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a hermit tendency and that s okay solitude helps me recharge at the same time for many people i venture to say most people connections with others make us healthier i mean that literally for example older people who care for pets and older people who have more weekly contact with others rather than live isolated in a small apartment for example show better health age outcomes we are band animals by that i don t mean that everyone must want to be around people all the time i don t want to be but insofar as you can i hope we all have people we want to see talk to hang out with in person or via zoom play an online or tabletop rpg with or go for a hike or golfing with watch a tv show sit on the porch laugh over the phone cook and eat a meal go shopping together and so on particularly in a time of crisis as we are in now isolation kills we need each other i will find ways to connect i will remind myself that it is good for me to go to dinner with friends instead of writing two more pages on some random project i will use social media like bluesky to connect with people build networks of support and encouragement which we are going to need i can also connect with organizations doing crucial work to support human rights civil rights and environmental rights as i find organizations that fit with what i have to offer during the pandemic i ran several seasons of a zoom writer discussion series under the auspices of sfwa called narrative worlds narrative worlds ran for four seasons with great guest writers and i loved doing it shoutout to sfwa tech support nathan lucas and c j lavigne and i m glad i did it which is why i am mentioning it here degraded search engines aside libraries and online resources hold a wealth of fascinating information that many people can now access and share we can share with each other there s no telling how even the smallest or larger point of connection will make a difference for someone else or for you we can t predict the ripples from any tossed stone however trivial it may seem to the onlooker if i can t affect the big picture i can make a difference on the ground right here and right now and these actions matter deeply to human well being construct it is easy to wreck something an angry toddler can with one impulsive swipe knock over a painstakingly built castle made of blocks we are going to see a lot of wrecking behavior in the coming months destructive actions driven by grievance bigotry the confluence of weakness and cowardice driving mostly men to hurt others because it makes them feel big to do so our job is to build often it will be repair work and that sucks because some sick man baby has broken something that was working well but we must still make those repairs however hasty or crude or makeshift they may be and just maybe it can be better as and when we can manage it to be so it might be tomorrow it might be next decade times change the future is not determined so many people are doing innovative work unheralded sticking with it year after year for example i subscribe to the climate action newsletter which highlights work that people around the world are doing with optimism and resolve i have work to do too that s why it matters that i focus my energy away from impotent outrage and despair and into my own work which happens to be writing novels short fiction non fiction essays like this one craft essays a few workshops and interviews podcasts and so on each time a person is lifted up or given solace or a moment of peace or joy from a work of art or from any kind of work even from a simple thank you that acknowledges their existence or something they have done this moment and that thank you expand the network of connection and construction that is the human way forward and the only way forward that s ever been we are the network that supports each other we build for our present and for our future keep building challenge first accept humility not only do i not know everything i don t really know that much and so i must always seek to learn and to listen this is true of living life in general and how much more true when faced with a time of crisis and cruelty now is an excellent time to listen and learn from those people both past and present who faced and are facing crisis and cruelty and have something to say about how we can live and what we can do during such times i will speak up and push back in ways that i believe will be meaningful this might be as simple as saying i don t agree with statement because answer during a conversation it might mean refusing to comply with a bullying demand that is unjust and which depends on your being cowed but which has no other force behind it it might be writing a letter to your congressperson or volunteering for vote riders or taking an online class in bystander intervention or any other organization that needs volunteers like meals on wheels or whatever local or nationwide work you are interested in it might mean donating to an organization that is doing critical legal work for a vulnerable population or effective support infrastructure work like a food kitchen some may choose to pick one issue to dig down into as their point of specialty for activism obviously many organizations already do this others will devise different strategies appropriate to their inclinations and these strategies may change over time for every individual the thing you are doing might be something you can t talk about online i will challenge myself comfort is a coping and caring device yes but there are times when i need to move into discomfort to look with open eyes upon humanity s inhumanity toward the most vulnerable and marginalized to push myself to try things i m not sure i can do to ask questions or receive answers that aren t easy or palatable to seek to understand how people time and again have suffered died survived and pushed back against authoritarianism and coercion to live with this as also being part of the human condition but never to normalize it or make excuses for it always to be certain in my mind of the truth that such actions are wrong and that i should always defy them however i can even if any one act of defiance may be as small as the flutter of wings or as large as a massive global strike it is also vital to remember that sometimes too often people push back simply by surviving and refusing to give up don t give up you matter i matter we matter things do get worse and all too often they get much worse yet never forget that people have come back from much worse although never all of them far too many get lost along the way never forget that everywhere in the world there are people working at the local or regional level to create more equitable systems healthier outcomes ecologically sound changes in how humans approach our earth some peace and more joy this is the challenge we wake up to every single day whether in the smallest personal sense or the largest global sense a better world is possible posted in uncategorized glasgow worldcon 2024 schedule and information posted on august 2 2024 by kate elliott i will be at glasgow worldcon and am happy to say hello and sign books any time scheduled appearances thursday august 8 epic appeal panel 4 00 pm gmt 1 forth armadillo bldg panel description below friday august 9 i ll be joining the glasgow pop up social 2 30 3 30 pm friday maybe saturday too in hall 4 open seating area note the pop up social runs thursday friday saturday from 2 4 