM</p><p><b>The Power of Play (Park 1)</b></p><p>The concept of play includes many ideas such as stress relief, a path to creativity, connection with others (and our younger selves), and more. Science fiction and fantasy fans enjoy playing around mentally, after all. Silly hats, clothes, footwear, and toys are encouraged for panel members and attendees.</p><p><i>Jeanne Mealy, Lyda Morehouse, Laramie Sasseville, Crystal Therese</i></p><p><br /></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-47602714191918070702023-02-03T11:50:00.000-05:002023-02-03T11:50:02.160-05:00Fun New Patreon Perks<p> So, you may not know that I have a Patreon. I do, but it is under my given name, Lyda Morehouse, under which I write science fiction. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/lydamorehouse"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.patreon.com/lydamorehouse</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>I've recently revamped (PARDON THE PUN) it hoping to lure in a few more fans of my paranormal work. </p><p>If you subscribe at the $1/mo level, you can can stay caught up on all the lovely things I have been up to, including (but limited to!) the fact that I am in the midst of writing a short story for a dragon anthology. (If you sign up at the $5/mo level, I will be sharing a bit of that once it's finished, just as a teaser.)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjOnKySlyoRlwk_Avy-bcpYsJYUZipq5HoaR5oetdG_TTsD-p2xSc2yhNiYs60vYqvB6Msp222kZJx0P4fTqbXcB14ioJJwyiOTeVJx3QYQ8QdN1GMIU6bwxGElj6ZdP1oYAXXPoiPluCNP-nrpRtczroCu3jzuz0Tbl5_5MlXlZiS7kgOWE/s297/lovers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="185" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjOnKySlyoRlwk_Avy-bcpYsJYUZipq5HoaR5oetdG_TTsD-p2xSc2yhNiYs60vYqvB6Msp222kZJx0P4fTqbXcB14ioJJwyiOTeVJx3QYQ8QdN1GMIU6bwxGElj6ZdP1oYAXXPoiPluCNP-nrpRtczroCu3jzuz0Tbl5_5MlXlZiS7kgOWE/s1600/lovers.jpg" width="185" /></a></div>But, in specific, of interest to people here, I am adding some new things to my higher tiers. At the $5/mo level, I'm going to be starting a weekly, Monday morning Tarot journal blog. This is 100% exclusive and in it, I'll be sharing pictures of my spread and my thoughts on what the card(s) mean generally, but also personally. If you're at all interested in the witchy aspects of my life, this is where you can find that kind of stuff. <p></p><p>If you're willing to pay a bit more, I'm hoping to make my $10/mo tier attractive to people who tuned in to this blog in the old days when I wrote a lot about writing and how writing works. At this level, I'll be posting a blog about my writing advice, how-tos--basically stuff I've distilled from years of teaching at the Loft--once a month. This might also come with videos or podcasts, I'm not sure yet. I'm trying to make this new stuff all relatively easy for me to add into my life so that you'll be sure to get what you're paying for.</p><p>Also, you know, it's okay if this is not of interest to you. I put it out here just in case you are! I know you love and support my work, whether or not you can contribute to my Patreon.</p><p>Thanks!</p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-89053017261357740092023-02-01T11:42:00.003-05:002023-02-01T11:42:36.567-05:00Video of the Podcast<p> If you would much rather see my smiling face while I record the Podcast that I posted a few days ago, here is the YouTube link:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Yoi5rkPg7A" width="408" youtube-src-id="6Yoi5rkPg7A"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-367639332575476412023-01-30T14:47:00.003-05:002023-01-30T14:47:38.852-05:00Guest Appearance on Written Well Podcast<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TC6Nu9MKZB3Mj0ls4m1m_J72BgT5tJGptzkz9hzDa1dqxRT9XSwx-nwyTLwEBdrfSzX3zMxeNZy6NfPaLGRCf2V9mnmkze5B6OAxSPSnYsUFXLPJgHjgJuB0cehYs5-97KL7VfN6_vLgtB6hPtOCTBbizRClmcpiX1fJsOpunHCwVh-t0FI/s285/Screenshot%20(343).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="285" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TC6Nu9MKZB3Mj0ls4m1m_J72BgT5tJGptzkz9hzDa1dqxRT9XSwx-nwyTLwEBdrfSzX3zMxeNZy6NfPaLGRCf2V9mnmkze5B6OAxSPSnYsUFXLPJgHjgJuB0cehYs5-97KL7VfN6_vLgtB6hPtOCTBbizRClmcpiX1fJsOpunHCwVh-t0FI/w234-h227/Screenshot%20(343).png" width="234" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I was a guest on my friend Adam's podcast, Written Well. Feel free to check it out: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/53Er1jeTXgXaVEN3bNzQK3">https://open.spotify.com/episode/53Er1jeTXgXaVEN3bNzQK3 </a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-47274970180883978862022-08-30T13:23:00.002-04:002022-08-30T13:23:50.396-04:00Chicon8 VIRTUAL schedule<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7UbaUj70AU7iJ08I4lNDTz8Kk8Zu8qLUVdyJOBz3beh8B4vMMbxccrh9XoIgOSgItyc7MtMduiCRA0VzDvps23_bbdtFnbL-oGPZCxLLQ82biPsL1kvX1oBXvZbKcwyMIxD5faoHV_T3j2UQ-DXZAZEmnJcO1AF0WWgU_QNnO8b_lNjAXBg/s300/Chicon8-Locus-Box-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7UbaUj70AU7iJ08I4lNDTz8Kk8Zu8qLUVdyJOBz3beh8B4vMMbxccrh9XoIgOSgItyc7MtMduiCRA0VzDvps23_bbdtFnbL-oGPZCxLLQ82biPsL1kvX1oBXvZbKcwyMIxD5faoHV_T3j2UQ-DXZAZEmnJcO1AF0WWgU_QNnO8b_lNjAXBg/s1600/Chicon8-Locus-Box-300.