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The End Is Not Nigh | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. May 14, 2014 /. The End Is Not Nigh. It was when I was staring down 30 without a single writing credit to my name that I finally realized that if I wanted to think of myself as a writer, I should actually do some damn writing. So, I did, and discovered that despite some talent with words and years of rough training at writing. Fiction (thanks grad school! Work Having a writing circle like the N.L.B. helped immensely in keeping me writing, and making my writing better. As Jansma says, ...
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Blog Tour | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. March 24, 2014 /. Welcome to my blog! I’m so glad you could join the Blog Tour. Please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. I do apologize for the smell. Some feral cats got into this blog last week and made a mess. Yes, yes, the cats are still here, but mostly beneath the floorboards now. If you hear disturbing scratching or shrieking sounds beneath you, it is probably just those cats. Probably. The Monster and Mab Ipswich, courtesy of Marcela Vargas. What am I working on?
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Meet some of the incredible writers and illustrators on my client list. Buy The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy. Sam Maggs is the bestselling author of. The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks. Available now from Quirk Books. Named Awesome Geek Feminist of the Year by Women Write About Comics, Sam appears on TV and movie screens across Canada, writes a webcomic called Lady Junk, and has written for The Mary Sue, The Guardian, Marie Claire, and the National Post, among others. Has alway...
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In Defense of Tom Bombadil | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. December 15, 2014 /. In Defense of Tom Bombadil. As I said last week, reactions around the tubes to my story “ How I Defeated the Tolkien Estate. Still, there has been some criticism, and that’s that I insulted the character of Tom Bombadil. In the story I wrote:. It’s easy to take potshots at Bombadil, so I did. He’s a ridiculous character, a sort of whimsical hobo who wanders around singing silly songs and making rhymes, and contributes little to the plot. He res...Many people feel ...
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The Witch, the Ghost and the Demons | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. October 31, 2014 /. The Witch, the Ghost and the Demons. The Ghost of Grammy Goneril, courtesy of Ken Lamug. 8220;Dead grandparents give the worst candy…”. I’m delighted to announce that my Halloween short story “The Ghost of Grammy Goneril”. Has been turned into an audio-story for Episode 140 of the award-winning YA scifi/fantasy podcast Cast of Wonders. The story was originally published in the Halloween 2013 edition of Underneath the Juniper Tree. You can listen to the story here.
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Swordfighting for Babies | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. April 13, 2015 /. So I fantasized about cutting my way through swaths of bad guys, and conveniently failed to imagine what cutting one’s way through people actually. Swords are terrifying weapons. They’re designed to kill other people, and horribly, too. They’re designed to stab, slice, and cut through human flesh, muscle, organs, and bone. Swords are. Fatherhood: The First Year. A Querying We Shall Go. Add yours →. April 13, 2015 — 5:08 pm. Always enjoy reading what you write! You ar...
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A Querying We Shall Go | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. March 10, 2015 /. A Querying We Shall Go. So, my middle-grade fantasy book. Mab Ipswich, or The Wickedest Witch. Is done. Beta-read. Rewritten. Edited. Polished. Querified. And now out in the world in the hands of literary agents who will decide, based on the book’s strengths, if they want to sign me as a client. 8221; and that is something to look forward to. In Defense of Tom Bombadil. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). The Rabid Rainbow...
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Tiny Book of Tiny Stories | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. November 11, 2013 /. Tiny Book of Tiny Stories. The bestselling Tiny Book of Tiny Stories series continues with. The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories Vol. 3. Out now and available for purchase at most major bookstores and on Amazon here. The series comes from hitRECord. The multi-media collaborative spearheaded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (. The Dark Knight Rises. The books feature a series of beautiful illustrations and matching micro-stories. Underneath the Juniper Tree. Alums, Soju Shots.
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The World According to a Sociopathic 11-Year Old Witch | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. October 23, 2013 /. The World According to a Sociopathic 11-Year Old Witch. Underneath the Juniper Tree. Is back, and just in time for Halloween! The Fall 2013 Issue. Is Halloween themed, from the cover by comics master John Rozum (DC Vertigo, Milestone, Marvel) to all the spooky stories and creepy art inside. My story in the issue is “The Ghost of Grammy Goneril”. With awesome art by Rabble Boy Ken Lamug (see above). The story? And decided to do something inspired by the Japanese.
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The Real, Fake Red Book of Westmarch | Austin H. Gilkeson
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Austin H. Gilkeson. December 9, 2014 /. The Real, Fake Red Book of Westmarch. I have an article up at The Toast,. Called “How I Defeated the Tolkien Estate”. A satirical short story about me being a Hobbit Studies scholar who discovered an unauthorized copy of the “Red Book of Westmarch,” published my own translation of. The Lord of the Rings. And, was subsequently sued by the Tolkien Estate. It’s accompanied by an amazing set of illustrations by the artist Jason Longo. Lord of the Rings. And what if tha...
