Interabang Presents: Shaun Hamill, The Dissonance
Jul
25

Interabang Presents: Shaun Hamill, The Dissonance

From the acclaimed author of A Cosmology of Monsters ("I loved it" —Stephen King) comes an epic contemporary fantasy, a mixture of The Magicians and It: a story of dark magic, terrible mistakes, and second chances.

"You can never go home again," the saying goes—but Hal, Athena, and Erin have to. In high school, the three were students of the eccentric Professor Marsh, trained in a secret system of magic known as the Dissonance, which is built around harnessing negative emotions: alienation, anger, pain. Then, twenty years ago, something happened that shattered their coven, scattering them across the country, stuck in mundane lives, alone.
      But now, terrifying signs and portents (not to mention a pointed Facebook invite) have summoned them back to Clegg, Texas. There, their paths will collide with that of Owen, a closeted teenager from Alabama whose aborted cemetery seance with his crush summoned something far worse: a murderous entity whose desperate, driving purpose includes kidnapping Owen to serve as its Renfield. As Owen tries to outwit his new master, and Hal, Athena, and Erin reckon with how the choices they made as teens might connect to the apocalyptic event unfurling over the Lone Star State, shocking alliances form, old and new romances brew, and three unsuccessful adults and one frightened teen are all that stand between reality and oblivion. 
      From one of the boldest, most brilliant voices in modern fantastical horror, The Dissonance is a thrilling and beautifully written story of magic and monsters, forgiveness and friendship.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SHAUN HAMILL received his BA in English from the University of Texas at Arlington, and his MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His debut novel, A Cosmology of Monsters, was published in 2019. His fiction has appeared in Carve and Come Join Us By the Fire 2. His nonfiction has appeared at Crimereads and Tor Nightfire. He lives and works near Dallas-Fort Worth.

ALEX TEMBLADOR is the Mixed Latine award-winning author of Secrets of the Casa Rosada, Half Outlaw, and Writing An Identity Not Your Own. She is a contributor to Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America and Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology. Alex lives in Dallas, Texas, where she runs a literary panel series called LitTalk.

Thursday, July 25th, 6:00PM

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LitTalk: An Extremely Lit Literary Panel
May
18

LitTalk: An Extremely Lit Literary Panel

It’s LitTalk but with a spicy twist! Series creator and curator Alex Temblador will moderate a discussion with three panelists as they sample progressively hotter salsas provided by Milagros Taco Cantina. Based on the popular YouTube series Hot Ones, this may be the hottest literary panel you’ve ever seen!

Featuring Marcela Fuentes, Maya Golden, and Sebastián Páramo.

LitTalk: An Extremely Lit Literary Panel will take place during the Dallas Is Lit! Book & Author Fair at Turner House on Saturday, May 18th.

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Prep Your Novel Class
Nov
1

Prep Your Novel Class

Award-winning author Alex Temblador will be teaching a “Prep Your Novel” class with the Writer’s League of Texas on the first day of National Novel Writing Month. Sign up a WritersLeague.org today.

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Prep Your Book Zoom Seminar
Sep
21

Prep Your Book Zoom Seminar

This one-day seminar will help you take a great idea and shape it into your 'book plan.' Alex will discuss the benefits of outlining and help you develop a plan for the elements of a great book, including setting, characters, plot, and more.

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Writing an Identity Not Your Own
Sep
8

Writing an Identity Not Your Own

Do you have the tools to write a character whose identity is different than your own?  

In this three-hour class, Mixed Latinx author Alex Temblador will discuss one of the most contentious topics in creative writing: crafting a character whose identity is not your own. In addition to covering the history and state of diversity in publishing, she will offer concrete advice as to how a writer might approach writing main, secondary, and tertiary characters who are people of color, LGBTQIA+, peoples with disabilities, etc. This class will highlight the self-awareness and self-reflection required of writers who wish to write characters of differing identities, as it is through facing one’s own bias and sitting in discomfort that writers may create authentic and realistic characters.

TAKE THIS CLASS IF

  • You write novels, short stories, or any form of creative writing in which you develop characters.

  • You want to learn how to write authentic and realistic characters whose identities differ from your own.

  • You want to avoid the pitfalls that come with writing characters who have different experiences and perspectives.

$49-$109

Sign up at Writer’s League of Texas or at the Source Link below.

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