Adriana Kantcheva

Author of speculative fiction.

Hello, , and welcome to another installment of my newsletter.

Let's dig in!

What I've been up to lately

• In September and October I was lucky enough to attend the Milford conference and a gathering of the Villa Diodatti group. A blog post about my Milford experience can be found at the Milford SF Writers blog.

• I've paused drafting for a spell to take a another dive into learning the craft. I've been picking up a lot through work-shopping, reading, and writing, but it's good to do some active learning.

Latest blog post

On Life’s Tricks and Treats.

It’s Halloween today.

Though traditions involving dressing up and knocking on doors for treats have existed all over Europe for centuries, Halloween—as is today—was just an overseas echo when I was growing up in Bulgaria in the ‘90s.

In Germany, where I now live, this holiday is still not official, though images of carved pumpkins … Continue reading "On Life’s Tricks and Treats."

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Today's excerpt

“Your name,” I said. “Give it to me for my own.” I’d never had one before. My kind doesn’t need a name to know who we are. My river is my defining essence.

Sticks snapped in the undergrowth just beyond the bank. I dove as she nodded her acquiescence, both of us unaware the gift of her name would one day exact a much bigger cost.

Today's picture

Yup, this sunset really happened. No filters.

Books and Music

• Reading: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. The prose is breathtaking. The pacing is what one would expect of a speculative literary novel. But did I mention the prose? Still a page-turner (figuratively speaking as I'm listening to the audio book). Great narration, too.

• Music: Have a listen to Geographer. Their music is transportive.

Until next time!

Adriana

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