{"id":43279,"date":"2025-09-01T06:30:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=43279"},"modified":"2025-08-31T22:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T10:01:28","slug":"whats-up-on-the-su","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2025\/09\/01\/whats-up-on-the-su\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Up On The SU?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SU being the Supernatural Underground, of course!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39734\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Supelogo_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the answer, even better, is quite a lot. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>In addition to my <a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2025\/08\/great-leaders-in-speculative-fiction-7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August &#8220;Great Leaders&#8221; post<\/a> on Signe de Barbentain in Guy Gavriel Kay&#8217;s <strong><em>A Song For Arbonne<\/em><\/strong>, that is!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20114 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/asongforarbonne-96x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/asongforarbonne-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/asongforarbonne-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/asongforarbonne.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Starting with two great, <strong>The Art of Adaptation<\/strong> posts from the one, the only, the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/a.k.wilder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kim Falconer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/the-art-of-adaptation-alternate-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alternate History<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>and<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2025\/08\/the-art-of-adaptation-new-chapter-for.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AI: A New Chapter for Writers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32050 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blood-in-the-Beginning-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blood-in-the-Beginning-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blood-in-the-Beginning-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blood-in-the-Beginning.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plus a great Backlist refeature from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissamarrbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melissa Marr<\/a> of <strong><em>Wicked Lovely<\/em><\/strong> fame:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/from-backlist-what-if-folklore-as.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What If? Folklore As A Source<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-787\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/wicked-lovely-uk-cover-melissa-marr-593248_298_480-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/wicked-lovely-uk-cover-melissa-marr-593248_298_480-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/wicked-lovely-uk-cover-melissa-marr-593248_298_480.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csleicht.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stina Leicht<\/a> knocks it out of the park with:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2025\/08\/from-backlist-great-dialog-by-stina.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writing Great Dialogue<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39437 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Perspehone-Station-99x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Perspehone-Station-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Perspehone-Station-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Perspehone-Station.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tgarey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terri Garey<\/a> talks writing life touchstones in:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2025\/08\/from-backlist-what-i-need-to-write.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What I Need To Write<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43281 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Whistling-Past-The-Graveyard_Terri-Garey-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Whistling-Past-The-Graveyard_Terri-Garey-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Whistling-Past-The-Graveyard_Terri-Garey.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for some great bookish content, I think it&#8217;s hard to go past the SU. And there&#8217;s something in this latest roundup for just about everyone. So take a look, check it out some more &#8212; and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SU being the Supernatural Underground, of course! And the answer, even better, is quite a lot. \ud83d\ude00 In addition to my August &#8220;Great Leaders&#8221; post on Signe de Barbentain in Guy Gavriel Kay&#8217;s A Song For Arbonne, that is! 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