The Sword and Laser discussion

Guess what?! We're interviewing Updraft author Fran Wilde tomorrow! We'd love to ask her your questions about this month's book pick.

The awkward part is... well, at least Veronica hasn't finished it yet. She might in time, but it's a close thing. So make sure your questions, if super spoilery, are behind spoiler tags. Tom (is he even finished yet? I don't know) will have to look through them first ;)

Thanks!!

When does the next book come out? Will we learn more about the world and what the bones are from?!?!

What's she knitting? ;)

How does she feel about YA as a label/genre?

Was the Lisa Tuttle/George R.R. Martin book Windhaven an inspiration?

Why doesn't Kirit call Ezarit "Mom"?

Any advice for new female authors in SFF? Any themes/tropes to avoid?

Trike's question is really good.

The world building in UPDRAFT is *fabulous*. What kind of research did you do to develop and describe the technology around their wings and the cloud cities and towers?

Is the book post-apocalyptic fiction? Or, is that a mystery for the sequels?
Does she think of the book as more fantasy or science fiction? (I know in the end it probably doesn't matter but I am curious to how she approaches it in her process rather than where it ends up.)

Speaking of inspiration, what about Hothouse by Adliss.