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I had been slated to attend WorldCON in-person, but a month or so ago, when COVID numbers began to spike, I requested to be shifted to fully virtual. I must have gotten my request in in early enough because I am still on a fair amount of programming. Whoot! So, if you are attending WorldCON/Chicon8 this weekend and have virtual access, here's where I will be:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Thursday, September 1, 2022</b></p><p><b>5:30</b> <b>PM </b> Virtual Table Talk - Lyda Morehouse / Tate Hallaway (Airmeet Tables,) Duration: 60 mins</p><p><b>7:30 PM</b> Reading - Lyda Morehouse / Tate Hallaway (Airmeet Readings,) Duration: 20 mins</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Saturday, September 3, 2022</b></p><p><b>10:00 AM</b> The Legacy and Influence of Satoshi Kon (Airmeet 5,) Duration: 60 mins</p><p>Alina Sidorova (moderator), Osawa Hirotaka, Lyda Morehouse / Tate Hallaway, Nick Mamatas</p><p>Come explore this retrospective on the maker of films like <i>Paprika, Millennium Actress</i>, and <i>Tokyo Godfathers, </i>Satoshi Kon. Often exploring themes of performance, social stigma, and the human psyche, Satoshi's stories have left an indelible mark upon media though focus on the synergy between dreams and reality.</p><p> </p><p><b>7:00 PM </b>Noir and SFF (Airmeet 2,)Duration: 60 mins</p><p>Lyda Morehouse / Tate Hallaway, Marissa James, Nick Mamatas, T. C. Weber (moderator)</p><p> Noir fiction and SFF have similar roots in the pulps, and speculative fiction often uses noir themes—or at least its surface appearance. Our panelists will consider noir's influence on cyberpunk and novels like Miéville's <i>The City and the City</i> or Khaw's <i>Hammers on Bone</i>, and ponder the best uses of the fedora. . . in space! Let's talk about our favorite SFF hardboiled detectives, existential dread, and French cinema.</p><div><br /></div>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-89274136140018438732022-04-14T12:37:00.007-04:002022-04-14T12:37:00.211-04:00Minicon Schedule -- April 15-17, 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyOV1KskHR_dHSBRJBR-WPVt7sVhBnMZu2M251gRCB-eDju7KTLtpGjTgXV9fqv0-jNIxBf4xDgdaJ8LKPgWW6gpoh37tq-LMo_XYsKpEz_b2NsUwyi9y0dkcxG3GSpIWydFCMKkCFEEMnpXF1KkaZ6x5eaQrPoFmHeL4WWPeKFTNbczLRGY/s446/greenman-richard_tatge.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyOV1KskHR_dHSBRJBR-WPVt7sVhBnMZu2M251gRCB-eDju7KTLtpGjTgXV9fqv0-jNIxBf4xDgdaJ8LKPgWW6gpoh37tq-LMo_XYsKpEz_b2NsUwyi9y0dkcxG3GSpIWydFCMKkCFEEMnpXF1KkaZ6x5eaQrPoFmHeL4WWPeKFTNbczLRGY/s320/greenman-richard_tatge.png" width="258" /></a></div>I will be *gasp* IN-PERSON at Minicon 55 (April 15-17, 2022). Below is my schedule for the weekend. I hope to see some of you there!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Lyda at Minicon : <a href="https://programming.minicon.org/programming/">https://programming.minicon.org/programming/</a></p><p><br /></p><b>SATURDAY</b><br /><br /><br />11:30<br />The Whole Entire Everything of MCU Movies<br />Park 2<br />Category: Media<br />Participants: Bill Higgins, Beth Kinderman, Katie Clapham, <b>Lyda Morehouse</b><br />What are some thoughts on the entirety of this very ambitious project? Marvel has released movies, short series, and regular TV series, all within the same (well maybe) universe. What is this about? Is this the modern equivalent of Saturday serials? What were some important themes? What worked well and what didn't? How well or poorly did they deal with ethical issues?<br /><br /><br />13:00<br />Utopias aren't what they used to be!<br />Orchard Room<br />Category: Literary<br />Participants: Magenta Griffith, Bill Thomasson, Eric Heideman, <b>Lyda Morehouse</b><br />Utopias used to be authors' dreams of an ideal or perfect, or at least, better society. Sometime in the last 20 years, DYStopia took over. Can we get back those rose-colored dreams of a better life or is it too late? What are the important utopian novelsby SF authors? How have utopian visions changed over time? Utopia vs metopia! What are some past and present examples of utopia?