occasional posts by risa aratyr
I’m seriously considering revising my bio; reducing it, in fact, to a single, says-it-all sentence. “Risa Aratyr has a day-job.” I mean. How do they do it? How do people cover all the daily basics plus the perennial extras and blog prolifically? It took me nearly three months to start this post; it’s taken me another … Read more WFC revisited
The year my book hit the stands — that all-too brief and giddy time when I had every reason to call myself a writer and every excuse to attend SciFi/Fantasy events — I attended both the Nebula Awards and the World Fantasy Convention. That spring, the Nebs were held in NYC, the autumnal WFC in … Read more WFC
Many thanks for your many responses to my “Éirinn Poll.” :) Depending on your expectations, the results are either no surprise, a big surprise, or surprisingly varied. Just fyi and in case you’re curious, here’s how it all panned out… Query #1: Should I relaunch [my first novel] as Hunter of the Light? Or should I … Read more The Results Are In!
Yes, I do have a plan to get my new work out there, hell or high water. And Step One is nearly complete. For the past few months, I’ve been revisiting Hunter of the Light, making sure that Blackthorn’s Éirinn seamlessly matches the Éirinn of Shadow’s Road and fixing the book’s gazillion-and-a-half typos. So, I’m making changes?!? Well, yes — but they’re … Read more An Éirinn Poll
Hi, all. Latest news — I’m investigating self-publishing, small print-run publishing and on-line publishing options for my 2-book Sons of Muirne series. I’d like to start by re-launching a very slightly revised version of Hunter of the Light (I’m at work on it now, fixing typos and other errata, Jacque Kruzic will be doing artwork … Read more Update and Where to Find Me