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Beginning January 22, 2007
...a bold new Liaden Universe® project
from Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Fledgling
...A Liaden Universe® Adventure
...the story of Theo Waitley and how she came to have a "kind of complicated" problem to lay before the delm of Korval.
Subscriptions for Fledgling are now closed.
Thank you all for your interest and support,
and please enjoy
Saltation
Fledgling FAQ
Why are we doing this?
First, if we are ever to write the much-requested "next book after I Dare," we'll need insight into Theo's character. The way we gain such insight is to write a novel from that character's viewpoint. Conflict of Honors began as exactly this sort of character study.
Also? Fledgling
is a "side book." A "side book" is a book that is coincidental to the
main action of a series, which is expected to be of little interest,
except to stalwart fans -- and to the authors. To put this in
perspective, both Local Custom and Scout's Progress are side books, falling outside the main thrust of the Agent of Change sequence.
Things you should know
Fledgling in serialized format is a draft. This means it
may bear little or no resemblance to a final published novel, should
there ever be one. It may be perfect, word for word (though experience
tells us this is not the way the smart money should bet). What we are providing is a rare opportunity to observe the writing process.
We don't know how many chapters there will be. We're free-form writers,
and while we do have a working outline, it is (1) vague, and (2)
subject to change without notice.
Where did you get the idea to serialize?
Good
question. The concept first came to our attention a couple years back
when Elizabeth Moon, among other writers, proposed the Storyteller's
Bowl -- a cooperative site that would allow writers to put out a
virtual "storyteller's bowl" or busker's hat. The idea was that a story
would be told to a certain point -- and then stop until coins were
placed in the hat, encouraging the storyteller to continue with the
tale.
While that project never took off, the concept continued to intrigue
writers. Lawrence Watt-Evans is serializing new novels in his Ethshar series. Diane Duane is doing something similar with The Big Meow. In the meantime, Don Sakers took the idea off in another direction entirely .
A podcast discussion of the storyteller bowl concept, with Diane Duane,
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, hosted by Chris Meadows is available here. Click on Episode 3.
Fledgling Podcast
Due entirely to the goodwill of the good folks at Fireheart Foundry , each new Fledgling chapter is also being podcast. You may subscribe to the Fledgling podcast through iTunes, Google Reader, or directly through your email by going here and clicking on the Get Fledgling Podcast delivered by email link.
Fireheart Foundry are also responsible for creating the podcast of our ground breaking appearance at the Second Life Library a few months ago.
What are the rules?
What you can do:
1. Read the posted chapters free of charge
2. Link to this page or any internal page. (Here are a few icons)
3. Pass the word among your friends
4. Print the chapters out for your own ease of reading
5. Discuss the work in the Fledgling Live Journal community
6. Contribute to the Fledgling Lexicon
7. Donate
What you can't do:
1. Copy the work and sell it, or pass it off as your own. Fledgling
is copyright by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. In addition, Liaden
Universe® is a registered trademark. That means the universe, the
characters, the story and the right to sell it belong to Sharon Lee and
Steve Miller.
Who are we?
Sharon Lee
and Steve Miller are the authors of a dozen collaborative science
fiction novels and many short stories, largely set in the Liaden
Universe®. For more information about Lee and Miller and their
work, drop by the Liaden Universe® website.
How do I donate?
Subscriptions for Fledgling are now closed.
Thank you all for your interest and support,
and please enjoy
Saltation
The authors declare a draft!*
*The authors guarantee
publication of a chapter a week until the draft is, in their
professional opinions, completed. The authors shall be the sole judge
of when the draft is complete.
The new novel dealing with the Life and Times of Theo Waitley is begun.
Go here to begin the adventure!
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Base Page created December 1, 2006 by Sharon Lee
Updated January 25, 2008 by All Hands
Update March 15, 2008, 12:54 p.m. EDT
copyright © 2006-2008 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
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