<br /><br /><br />17:30<br />Lyda Morehouse Reading<br />Park 2<br />Category: Literary<br />Participants: <b>Lyda Morehouse</b><br /><br /><br />20:30<br />Page 117<br />Orchard Room<br />Category: Literary<br />Participants: Danith McPherson, <b>Lyda Morehouse</b>, Emily Stewart, Martin Summerton, Scott K. Jamison, Jacqueline Stoner<br />Can you judge a book by a random page? Let's find out! Our panelists will take turns reading the 117th page of books that are surprises to them and the audience, followed by a discussion about what kind of book we think it is, and whether we'd want to read the rest. Then... the reveal!<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>SUNDAY</b><br /><br />11:30<br />Mentioning Unmentionables in SF/Fantasy<br />Park 2<br />Category: Literary<br />Participants: <b>Lyda Morehouse</b>, Adam Stemple, Katie Clapham, Naomi Kritzer<br />What are the things people don't talk about in SF/F? How do people use the toilet on a space station? How do women deal with their periods? What do you do with a dead body in space?<br /><br /><br />14:30<br />Anime and Manga for Speculative Fiction Fans<br />Park 2<br />Category:<br />Participants: <b>Lyda Morehouse,</b> Scott Mattson, Scott K. Jamison, Jason Otting<br />What's new/good in Japanese science fiction, horror, and fantasy Anime and Manga? What are good starting points, and what are some good options for people who want to dig deeper?<br />tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-28874107394830701952022-04-11T16:37:00.002-04:002022-04-11T16:37:42.689-04:00Interview~The Reinvented Heart<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="303" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0_RG9J0uiQ4" width="390" youtube-src-id="0_RG9J0uiQ4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cat Rambo interviewed my alternate self, Lyda Morehouse, in regards to a short story that I have in the current Reinvented anthology, <i>The Reinvented Heart: Tales of Futuristic Relationships, </i>which is currently available in Kindle (and other e-reader formats):<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reinvented-Heart-Jane-Yolen-ebook/dp/B092JNGX85/" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Reinvented-Heart-Jane-Yolen-ebook/dp/B092JNGX85/</a> with a print version coming in May of 2022</div><p></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-44702319269746110952021-06-05T13:27:00.004-04:002021-06-05T13:28:16.794-04:00Cymera21<p> I'm reading today (Saturday. June 5) at Cymera21. </p><p>Enjoy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="275" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6rOKPs7g9YY" width="365" youtube-src-id="6rOKPs7g9YY"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-54091040155682842722021-05-18T10:47:00.007-04:002021-05-18T12:18:25.016-04:00A bit of a newsletter<p>I sent off a recorded five minute reading for a digital conference in the UK, specifically Scotland called Cymera:<a href="http://https//www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2021-digital-events"> https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2021-digital-events </a> With luck, I will be part of their next Open Mic event. Watch Facebook for updates when that goes live--I think it will be sometime in early June.</p><div>I'll also be in attendance at this year's low-key WisCON event: <a href="https://wiscon.net/2021/05/08/announcing-visioning-wiscon/">https://wiscon.net/2021/05/08/announcing-visioning-wiscon/</a> and SFWA's Nebula Conference: <a href="https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nebula-conference/">https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nebula-conference/</a> These are happening the same weekend, but the bonus of the Zoom era is that I can literally attend both of them at the same time. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2IisxLZjiOc/YKPTaZ2l2HI/AAAAAAAADN4/ZBYKzOlzsfgib27P-gFRijBgtVj0VztwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1040/Nebula-Conference-Announcement-1040x300.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1040" height="119" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2IisxLZjiOc/YKPTaZ2l2HI/AAAAAAAADN4/ZBYKzOlzsfgib27P-gFRijBgtVj0VztwgCLcBGAsYHQ/w415-h119/Nebula-Conference-Announcement-1040x300.png" width="415" /></a></div><div><br /><br />The anthology I talked about last month that will contain my short story "Sincerely Yours" is now available for pre-order on Amazon (and a few other places,) even though it is not coming out until February of 2023. