Comments on: Guest Blogger: Ann Aguirre, Author of Grimspace http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/ About the craft and business of genre fiction Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:45:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63289 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:20:12 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63289 <b>The contest officially ended Sunday 3/2 at midnight, EST. Ann just emailed to let me know that CATHY J has been randomly chosen to receive an autographed copy of Grimpspace! </b>Cathy, Ann should email you soon for your addy. Thanks to all who commented. And thanks again, Ann, for running the contest, guest posting and interviewing with us. Best of luck! The contest officially ended Sunday 3/2 at midnight, EST. Ann just emailed to let me know that CATHY J has been randomly chosen to receive an autographed copy of Grimpspace! Cathy, Ann should email you soon for your addy.

Thanks to all who commented. And thanks again, Ann, for running the contest, guest posting and interviewing with us. Best of luck!

]]> by: Evie Byrne http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63220 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:36:50 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63220 Ann, First, I think a UF voice is a natural for SF, though I don't read enough SF to give you any examples. I love the ideas in SF, but do tend to find the books emotionally unsatisfying, so drift in other direction. I love romance, but like you, as a reader and writer, I want a little more moral complexity in my books than I tend to find in an average romance. There's that thrill of the attraction between the protags, which I crave, but I think the thrill is all the better when set in some seriously interesting moral/cultural/historical territory. You've done great advance publicity on this book. I don't know where, but a long time ago I read an excerpt, and loved it. Seeing this post just reminded me of that. So whether I win or not, I'll be buying it. Best of luck. Evie Ann,

First, I think a UF voice is a natural for SF, though I don’t read enough SF to give you any examples. I love the ideas in SF, but do tend to find the books emotionally unsatisfying, so drift in other direction.

I love romance, but like you, as a reader and writer, I want a little more moral complexity in my books than I tend to find in an average romance. There’s that thrill of the attraction between the protags, which I crave, but I think the thrill is all the better when set in some seriously interesting moral/cultural/historical territory.

You’ve done great advance publicity on this book. I don’t know where, but a long time ago I read an excerpt, and loved it. Seeing this post just reminded me of that. So whether I win or not, I’ll be buying it. Best of luck.

Evie

]]> by: Ann Aguirre http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63198 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:44:47 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63198 Wow, thanks for the great response. I can't wait to find out who wins the signed copy. Wow, thanks for the great response. I can’t wait to find out who wins the signed copy.

]]> by: Tisa http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63192 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:30:44 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63192 I love SF books! ~ :) Please count me in the drawing! Thanks! I love SF books! ~ :) Please count me in the drawing! Thanks!

]]> by: tami http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63041 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:31:31 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63041 please please enter me to win this book please please enter me to win this book

]]> by: Bunny B http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63028 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:25:21 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63028 Wow, I've never been into SF books before, but this one sounds interesting! Would love a chance to read it :) Wow, I’ve never been into SF books before, but this one sounds interesting! Would love a chance to read it :)

]]> by: ruth http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63015 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:21:50 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63015 I enjoy reading a novel that has characters with substance, an enjoyable and meaningful story that resounds with me and great writing. I know that your story is unique and has all of the above. Great success on Grimspace. I enjoy reading a novel that has characters with substance, an enjoyable and meaningful story that resounds with me and great writing. I know that your story is unique and has all of the above. Great success on Grimspace.

]]> by: Bebemiqui http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63012 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:40:11 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63012 Great giveaway. Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com Great giveaway. Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com

]]> by: Tara http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63011 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:01:41 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63011 I would like to win this book! I would like to win this book!

]]> by: Tamara Leonard Merritt http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63005 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:41:40 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-63005 I am not a SF fan, but my daughter is. I might like UF, or I might not, but my daughter would be thrilled if I won. I am not a SF fan, but my daughter is. I might like UF, or I might not, but my daughter would be thrilled if I won.

]]> by: Cindi Hoppes http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62997 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:29:31 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62997 I think this type of sci-fi writing is great for those who are finding the usual variety mundane! Sometimes, I like to find the type of book that there aren't very many of in the market. Cindi I think this type of sci-fi writing is great for those who are finding the usual variety mundane!
Sometimes, I like to find the type of book that there aren’t very many of in the market. Cindi

]]> by: Cindi Hoppes http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62996 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:26:35 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62996 Hi, I have only recently gotten into "Sci-Fi" books! Yours sounds especially captivating. Please enter me in your drawing. I really appreciate it. Thanks,Cindi Hi, I have only recently gotten into “Sci-Fi” books!
Yours sounds especially captivating. Please enter me in your drawing. I really appreciate it. Thanks,Cindi

]]> by: AnneV http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62885 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:29:03 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62885 I am always looking for good books. I look forward to reading yours. I am always looking for good books. I look forward to reading yours.

]]> by: Ann Aguirre http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62868 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:24:24 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62868 Yep, Hollywood really seems to get it. "I think that’s what blew me away about your process - it takes me two weeks just to read carefully through the first draft and make all the notes, plan the changes, etc.!" Well, it helps a lot to have an agent and editor looking at my work after it's written. Before I sold, I really had no idea if I was making things better or worse by industry standards (nor did my crit partners). We could only go by our best instincts, which might be all wrong, according to what was actually salable. Nowadays, I write the first draft, fix it up in a single pass, and then slide it along to my agent. I trust her judgment implicitly, and I know she'll tell me if the book has gone off track. Likewise with my editor -- Anne has a fantastic eye, and her suggestions never fail to make my book shine. So it can be harder when you're going it alone. Yep, Hollywood really seems to get it.

“I think that’s what blew me away about your process - it takes me two weeks just to read carefully through the first draft and make all the notes, plan the changes, etc.!”

Well, it helps a lot to have an agent and editor looking at my work after it’s written. Before I sold, I really had no idea if I was making things better or worse by industry standards (nor did my crit partners). We could only go by our best instincts, which might be all wrong, according to what was actually salable. Nowadays, I write the first draft, fix it up in a single pass, and then slide it along to my agent. I trust her judgment implicitly, and I know she’ll tell me if the book has gone off track. Likewise with my editor — Anne has a fantastic eye, and her suggestions never fail to make my book shine. So it can be harder when you’re going it alone.

]]> by: Lyle http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62867 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:16:39 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/02/27/guest-blogger-ann-aguirre-author-of-grimspace-contest/#comment-62867 Oh, and thanks for the well-wishes. I can see yours is already rocketing, and that's rad. I'm in the UK, so I'm planning to help out your international sales. I'm with you on silencing the inner critic on the first draft...but I tend to get bogged down in later drafts. I think that's what blew me away about your process - it takes me two weeks just to read carefully through the first draft and make all the notes, plan the changes, etc.! But we all do have different processes, I know. :) Oh, and thanks for the well-wishes. I can see yours is already rocketing, and that’s rad. I’m in the UK, so I’m planning to help out your international sales.

I’m with you on silencing the inner critic on the first draft…but I tend to get bogged down in later drafts. I think that’s what blew me away about your process - it takes me two weeks just to read carefully through the first draft and make all the notes, plan the changes, etc.!

But we all do have different processes, I know. :)

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