Shelley Workinger's Blog, page 36
July 4, 2014
Please Welcome Gilda Evans, Author of Girl Talk
Most of my audience knows me as an author and speaker, but few are familiar with my poetry.
My poetry is as diverse as my other writings – the meter, subject matter and innate rhythms vary greatly. The one I’ve chosen to share now is one of my earlier poems. It is freeform with a distinctly feminine subject. It was inspired on a rather lonely, rainy day several years ago while I was contemplating the view from my window. I felt a most interesting swirl of emotions, that encompassed isolation, peace, sadness, hope and wonder all rolled into a kaleidoscope of feeling that came out on paper in the form you are about to read.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/07/...
My poetry is as diverse as my other writings – the meter, subject matter and innate rhythms vary greatly. The one I’ve chosen to share now is one of my earlier poems. It is freeform with a distinctly feminine subject. It was inspired on a rather lonely, rainy day several years ago while I was contemplating the view from my window. I felt a most interesting swirl of emotions, that encompassed isolation, peace, sadness, hope and wonder all rolled into a kaleidoscope of feeling that came out on paper in the form you are about to read.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/07/...
June 27, 2014
Please Welcome St John Karp, Author of Radium Baby
My favorite ice-breaker on a first date is, "If you could travel back in time to any period, when would you go?" You can tell a lot about a person by how they answer. A lot of people seem to want to meet Jesus, which is legit, although they conveniently forget to set aside time to learn Aramaic first. My own choice would be the 1920s. They were in the middle of a post-war cultural revolution — it was the golden age of the silver screen, Dadaism was turning into Surrealism, you couldn't sneeze without hitting ten radioactive consumer products, and they spoke English. The sheer amount of cool stuff going down made it a great place to set Radium Baby. The only problem for an aspiring alcoholic like me is that it's also boom-smack in the middle of the American Prohibition.
But the characters in Radium Baby don't let that stop them...
More:
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But the characters in Radium Baby don't let that stop them...
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/...
June 20, 2014
Please Welcome Heather Grace Stewart, Author of Strangely, Incredibly Good
Strangely, Incredibly Good…Food!
Can your relationship with others affect your relationship with food?
Absolutely. For better, and for worse.
In my novel, Strangely Incredibly Good, the main character Katherine “Cat” Glamour is an emotional eater. Now, don’t assume that the book is all about women dealing with weight issues - no way. It’s one of the subjects the book covers, but it’s by no means its only theme.
By the time you’ve hit 40, I believe you’ve read & seen enough messages about how to eat and exercise right to last you three lifetimes. Enough, already! This book is meant as a fun escape for men and women of all ages.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/...
Can your relationship with others affect your relationship with food?
Absolutely. For better, and for worse.
In my novel, Strangely Incredibly Good, the main character Katherine “Cat” Glamour is an emotional eater. Now, don’t assume that the book is all about women dealing with weight issues - no way. It’s one of the subjects the book covers, but it’s by no means its only theme.
By the time you’ve hit 40, I believe you’ve read & seen enough messages about how to eat and exercise right to last you three lifetimes. Enough, already! This book is meant as a fun escape for men and women of all ages.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/...
June 13, 2014
Please Welcome Neil McGarry, Author of The Duchess of the Shallows
Food, like water, is life, but how many eat simply to stay alive? Food does more for us than simply sustain life, and in fantasy fiction it can do the same.
When my coauthor and I set out to write The Duchess of the Shallows, we knew instantly that Duchess' past life as a baker was important. She is a baker by trade, because bread is food that is enjoyed by both commoners and high born, even if the food itself isn't any different. The "presence" of that food gave Duchess an air of being in two worlds at once, which factored heavily into the outcome of both that novel and the series in general. As bread is a food eaten throughout the real world we know, so it is eaten throughout the fantasy, fog-bound city of Rodaas. The selling of that bread took Duchess all along its winding streets and alleys, setting up a potential network of allies and contacts she would need to help her with the heist she planned. Finally, but how better to help readers connect with the hero than to have her triumph by the small knowledge of flour and yeast?
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/...
When my coauthor and I set out to write The Duchess of the Shallows, we knew instantly that Duchess' past life as a baker was important. She is a baker by trade, because bread is food that is enjoyed by both commoners and high born, even if the food itself isn't any different. The "presence" of that food gave Duchess an air of being in two worlds at once, which factored heavily into the outcome of both that novel and the series in general. As bread is a food eaten throughout the real world we know, so it is eaten throughout the fantasy, fog-bound city of Rodaas. The selling of that bread took Duchess all along its winding streets and alleys, setting up a potential network of allies and contacts she would need to help her with the heist she planned. Finally, but how better to help readers connect with the hero than to have her triumph by the small knowledge of flour and yeast?