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reinvented-Heart-Jane-Yolen-ebook/dp/B092JNGX85/">https://www.amazon.com/Reinvented-Heart-Jane-Yolen-ebook/dp/B092JNGX85/</a><br /><br />Otherwise, I am continuing to work on what I've been calling my lesbian space opera novella, as well as finally getting a start on Alex Connor #3, which also still needs a name. The lesbian space opera will be published by Kalikoi Books (<a href="https://www.kalikoi.com/">https://www.kalikoi.com/</a>) and the third Alex Connor book will go to Wizard's Tower Press (<a href="https://wizardstowerpress.com/">https://wizardstowerpress.com/)</a>. I'm hoping to have the space opera done before August, and the Alex book is due at the end of this year.<br /><br />It's been slow-going, however. I'm really hopeful that when my family goes on vacation in the middle of June for two weeks to the Minnesota Boundary Waters Area, where there is NO INTERNET to distract me, I will actually be able to put in some solid work on both projects. </div>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-73678242657081136412021-05-03T17:26:00.003-04:002021-05-03T17:44:08.145-04:00Pre-Ordering Starts Today<p>Whoo hoo! I am excited to announce that, as you may have heard from my previous posts about this, my short story "Sincerely Yours" will be appearing in an anthology coming out in February of 2022, and you, you lucky devils, can pre-order it today! </p><p>Here are some of the options for you to buy!</p><p>Hardcover:</p><p>Barnes & Noble: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reinvented-heart-caezik/1139312391">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reinvented-heart-caezik/1139312391</a></p><p>Amazon:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9781647100421" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9781647100421</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Kindle: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reinvented-Heart-Jane-Yolen-ebook/dp/B092JNGX85/">https://www.amazon.com/Reinvented-Heart-Jane-Yolen-ebook/dp/B092JNGX85/</a></p><p>Barnes & Noble:<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reinvented-heart-jane-yolen/1139229735" target="_blank"> https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reinvented-heart-jane-yolen/1139229735</a></p><p>Kobo: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-reinvented-heart">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-reinvented-heart</a></p><p>Apple: <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1562923075">https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1562923075</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fyxH396gf3M/YJBqDT53c3I/AAAAAAAADM8/jL1HH5vjVYQft50Vb0-i7T031ll7-gkrACLcBGAsYHQ/s1350/reinvented%2Bheart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fyxH396gf3M/YJBqDT53c3I/AAAAAAAADM8/jL1HH5vjVYQft50Vb0-i7T031ll7-gkrACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/reinvented%2Bheart.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Synopsis</p><p>What happens when emotions like love and friendship span vast distances — in space, in time, and in the heart?</p><p>Science fiction often focuses on future technology and science without considering the ways social structures will change as tech changes — or not. What will relationships look like in a complicated future of clones, uploaded intelligences, artificial brains, or body augmentation? What stories emerge when we acknowledge possibilities of new genders and ways of thinking about them?</p><p>The Reinvented Heart presents stories that complicate sex and gender by showing how shifting technology may affect social attitudes and practices, stories that include relationships with communities and social groups, stories that reinvent traditional romance tropes and recast them for the 21st century, and above all, stories that experiment, astonish, and entertain.</p><p><br /></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-77645236515915872832021-04-28T10:00:00.002-04:002021-04-28T10:00:00.226-04:00Space Lesbians!<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mCpygWVc-Mo/YIiWpDLQV8I/AAAAAAAADL0/GKyDg6eKTYYoNA8JKhzWp_yXlFqkPG-WQCLcBGAsYHQ/e719c90f317637c86c2b754121be96ab.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="312" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mCpygWVc-Mo/YIiWpDLQV8I/AAAAAAAADL0/GKyDg6eKTYYoNA8JKhzWp_yXlFqkPG-WQCLcBGAsYHQ/w277-h640/e719c90f317637c86c2b754121be96ab.