The Speculative Worlds of L. D. Colter

Good riddance to 2020 celebration book sale

12/29/2020

Woo Hoo that 2020, the longest year ever, is finally about to end!

In other good news, A Borrowed Hell is on sale (1st time ever!) for 0.99 cents, today only, plus While Gods Sleep is also 0.99 cents today only (first time in a year). Tomorrow prices will go up to $1.99 and Thurs to $2.99 -- still a discount. And my epic fantasy, The Halfblood War, is just $4.99. Book descriptions, links, and a cute rescue dog Christmas video are in my newsletter here.
https://mailchi.mp/f2f930d44a1a/happy-end-of-2020-specials-video-2858070

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Capclave Begins Tomorrow!

10/16/2020

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Capclave: Where reading is not extinct

Capclave begins tomorrow! Washington (DC) Science Fiction Association's con with GOH Troy L. Wiggins plus many returning folks like Ken Liu, Alan Smale, Fran Wilde, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Fonda Lee and so many more for the 20th anniversary of the con.

It's virtual this year, and only $10 www.capclave.org/capclave/capclave20/registration.php

I'll be there as a finalist for the Small Press Award for my short story "The Weight of Mountains" and a couple of programming presentations. Here's my schedule:

Author reading - Sat 1:30pm EST with fellow finalists Beth Cato and A.T. Greenblatt

Kaffeeklatsch - Sat 4:30pm EST - also with Beth Cato and A. T. Greenblatt

Panel - "Don't Self-Reject" - Sun 1:30pm with Scott H. Andrews, Troy Wiggins, Yosef Lindell, and Juliet Kemp

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The Weight of Mountains - WSFA Finalist

8/18/2020

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The Washington Science Fiction Association recently announced the finalists for their WSFA Small Press Award. I am honored to say that my short story, The Weight of Mountains, published last year in DreamForge, issue #2, has been named as one of the finalists. I'm pleased to be sharing a spot in such a strong field of stories. The winner will be announced at Capclave--the WSFA (Washington, DC) convention--held virtually this year, on Oct 17th &18th.

My publisher made the graphic below from the amazing artwork the story received, and has made the story free to read as the featured story at the DreamForge website. https://bit.ly/weight-of-mountains

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Flights of Foundry May 16-17 Virtual Convention for Speculative Creators

5/11/2020

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Flights of Foundry - a virtual convention for speculative creators - May 16-17.
I'll be teaching a workshop on "Writing Prose That Shines" Sat morning, 9am MST/USA.
Registration is free but programs with limited space are filling up fast.

Dream Foundry presents Flights of Foundry, a virtual convention for speculative creators and their fans. A festival celebrating science fiction, fantasy, horror, and everything weird and wonderful in between. With talks, panels, and workshops from our guests of honor, Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu, Liz Gorinsky, Ken Liu, Andrea Phillips, Grace P. Fong, Alex Shvartsman, and Rachel S. Cordasco, as well as other notables from across the industry, it'll be a weekend of conversation, performance, and connection you won't want to miss! There's no cost to attend, but Dream Foundry is accepting donations to support this and our other programs. Registration is open. flights-of-foundry.org/registration/

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Stay in Place Virtual Writing Conference

4/14/2020

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Are you a writer as well as a reader?
Conventions and writer's conferences are being canceled around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, but, while we may be isolated, we're not alone. I recently received an invitation to speak at WordCrafter's Stay in Place Virtual Writing Conference on April 28th. I'll be presenting a talk on writing short fiction as one of eighteen authors teaching writing craft and tips. Other presenters will include David Farland, Jonathan Mayberry, and keynote speaker, Kevin J. Anderson. Free presentations will take place on a Facebook event page, and interactive workshops and panel discussions will be offered for a minimal fee on the Zoom platform. Interested? Reserve a spot today at the FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/610730112815902/
and you can view the full list of presenters on WordCrafter's blog:
https://kayelynnebooth.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/announcing-the-wordcrafter-2020-stay-in-place-virtual-writing-conference/

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Happy whatever today is...

4/2/2020

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Attribution: FB via ichzbgr.com

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A little cheer from our voluntary isolation household to your lockdown, quarantine, isolation, or social distancing household

3/17/2020

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Hump Day Humor

3/11/2020

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This!

3/5/2020

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Happy Monday

2/24/2020

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Currently Reading: Too much.

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Lots of beta drafts
Watched so far this year:
Luke Cage
Sorry to Bother You
Buffy re-watch S2-6
The Magicians, re-watch S1-2
The Magicians, S5
Upload
The Umbrella Academy
The Old Guard
Lovecraft Country
Westworld S3
The Boys, S2

Read so far this year:
Leviathan Wakes
Out of Sight
The Anubis Gates (re-read)
Breakshot
14 (re-read)
Golden Sun
Roadside Picnic
The Starless Sea
Spoonbenders (re-read)
Strength of Water
Terminus
The City We Became
Forced Perspectives
Cat's Cradle (re-read)
Black Mad Wheel
Vita Nostra
Harrison Squared
The Girl in the Tower
The Only Good Indians
The Sunken Lands Begin to Rise Again

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