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Excerpt
Heartsore and in need of adventure and distraction, Gawain stepped forward. "I would be happy to lead such a party, Arthur."
And so now he was on his muddy way north with a weary priest and a score of warriors--in winter, no less, when the cold rain could turn to snow any day.
It was surprising how much mud and muck and bone-shattering cold was involved in adventure.
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
Here are a few of my stories that are available online:
"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
Slow. Oh, that's not what you meant, is it? At Clarion West, I had a reputation as being the social conscience of the class, and my interest in politics and cultural differences still tends to inform my writing.
Goals
Since I'm writing a follow-up novel to Yseult/Flamme und Harfe for my German publisher, my goal this year will concern revisions. I want to get at least 1500 words revised/rewritten/newly-written a day, five days a week (7500 words a week). If I can do that, the rewriting will be almost half completed by the end of the write-a-thon!
My goal is $100 in pledges. Up to $100, I will match the donations received.
Website
Web page: www.ruthnestvold.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruth_Nestvold
Livejournal: http://specficrider.livejournal.com/
