Guest Posts
Scalzi’s “The Big Idea” –
Weave the Lightning
“With infinite possible worlds, why are imagined societies so often burdened by the same glass ceilings and arbitrary lines in the sand as our world?”
Scalzi’s “The Big Idea” –
The Storm’s Betrayal
“I love when fiction forces a character to confront deeply held beliefs and, through struggle, become a better human. But what happens if the character must return to the world that originally shaped them?”
Mary Robinette Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit” –
The Storm’s Betrayal
“Have you ever read a secondary character that intrigued you so much, you wished you could know them better? For me, in Weave the Lightning, that character was Filip…”
Five Things I Learned Writing Weave The Lightning
- People can believe in terrible things
- People are complicated; so, too, magic.
- Sometimes, you just have to explain.
- Break open your reveals.
- It’s okay to trash a draft.
Podcasts
The Happy Writer
with Marissa Meyer
We chat about magic systems, what we can learn in scrapping an entire draft, & my debut novel.
Plus, we laugh a lot.
Writers of the Future
How writing short fiction improved my craft, my passion to write, and the release of Weave the Lightning.
Functional Nerds
The push-pull of technology and magic; my deep, abiding love of Babylon 5; and my top pick for pandemic relaxation.
Interviews
Nerds of a Feather
The push-pull of magic and technology, how being a physicist affects Corry’s writing, CP violation… and more.
Breaking the Glass Slipper
Why a particle physicist would write historical fantasy, the appeal of resistance fighters, the dangers of uncontrolled power… and more.
Odyssey Writing Workshop
My Odyssey experience, my biggest writing weakness (and how I’m overcoming it), and some challenges in writing Weave the Lightning.
Conquer Books
The appeal of a travelling circus, how being a scientist influences Corry’s worldbuilding, and their “crunchy” magic system… and more.
The Qwillery
Corry’s first fiction piece, challenges of writing, and memorable quotes…
Civilian Reader
How Corry came to genre fiction, Weave the Lightning‘s spiritual shelf-neighbors… and more.
Paul Semel Blog
Influences on Weave the Lightning, who I’d cast in the movie, and next great reads…
Inspired? Order Weave the Lightning!
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Rebellion. Magic. Romance.
It has been decades since magical storms have been seen in Bourshkanya’s skies. Their return should be Celka’s greatest moment—giving the resistance the weapons they need to overthrow the tyrannical Stormhawk—but after a lifetime of hiding her gift from the State, she’s had too little training. Hazy lessons from a father lost to the secret police aren’t enough, and calling down magical lightning with no clue how to control it is too reckless, even for her.
Gerrit, son of the Stormhawk, is unable to safely use his magic despite the State’s best training. Fleeing the Army, he stumbles upon high wire walker Celka in her travelling circus and senses the gift she’s hiding. Fearing capture, Celka ambushes him. She can’t trust an arrogant tool of the State, but his knowledge of magic begins to fill the holes in her education, while her easy intuition unlocks Gerrit’s own control.
As the resistance demands more from Celka and the secret police close in on Gerrit’s trail, the two must decide how much they’re willing to risk for their beliefs—and for each other.
Corry L. Lee 