Excerpt
The moon was not yet full, but Brella hoped its magic was enough to draw out Terje's soul. The light rippled on the surface of the water, and the broken reflection flickered brightly. Below the surface, Brella could see the glinting ashes of dormant souls.
Bio
Ruth Nestvold is an American writer living in Stuttgart, Germany. She attended Clarion West in 1998, and since then, her work has appeared in numerous markets, including Asimov's, F&SF, Realms of Fantasy, Baen's Universe, Strange Horizons, Gardner Dozois's Year's Best Science Fiction, and several other anthologies. She has been nominated for the Nebula, the Sturgeon, and the Tiptree awards. In 2007, the Italian translation of her novella "Looking Through Lace" won the "Premio Italia" for best international work. Her novel Yseult/Flamme und Harfe (Flame and Harp) appeared in translation from Penhaligon, a German imprint of Random House, in January 2009. She occasionally maintains a web site at www.ruthnestvold.com.
Publications
"The Leaving Sweater" -- Strange Horizons, June 2007
"Far Side of the Moon" -- Ideomancer, June 2007
"Mars: A Traveler's Guide" -- F&SF, January 2008 (Podcast here)
"If Tears Were Wishes" -- Abyss and Apex, February 2008
"Exit Without Saving" -- Futurismic, August 2006 -- Included in Rich Horton's Science Fiction 2007: The Best of the Year
"In The Middle Of Nowhere With Company" -- Abyss and Apex, April 2009
Writing Description
I like to mine literature for my stories, giving old tales a new spin.
Goals
For this Write-a-thon, I want to complete six new short stories, much like we did back in boot camp. In addition, I want to get at least six short stories that have been languishing on my hard drive brushed up and submitted.
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