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br />You know that lesbian space opera I keep talking about? It's going to be part of a new publishing house run by <a href="https://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/2440454.html" target="_blank">Rachel Manija Brown</a>. <p></p><p>Here is what she says about it:</p><p><a href="https://www.kalikoi.com/" target="_blank"></a></p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.kalikoi.com/" target="_blank">Kalikoi</a>, a new F/F publishing house, will launch on May 3.</p><p>Kalikoi brings you the best fiction about women in love with women. Our diverse authors know how to stir your imagination, speed up your heart, and make you laugh or cry. But by the end of a book, your only tears will be happy ones: Kalikoi books guarantee happily-ever-after or happy-for-now endings!</p><p>Our heroines all identify as women, but beyond that, the sky’s the limit. They may be trans or cis; they may be lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or asexual; they may call themselves queer or Sapphic or prefer no labels at all. Kalikoi celebrates ALL women who love women.</p><p>Whether you’re looking for an action-packed paranormal romance, a fantasy to transport you to a magical world, a historical full of sensual detail, a moody noir, a lighthearted comedy, or a space adventure, Kalikoi has the book for you!</p><p>Kalikoi is a project I've been working on for a while, and I'm delighted that it's about to become a reality.</p></blockquote><p> </p><p>The site is still somewhat under construction. For instance, I notice that I haven't sent along my author photo. But, if you go there you can sign up for the newsletter and all that jazz. And, since I'm already shamelessly promoting, let me remind you that if you join<a href="https://www.patreon.com/lydamorehouse" target="_blank"> my Patreon</a>, you can hear me read from the very same lesbian space opera that I will be publishing with them at the $1 level. (That video will drop the day after tomorrow around 4 pm CT. So, don't worry if you don't see it yet. I just scheduled it.)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yJ0v0d9NMpw/YIiXi26c2UI/AAAAAAAADL8/ersb55dhqwoBGlcORYyAI5tNieBxNyDnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/space%2Blesbian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yJ0v0d9NMpw/YIiXi26c2UI/AAAAAAAADL8/ersb55dhqwoBGlcORYyAI5tNieBxNyDnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/space%2Blesbian.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-88287519810746918452021-04-27T17:43:00.005-04:002021-04-27T19:03:01.943-04:00A Bit of Life, A Bit of News<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lg376bbrsVM/YIiAiiESs6I/AAAAAAAADLk/qE0kh1sIFBwFthyyBAdChftXNX9i0Mi8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/willow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lg376bbrsVM/YIiAiiESs6I/AAAAAAAADLk/qE0kh1sIFBwFthyyBAdChftXNX9i0Mi8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/willow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It's been very cold here in Minnesota for the past several weeks. I guess, it's all very normal, but all this "April showers bring May flowers" stuff is getting rather dreary. I swear I have not seen the sun in weeks.<p></p><p>Even my cat, Willow, has returned to her winter perch on the radiator.</p><p>It's hard to believe it's almost May, honestly. I have a few flowers poking up bravely in my garden, though I was happy to see that some of the trillium that I planted last year have made an appearance. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MAh8EwAUxzI/YIiBwl1mmVI/AAAAAAAADLs/1VyOWGL9mKs9bXD7Thc-U3SLwuwbbXZyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/trillium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MAh8EwAUxzI/YIiBwl1mmVI/AAAAAAAADLs/1VyOWGL9mKs9bXD7Thc-U3SLwuwbbXZyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/trillium.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The garden this is in still has its leaf cover because it's intended to be a "woodland" garden, aka I was lazy and haven't bagged them up yet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of lazy, I need to decide what to do for my next writing class at <a href="https://loft.org/">the Loft</a>. I've got until the end of May to get in a proposal, but I'm considering proposing another asynchronous class as well as a hybrid one (hybrid, at the Loft, appears to mean: via Zoom unless things change.) I had an extremely successful master class this last semester and I'm taking the summer off to pack my only child off to university in Connecticut. So these potential classes have a chance at being in-person, since they begin in the fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Either way, I need to figure out what aspect of writing. They do themes for their catalog every semester, and this upcoming on is: Outside My Window. