Janna Silverstein
Excerpt:
An enormous lion came around the shoulder of the hill. The fur around his face, neck, and shoulders was darker and thicker than the rest of his coat, but it couldn’t be called a mane. As he approached with a powerful, leisurely stride, he made chuffing sounds, a throaty, rhythmic cough like a chant, a sound Beah had never heard before nor read about. He climbed up to Kabotchi in effortless leaps from ground to rock to outcropping, and greeted him with a cheek-to-cheek nuzzle. With such strength, Beah realized, that lion could leap to the truck’s roof in a single bound. He was larger than Kabotchi by nearly half a length, and glowed in the darkness. Beah rubbed her eyes, but she was sure that a pale light shone off of him, reflecting off of Kabotchi’s coat. Moonlight? It had to be.Except that the moon had set an hour ago.(from the short story "Eyeshine")
Bio:
Janna Silverstein grew up on Long Island, where her parents encouraged her to watch Star Trek, to read National Geographic, and to write...a lot. In third grade, she edited her class newspaper, and has been telling writers what to do ever since. She has worked in publishing and related fields for more than two decades, first as an acquisitions editor for Bantam Spectra, followed by stints at Wizards of the Coast and Microsoft. She has edited books on a freelance basis for Night Shade Books and Pocketbooks. Her own writing has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, 10Flash Quarterly, and in the anthologies Swordplay and The Trouble With Heroes, among others. She was twice a Writer's of the Future semi-finalist. Though she'll always be a New Yorker, she lives in Seattle with two assertive cats and many, many books.
Publications:
"The Misanthrope," 10Flash Quarterly, April 2011 "After This Life," Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show
Writing Description:
I often write from experience, and use my photographer's perspective to capture detail.
Writing Goals:
My goal is to write at least 500 words a day for the duration of the Write-a-thon.
Website:
scarlettina.livejournal.com
