Invisible is Live!
As of today, Invisible is officially a thing! In addition to the guest blog posts featured on the blog, the e-book anthology includes bonus material from Alex Dally MacFarlane, Gabriel Cuellar, Nonny Blackthorne, and Ithiliana.
It’s on sale for $2.99 at the following sites, and I’m hoping to add to this list as other retailer links go live. All proceeds will go to the Carl Brandon Society for Con or Bust.
I learned a lot from this project. I think these essays do a marvelous job of answering the question, “Why does representation matter?” and of looking at different types of representation in our genre.
I’m a big believer in the importance and power of story. The contributors to Invisible showed me new aspects of that power, things I hadn’t necessarily considered before.
If you’re a reviewer and would be interested in a copy, please let me know. And if you feel like spreading the word, I’ll send you a tray of fresh-baked karmic brownies (or another imaginary karmic goodie of your choice).
Siddhartha
April 15, 2014 @ 9:57 am
Excellent!
Bought and submitted a (5 star) review on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Personal-Essays-Representation-SF-ebook/product-reviews/B00JND5RBW/)
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Avilyn
April 15, 2014 @ 2:34 pm
Yay! Just bought it off of Google Play; can’t wait to read it when I get home. 🙂
Congrats, and Happy Birthday!
Pam Adams
April 15, 2014 @ 4:25 pm
double-yay!
Sally
April 15, 2014 @ 4:27 pm
I marked Siddhartha’s review as Helpful.
I’d post a review on B&N, but since I have no money (and thus won’t be buying for my Nook), that would be cheating. O, fie on moral dilemmas. Is having read most of it here sufficient?
Fred
April 15, 2014 @ 7:19 pm
This is good timing! One of my classes this quarter involves LGBTQ Issues. (The class is focused on representation on stage and screen, but my final project can step outsides those bounds.)
Thank you!
Jim C. Hines
April 15, 2014 @ 9:35 pm
Thank you!
Jim C. Hines
April 15, 2014 @ 9:35 pm
Oh good. Very glad that link is live and working 🙂
Jim C. Hines
April 15, 2014 @ 9:36 pm
I’m afraid I’m not qualified to advise on such weighty ethical dilemmas 😉
Siddhartha
April 16, 2014 @ 12:34 am
WHERE ARE _MY_ KARMIC BROWNIES JIM AND THEY BETTER BE FRESHLY BAKED…ahem…I mean…You’re welcome, Mr. Hines!
Siddhartha
April 16, 2014 @ 12:39 am
Sally, perhaps you can start your review by mentioning the essays that you have not read so far (i.e. the bonus bonus material) are restrict your review only to the ones that you have read? I’ve often seen people post reviews of partially read books on Amazon, especially for collections and anthologies.
Sally
April 16, 2014 @ 2:15 am
An ethics answer from a Siddhartha! 🙂
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