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Many of us felt our worlds shrink a bit during the last year as vacations were cancelled, offices closed, and events postponed. But we also found that some of the most powerful stories are the ones right in our backyards. Writing from where we are can tell us a lot about ourselves, our neighbors, and the world around us.</em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">When we look through a window, we see the world from a unique perspective. What story can only we tell? How might someone looking through another window see it? What are we missing when we can only see a bit of the world through a pane of glass? And in a time when many of us are isolated from each other, how do we bring all of these perspectives together?</em></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></p></div><p><br /></p><p>I don't HAVE to propose a class that fits this description/vibe, but you do get listed on the special splash pages, if you do. I mean, an obvious connection I can make is to a spaceship's viewport, but I will have to ponder this a bit.</p><p>In other news, I signed the contract for my short story "Sincerely Yours" which will be coming out in The Reinvented Heart Anthology edited by Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo coming February 2022 from Arc Manor Press. So, that continues to be exciting. If you haven't checked out the cover reveal I did of that anthology, you really should. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/reinvented-heart-49701907">https://www.patreon.com/posts/reinvented-heart-49701907 </a> (This takes you to my Patreon, but this post is open and free to the public.) </p><p>Meanwhile, I continue to work on both my lesbians in space novella and, of course, Alex Connor #3. Although with the later, I really need to move out of the plotting stage and into the WORDS ON PAGE part or I won't make my deadline! (Which is the end of the year.)</p><p>Anyway.</p><p>Here's hoping for sunnier days soon. </p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-57770148266164241382021-04-19T19:56:00.000-04:002021-04-19T19:56:01.322-04:00Do People Like Newsletters?<p> If you do like getting newsletters, you can absolutely sign up for mine: https://tinyletter.com/lydamorehouse (there is a new widget on this page now, too, that you can use to sign up.) I will probably be posting once a month, so it's not like you'll be flooded with information.</p><p>This is separate from my patreon, which you are also always welcome to join. https://www.patreon.com/edit/about</p><p>The newsletter, however, is free. </p><p>I will also continue to post here, of course. The biggest news lately, of course, is that I signed a contract with Wizard Tower press to put out a third book in the Alex Connor series. My deadline is the end of the year, and so we are hoping to have out early 2022 sometime. So there will be continued adventures of everyone's favorite half-dragon Hughes County coroner who can speak to the dead!</p><p>Whooo!</p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-63565834991959367142021-04-06T12:00:00.001-04:002021-04-06T12:00:00.272-04:00Cover Reveal - The Reinvented Heart Anthology<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBPgwEgXm5s/YGx5U56Y6bI/AAAAAAAADJ8/-FKbRQVLQq0T7VW-HOMKB2-PLprQcDilgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1350/TheReinventedHeartCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBPgwEgXm5s/YGx5U56Y6bI/AAAAAAAADJ8/-FKbRQVLQq0T7VW-HOMKB2-PLprQcDilgCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/TheReinventedHeartCover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>My short story "Sincerely Yours," will be coming out in The Reinvented Heart Anthology which is coming from Arc Manor Press in February, 2022, edited by Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo.</p><p>I am very excited to be part of this anthology and it looks like I am sharing the anthology with a lot of amazing science fiction/fantasy authors. </p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-71850869761360412842021-03-15T15:12:00.003-04:002021-03-15T15:14:05.506-04:00Two new things... a Patreon and a NEW BOOK<p> Two big announcements for Tate Hallaway fans: first and foremost, I JUST signed a contract for book 3 in the Alex Connor series. It is as yet unnamed, but I have a due date of the end of this year (2021) and thus am presuming that the book will come out in spring of 2022!!