Katherine Frances's Blog, page 254
February 12, 2016
"Your handwriting. The way you walk. Which china pattern you choose. It’s all giving you away...."
- Chuck Palahniuk
(via wnq-anonymous)
"Maybe you don’t go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things you don’t do...."
- Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby (via booksqouted)
Do you love to read?
Looking for Readers Willing to Review!I’m an new author looking to send a free copy of my first and second books of the Desiderium series, a young adult/new adult fantasy adventure series. The description for the first book can be found at the bottom of this post.
How’s it work?
I send you a free digital copy of my book. You read and leave a review on Amazon, Good Reads, or Barns and Noble. When you’re ready, I send you the squeal to the book, also for free! The reviews are meant to be honest. I want to know what you think, so there is no need to feel obligated to leave a good review if that wold be dishonest. Any review will lead to receiving a free copy of the sequel. All you have to do is let me know you’ve left the review and I will send you the sequel.
I’m interested, what do I need to do now?
Any questions about the process can be messaged to me via tumblr message or emailed! (kfrancesauthorextraordinaire@gmail.com) If you don’t have a question and are simply ready to jump right into reading, simply email me and let me know if there is any particular format you would like to receive the book. I can send it in epub (nook reader), mobi (kindle reader) or pdf. If you don’t have an ereader, please note that the apps are free and easier to read on a phone than pdf, so if you wish to read on your phone getting a reader app is advised.
Desiderium: The War Within blurb:
How do you run for your life when your pursuers can feel your footsteps from miles away?
In a world where powers of enhanced senses are a normal part of life, a girl without powers is dragged into a rebellion. Myra is ripped from her reality and into the world of Verhas by a power hungry king who wishes to twist a prophecy to work in his favor. Ibadeken, a young man charged with Myra’s safety, expects the king’s constant pursuit across perilous lands to be his biggest obstacle. But he must also convince Myra to let go of her past and accept her future as leader to a divided people. Will Myra choose this world she barely knows over the desires of her own heart?
Even if you are not able or interested in being a reader, please consider reblogging to help me spread the word! Thanks for your support!
-Katherine Frances
February 10, 2016
sosuperawesome:
OldGlowCandles on Etsy
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walkingthenarrowway:
rubbishputeloquently:
This speaks to me...
This speaks to me on a weird level that makes me want to sob a little.
woah.
February 9, 2016
beyondvictoriana:
Future Imperfect
The speculative fiction of...
Future Imperfect
The speculative fiction of UB associate professor Nnedi Okorafor is steeped in a gritty realismMost authors can trace their love of writing back to childhood, but while Okorafor was a precocious reader, she assumed she’d be a professional athlete. She went on to become a track star in high school, despite developing severe scoliosis when she was 13. The summer after her freshman year at the University of Illinois, where she was on the tennis team, she underwent spinal fusion to correct her scoliosis, which doctors said would cripple her within a few years if left untreated.
And this is where Nnedi Okorafor’s own story took a dramatic and potentially tragic turn. A relatively common procedure for athletes, spinal fusion holds a very small risk of causing paralysis—about 1 percent.
“I was 19, and I woke up paralyzed. Turns out I was in that 1 percent. My surgeon was crying—I had just been named Athlete of the Year in Illinois. I went from being the super athlete to being paralyzed within 24 hours. I could either have gone mad in that hospital bed, or found some way to keep myself from going mad. The only way I could stop myself from going mad was by writing stories.”
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bluestockingbookworm:
Every so often I read a female character and go “Yup, she was written by a...
Every so often I read a female character and go “Yup, she was written by a man”.
