I have signed with a literary agent. I am now working diligently to get the manuscript in the best possible shape before we submit it to publishers. I know I don’t update the website often, so I thought I would share the news. It’s been an exciting few weeks, and I’m eager to begin thisContinue reading “News News News”
Author Archives: Ben Spencer
Wait For It
My wife has often told me that one of the fundamental things she understood about me from the time that we were first together was that she knew, in order for me to be happy, I would have to live a life where I was engaged in the act of creation. Early on in ourContinue reading “Wait For It”
What am I doing?
As I haven’t updated the website in a while, I thought I’d drop in with a blog post and give everyone an update on my current writing projects. For the better part of the past year and a half, I’ve been working on a major epic fantasy novel. The novel is my answer to theContinue reading “What am I doing?”
The Shivering Harvest
The Shivering Harvest by Ben Spencer Two weeks before the Shivering Harvest, the citizens of Orgos–otherwise known as the city of the five moons–gather in the ruins of the Sea Keeper’s palace, to watch the candidates for moon priest campaign for the honor. The night marks the unofficial beginning of the festival season. BesidesContinue reading “The Shivering Harvest”
On Containing Multitudes
“Nothing hurts me more than saying what I don’t mean or saying mean things.” — Exquisite Mariposa by Fiona Alison Duncan Dave Chappelle, addressing his fellow comedians: “You have a responsibility to speak recklessly.” Read, Reading Exquisite Mariposa by Fiona Alison Duncan Skunk Train by Joe Clifford Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner TheContinue reading “On Containing Multitudes”
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