</p><p>Woot! More Alex and Valentine!</p><p>In tandem with that, I thought I might finally jump on the Patreon bandwagon (I know, I know, that's like so last decade, but I'm slow to adopt!) and let anyone who signs up follow along as I write book three (and all other works-in-projects.) You can become a fan and get exclusive content for as little as $1 a month, so... it might be worthwhile. Check it out!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/lydamorehouse">https://www.patreon.com/lydamorehouse</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tmtbY5Tg8iU/YE-xgX4TGEI/AAAAAAAADHQ/XKLiRGavAkMXOkYvsOygdrJa3CmuiLBSgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="353" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tmtbY5Tg8iU/YE-xgX4TGEI/AAAAAAAADHQ/XKLiRGavAkMXOkYvsOygdrJa3CmuiLBSgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h320/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-27081497746858968232021-03-12T13:31:00.008-05:002021-03-12T13:34:04.527-05:00Marscon Appearance (Virtual)<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rh6CbTqJSFY/YEuzUHCoUVI/AAAAAAAADHE/1B0b-UfUNWMWmgad5LzwX6jB2lpLZjexgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/marscon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1400" height="79" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rh6CbTqJSFY/YEuzUHCoUVI/AAAAAAAADHE/1B0b-UfUNWMWmgad5LzwX6jB2lpLZjexgCLcBGAsYHQ/w366-h79/marscon.jpg" width="366" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rh6CbTqJSFY/YEuzUHCoUVI/AAAAAAAADHE/1B0b-UfUNWMWmgad5LzwX6jB2lpLZjexgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/marscon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tonight, I am doing a Zoom panel at <a href="http://marscon.org/2021/">MarsCON</a> (FREE!) and a recorded bonus track:</div><br />08:30pm - <i>Friday - </i><b> Apocalypse Crafting</b> - Panel Channel - During the pandemic, we all took up hobbies that are related to being housebound / on Zoom a lot which we'd like to talk about. <a href="https://youtu.be/b26oxuD_j3o">https://youtu.be/b26oxuD_j3o</a> with: Naomi Kritzer, mod.; S.N.Arly, Lyda Morehouse, Isabel Schechter, Haddayr Copley Woods<br /><br /><br />09:15PM -<i> Friday </i>- <b> Reading by Lyda Morehouse (Tate Hallaway)</b> - Bonus Tracks- Lyda Morehouse aka Tate Hallaway reads from Unjust Cause (Wizard Tower Press) <a href="https://youtu.be/ZHcM8bmAkGM">https://youtu.be/ZHcM8bmAkGM</a> with: Lyda Morehouse<br /><br />So, what is weird about this is that if you want to watch me live, you will have to miss my recorded reading... or bail fifteen minutes before the end of the last panel? Because my reading is very short and so if you go at the end hoping to catch some, you will have missed it. I guess the downside of virtual cons is that they can LITERALLY schedule you opposite yourself.<br /><br />Seems weird that they wouldn't have pushed that back even fifteen minutes? But, I guess I should have checked the schedule earlier or, I dunno, asked them not to schedule me against myself?<br /><br />Anyway, that's me. Come see me or part of me?tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-21434192022827997192021-01-18T16:26:00.001-05:002021-01-18T16:26:51.893-05:00Starting with a Bang (and Why That's Bull)<p> I've start up a new writers' group that includes some writers who are newer to the craft. This has been wonderful for me, because I personally find it useful to my own process and to my own understanding to have to articulate how writing works. </p><p>One of my colleagues was complaining that his other writers group always harps on him to have a strong hook. They keep telling him "You have to start with a BANG." The problem is the story he wants to tell isn't a high octane shoot 'em up, it a quiet, reflective piece about grief and a small, personal mystery. So, he was talking about how frustrating it is to have to artificially wrench his story into a form where it starts with some kind of huge dramatic moment.</p><p>I stopped him and said, "It's a lie. What your colleagues are telling you is a lie."</p><p>A hook <i><b>can</b></i> be an actual gunshot, but what a BANG is, is simply the easiest way to get a reader's attention. It is not--absolutely not--the <b>only </b>way to get it.</p><p>You don't actually have to start with a bang at all. What you have to start with is a "hook," and that is very, very, VERY different than a bang. What a hook is, is something that compels a reader to want to go on. It's a sense of tension, an anxiousness to know more, it is a question that the reader desperately wants answered, or a quiet sense of building dread... or something else that has the reader saying 'OOoooooOOO, I want more of THIS.' </p><p>It doesn't have to be BIG, it just has to be compelling.