pm hall 4 open seating area lots of different authors chat hang get books signed saturday august 10 two signings official autographing 10 00 am gmt 1 hall 4 autographs i will have bookplates and bookmarks so come and get something signed with or without books signing dealers room tachyon pub table 3 00 pm with ellen datlow and carrie vaughn sunday august 11 table talk 4 00 pm gmt 1 hall 4 table talks you have to sign up for this as there is limited seating please sign up also i have had wait listed people get in on the day because of no shows or cancellations and in one case because i told them to join us anyway because i was in australia and when else would they be able to see me read this i am excited to announce i will have with me six print arcs of the history of the world begins in ice stories and essays from the world of cold magic i ll be giving one away at the table talk reviewers who would like an early copy please track me down and ask i hope these arcs can go to good homes that can help spread the word given this is a small press collection thanks i will also have two print test not final copies of the chapbook short story cold fire chapter 31 5 bonus chapter the bed he had built for her with a lovely cover illustration by allaine b leoncio and an interior illustration by jody lee at the moment the chapbook is available only with a pre order of the deluxe hardcover special edition of the collection so if you would love an early copy be the first to come up to me at a convenient moment at worldcon and ask my strong preference is that both of these go to cold magic fans not to collectors epic appeal panel description and info this panel should be fun epic fantasy stories usually encompass multiple volumes and thousands upon thousands of pages what is the appeal of the epic novel is it the multi act storylines the interwoven structure the intricate details the big cast of characters or the fact that you can use them as a weapon or all of the above come along to find out just what makes an epic novel deeply satisfying for readers and writers alike panel with andrea stewart participants marve michael anson m andrea stewart kate elliott m h ayinde tao wong i attend conventions for two reasons to meet my readers and to hang out with my friends i hope to see you there posted in uncategorized the history of the world begins in ice preorders are live posted on july 27 2024 by kate elliott preorders for the history of the world begins in ice stories and essays from the world of cold magic are now available publication date october 2024 exactly what it says in the title a collection of eleven standalone short stories and eleven essays plus illustrations all the stories set in the cold magic universe feast your eyes on the tom canty cover two print editions are available for preorder the deluxe hardcover limited edition 50 and the regular trade paperback edition 20 for the time being the deluxe limited edition hardcover will only be available for preorder on the fairwood press website the limited edition is very limited there will only be 200 hardcover copies i have numbered and signed them all on a lovely signature page the deluxe edition includes a color fold out of julie dillon s dragon rising from the sea of smoke and a special secret chapbook with a lovely cover and a sweet interior illustration comes with every limited edition order for more information on the deluxe edition or to place a preorder click through to the order page i conceived of this project in 2018 with the idea that i could publish a spiritwalker themed short fiction collection in fall 2020 to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the initial publication of cold magic from the beginning i wanted to add more illustrations in large part because i so love the illustrations julie dillon drew for a very limited edition 2013 chapbook the secret journal of beatrice hassi barahal included in the new collection when r b lemberg published geometries of belonging stories and poems from the birdverse with fairwood press i realized that maybe i had found the press who would be interested i asked patrick swenson the publisher if he would consider publishing another universe themed collection and he was enthusiastic patrick has been absolutely great to work with i m in awe of his multi tasking skills he s the reason the collection has a great tom canty cover which i am completely bowled over by i contacted a number of artists who i was hoping to work with for interior illustrations and almost all of them said yes despite overloaded schedules i can t praise them enough all of whom came through with splendid art that enhances the text the history of the world begins in ice has been a labor of love from start to finish my tribute to the readers who have loved the cold magic and the spiritwalker trilogy to the beauty and power of art when it works in concert with text and to myself and my stubborn commitment to writing the strange stories that keep bubbling up in my mind my natural narrative length is probably the trilogy and yet i wrote the short fiction contained herein as well as the essays with just as much love and concern for craft and outcome as my longest and most detailed epic tome two of the stories are original to the collection while the others have appeared in one venue or another although not all officially published a few were posted online you don t have to have read the spiritwalker trilogy to follow the stories many were written for venues where i had to assume readers wouldn t have read cold magic and sequels i can t get over how gorgeous the tom canty cover is and i can t wait for you all to see the illustrations inside too a quick note about preorders fairwood press is a small press run by a single person patrick who takes a chance on every book he publishes preorders go directly to pay for expenses ahead of publication so they are a huge help similar to how kickstarter pledges are a big help preorders are also a way to support small presses who are often the only places willing to take a chance on a niche project like this one posted in cold fire cold magic cold steel spiritwalker tagged coldmagic publishing spiritwalkertrilogy the site is now also kateelliott com welcome posted on august 21 2023 by kate elliott the kateelliott com url now redirects to this site i make up worlds i have not yet transferred any information over to this site yet from the kateelliott com archive but some of that should happen toward the end of this year meanwhile if this is your first time here this was once an active blog and is now more of an inactive blog this site currently features a bare bones bibliography links to my newsletter and patreon where i post weekly and numerous extras see menu item as well as the all important where do i start with your novels boy band style pinned post if there is any information you would specifically like to see included or added here or any questions answered in the blog please let me know in the comments to this post or just say hi and i ll see what i can do for the most up to date news and specifically for time dependent news about things like ebook sales or online or in person appearances subscribe to my newsletter it s currently on buttondown free no paid content thank you as always i could not do this without you posted in newsletter publishing tagged online publishing website 2023 update the keeper s six servant mage and furious heaven posted 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