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/...
June 5, 2014
Please Welcome Lorraine Beaumont, Author of The Briarcliff Series
What do my characters eat?
That is a good question. Well they certainly all have an appetite but food is not what they are really after.
They have a deeper hunger, one that drives them to do the unthinkable, the impossible… what they must to survive.
This kind of hunger gnaws at your belly, a constant reminder of something you crave that is just out of reach.
Yes within each of us, there is hunger, but is this hunger ever satiated with mere food?
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/...
That is a good question. Well they certainly all have an appetite but food is not what they are really after.
They have a deeper hunger, one that drives them to do the unthinkable, the impossible… what they must to survive.
This kind of hunger gnaws at your belly, a constant reminder of something you crave that is just out of reach.
Yes within each of us, there is hunger, but is this hunger ever satiated with mere food?
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/...
May 29, 2014
Please Welcome Rasha Selim, Author of Stolen Gifts
Food can play a sensual role in scenes. Who hasn’t used food to win someone’s affections in some way? The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, is a commonly-said phrase. But what if the reverse was also true? What if a man used it to gain…for lack of better word…entry?
Van misses Caine’s small hints, even though he is continuously dropping them. In this scene things heat up between the two of them:
Read scene at:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/05/...
Van misses Caine’s small hints, even though he is continuously dropping them. In this scene things heat up between the two of them:
Read scene at:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/05/...
May 23, 2014
Please Welcome Jennifer Bogart, Author of Liminal Lights
What do the characters in my book eat? Well, the humans are typical teenagers, so we get to see them enjoying a number of things: smoothies, fruit, sandwiches… nothing terribly exciting.
But the Liminals? Well, now that’s a story all in itself. According to Liminal Lore, when they were first created, they didn’t eat anything. They just flitted around from place to place, using up their energy without a care in the world. Unfortunately, that didn’t go well for them. It didn’t take long for their wings to slow, their spirits to sink, and their little tummies to start rumbling.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/05/...
But the Liminals? Well, now that’s a story all in itself. According to Liminal Lore, when they were first created, they didn’t eat anything. They just flitted around from place to place, using up their energy without a care in the world. Unfortunately, that didn’t go well for them. It didn’t take long for their wings to slow, their spirits to sink, and their little tummies to start rumbling.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/05/...
May 16, 2014
FOODFIC Look at Shards and Ashes
Asking me as a writer to choose one short story from an anthology to blog about it almost as difficult as asking me as a parent to name my favorite child! So let me begin by saying that since this collection brings together the work of pretty much every big writer in YA today, every piece is terrific.
That being said, I chose to focus on 'Corpse Eaters' by Melissa Marr, not so much for the obvious reasons (her name headlining the cover plus the “eat” right there in the title), but because I haven’t yet read her 'Wicked Lovely' series.*
More:
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That being said, I chose to focus on 'Corpse Eaters' by Melissa Marr, not so much for the obvious reasons (her name headlining the cover plus the “eat” right there in the title), but because I haven’t yet read her 'Wicked Lovely' series.*
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/05/...
May 9, 2014
Please Welcome Chantal Boudreau, Author of Magic University
Food isn’t necessarily the first thing that you think of when you think of fantasy... or the second thing... or the third or fourth thing. In fact, superseded by monsters and magic, warriors and weapons, it may be ignored altogether in the typical fantasy novel.
Understandably, food isn’t likely to play an integral role in the usual fantasy plot, which is why there is little focus placed on what and how things are eaten in many fantasy stories. But considering world-building is the cornerstone of fantasy fiction, and food is often a factor of ceremony, culture and social interactions, it makes sense that the concept of who tends to eat what and when be addressed as part of the backdrop of the tale. Fantasy writers often describe religions, political systems, architecture and flora and fauna. Food is just another way of flavouring the fiction.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/05/...
Understandably, food isn’t likely to play an integral role in the usual fantasy plot, which is why there is little focus placed on what and how things are eaten in many fantasy stories. But considering world-building is the cornerstone of fantasy fiction, and food is often a factor of ceremony, culture and social interactions, it makes sense that the concept of who tends to eat what and when be addressed as part of the backdrop of the tale. Fantasy writers often describe religions, political systems, architecture and flora and fauna. Food is just another way of flavouring the fiction.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/05/...
May 7, 2014
Interview @ The Unseen Promise
Remember when I visited Morgen Bailey's blog to do my most in-depth interview ever?
I've now topped that with Carol Bond at The Unseen Promise!
More questions and more answers than ever:
http://www.theunseenpromise.com/autho...
I've now topped that with Carol Bond at The Unseen Promise!
More questions and more answers than ever:
http://www.theunseenpromise.com/autho...