</p><p>It has been drilled into to new writers that the opening has to be exciting... and it does. It's just that it doesn't have to be "exciting" in a conventional way. </p><p>I would go so far as to say that, if you do it right, almost anything could be a hook. A really strong sense of place could be enough for a reader to settle in an say to themselves, "Yes, this place seems super interesting, I want more." A strong, quirky narrative voice might be enough for a reader to say, "WHO is this person?? I must find out!" </p><p>My friend and fellow Wyrdsmith, <a href="https://www.adamstemple.com/" target="_blank">Adam Stemple</a> once told me that an opening has to leave the reader with the impression that they are "in the hands of a master." And, he's right. Part of what you are establishing with your hook is a sense that you can be trusted to tell a good story. One of the ways you can gain that trust is believing that what you have to say is enough. Don't feel like you have to artificially contort your story so that you start in some conventionally "exciting" way. Just give your readers that nugget, the one that hints to them that what is promised is totally worth it. </p><p>It still takes work to do it right, but don't waste that work thinking you have to go big or go home. You have to be interesting and compelling. That's hard enough! </p>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457468.post-90527431278266772272020-12-02T13:46:00.004-05:002020-12-02T13:52:55.193-05:00I'll Be Back (and I am!)<p> </p><p>This news from my publisher's blog:</p><p>-----</p><p></p><blockquote><p>In October, I released a pair of anthologies, one F/F and one M/M, featuring magical pets. All proceeds benefit<a href="https://outrightinternational.org/" target="_blank"> OutRight Action Internationa</a>l, which fights for the rights of LGBTIQ people across the world.</p><p>The anthologies are delightful if I do say so myself, featuring a new Liavek novelette by Pamela Dean, a novelette by myself about a post-apocalyptic cat cafe, and short stories by Yoon Ha Lee, Tate Hallaway (Lyda Morehouse), Aster Glenn Gray, Damkianna, Ellen Million, and many more fantastic writers. Adorable magical creatures include an amphibious cat who can teleport from one body of water to another, a winged Bichon Frise, a flying cat who transports love letters, a set of spirit creatures straight out of a Miyazaki movie, a talking matchmaking squirrel, and many more.</p><p>Unfortunately, the anthologies ran afoul of a truly idiotic Amazon rule saying that anthologies must be labeled with the exact word "collection" and not "anthology." A sequence of bureaucratic idiocies later, the anthologies-I-mean-COLLECTIONS had to be pulled from the store and one of them had to be republished by someone else.</p><p>But, happy ending, they're back now. I know some of you meant to review them and couldn't; now you can! And if you meant to buy them, now you can do that too! Please broadcast this far and wide. It's a good cause and I promise you won't regret reading them.</p><p>Some injured animals get rescued and there are some ghost characters, but there is no animal death and everyone gets a happy ending.</p><p>The books will be released wide in three months. We're still working on paper editions. Please email or message me if you want a review copy or a non-Kindle format.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08L9JS13J/" target="_blank">Her Magical Pet: Benefit F/F Story Collection</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pxkHFCwO48g/X8fhlPUcNKI/AAAAAAAAC_s/5UesSx9egr0iNnbV6iSYoYqSn98LDoIJQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="167" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pxkHFCwO48g/X8fhlPUcNKI/AAAAAAAAC_s/5UesSx9egr0iNnbV6iSYoYqSn98LDoIJQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> </p><blockquote><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P5H24QK/" target="_blank">His Magical Pet: Benefit M/M Story Collection</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q-F0uZe0-xk/X8fhtKsD4cI/AAAAAAAAC_w/VltXLLwWqywFI_pEY2fLYwwhbPAkh-urACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="167" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q-F0uZe0-xk/X8fhtKsD4cI/AAAAAAAAC_w/VltXLLwWqywFI_pEY2fLYwwhbPAkh-urACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"></blockquote>tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.com0