Author Archives: Sarah Brand

“So far, keeping it together’s been enough.”

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Sarah Brand

The one, minor downside of having a large number of staggeringly amazing friends and acquaintances is that, more often than I care to admit, I feel bad about myself for not managing to be more like them. I don’t have … Continue reading →

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The unexpected delight of rereading

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Sarah Brand

Until yesterday, I hadn’t looked at To Disturb the Universe (my novel that’s currently on submission) in several months. The submissions process, I reasoned, is crazy-making enough. If I stayed close to those characters, to that story, it would just … Continue reading →

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Doubts are not words

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Sarah Brand

It’s almost the end of March and I haven’t written a blog post yet this month. I’d like to say that life has been so crazy and exciting that I haven’t had time to post, but in truth, it’s been … Continue reading →

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Writing in the moment

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Sarah Brand

Like most writers, I have my candy bar scenes–the scenes I can’t stop thinking about because I can’t wait to write them. In particular, I’m very much hoping that The Girl of Illusions, my current novel-in-progress, will have a sequel. … Continue reading →

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Alpha Interview: Evelyn Lumish

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Sarah Brand

Welcome to the fifth and last in my series of interviews with fellow graduates of the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers! Sarah Hollowell will be posting two more interviews this week, so keep an eye on her blog. Today, … Continue reading →

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Alpha Interview: Laurel Estes

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Sarah Brand

Welcome to the fourth in my series of interviews with graduates of the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers! Today, I’m interviewing Laurel Estes. Laurel is a 2011/2012 Alpha alum and currently a sophomore at Pomona College. She writes science fiction and … Continue reading →

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Alpha Interview: Seth Dickinson

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Sarah Brand

Welcome to the third in my series of interviews with graduates of the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers! Be sure to check out Sarah Hollowell’s interview with Lara Donnelly, which was posted over the weekend. Today, I’m interviewing Seth … Continue reading →

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“I’ve been waiting for this silence all night long.”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Sarah Brand

Over the past week, I have mostly either been a quivering ball of stress, or so exhausted that I just want to curl up and fall asleep. But the weekend has been everything a weekend should be. Not only was … Continue reading →

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Alpha Interview: Rachel Halpern

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Sarah Brand

The Alpha interviews continue! Yesterday, Sarah Hollowell interviewed Malina Suity on her blog, so don’t miss that. Today, it is my very great pleasure to interview Rachel Halpern! Rachel is an MFA student at the University of Southern Maine. Her … Continue reading →

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Alpha Interview: Jill Hardy

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Sarah Brand

In my last post, I talked about why the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers is awesome, and why you should consider supporting the workshop. (Or, if you’re between the ages of 14 and 19 and you love writing speculative … Continue reading →

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