Emily June Street's Blog, page 10
December 18, 2015
My Ten Best Reads of 2015
Every year I make a goal on Goodreads to read one hundred books. My book selection process is pretty loose—a lot of serendipity is involved. I tend to read books that fall into my lap or that I can get for free at the library, although this year I was actively trying to read more non-fiction.
Here are a few stats from my reading year:
I read 110 books that I reported on Goodreads: 79 were fiction, 3 were volumes of poetry, and 28 were non-fiction. I guess it is hard to change a reader’s strip...
December 10, 2015
Seven Questions : Tamara Shoemaker : Mark of Four
I’m very fortunate to have not one but two editions of “Seven Questions” for the final month of the year. Today I’m featuring YA author Tamara Shoemaker, whose latest book, Mark of Four, is the first in a trilogy set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world with a magic system based on the four classical elements: air, earth, fire, and water.
Tamara and I recently had the pleasure of writing a historical short story together, which will appear in the next Flashdogs Anthology, coming in February 20...
December 7, 2015
The Cedna Giveaway
My Goodreads giveaway for print copies of The Cedna is now open.
Sign up all this month at Goodreads for a chance to win a free copy.
December 5, 2015
The Cedna available for Pre-Order
If you haven’t yet heard, Tales of Blood & Light, Book Two, THE CEDNA, is up on Amazon and ready for pre-orders. It’ll be delivered on 12-27-2015.
I have the print proof in hand as I write, and it is looking fantastic. If you love physical books and wish to pre-order a signed and doodled flesh and bones (er, paper and ink, I mean) copy direct from me, just let me know! The cost is $9.99. For Marin/California people, I should be able to have the books to you in time...
December 2, 2015
Seven Questions : Margaret Locke : A Matter of Time
I’m happy to have romance author Margaret Locke in the hot seat for my seven questions once again. Margaret has just released her latest novel, A Matter of Time, a time-travel romance about a modern woman who ends up in Regency England. With a duke. Of course.
1.Give us a 1-2 sentence logline for your book.
A modern-day Austenite’s dream comes true when she lands in the arms of a Regency duke, only to learn some fantasies aren’t all they’re cracked up to be when he proves less than a Prince...
November 30, 2015
Shifting Gears, New Goals
November was all about promoting the Kickstarter for The Velocipede Races and slogging through writing 50,000 words for Nanowrimo. I managed to do both of those things, despite being plagued by a spat of migraine headaches. December promises to be a more dynamic month, and I’m finishing November with two bits of exciting news:
First, The Velocipede Races was funded, and will be published and in bookstores in April 2016! I’m so grateful to everyone who supported the project.
Second, The Cedna,...
November 28, 2015
Thank You!
An enormous thank you to everyone who supported The Velocipede Races Kickstarter. It was funded this morning well over the target amount. The book will beout in April 2016, though Kickstarter supporters will be getting their copies and rewards early.
In the meantime, you can add The Velocipede Races to your “to-read” shelves on Goodreads, or, if you are a reviewer or book blogger, send me a note at emily (at) luminouscreaturespress (dot) com to get an advance review copy.
THANK YOU THANK YOU...
November 27, 2015
Velo Races Kickstarter: Last Call!
Today is the final day to support the Kickstarter for The Velocipede Races.
Need more convincing to support? You can read my blog series about the Kickstarter and the book:
About the publisher, Elly Blue/Microcosm, and why they use Kickstarter
About the importance of fiction
My thought process in writing TVR
I’m sending out a huge thank you to everyone who has already supported the project and me. I’m so grateful you’ve helped me realize this dream.
Next month I’ll be shi...
November 23, 2015
The Velocipede Races-Final Week!
It’s the final week of The Velocipede Races Kickstarter!Thanks to 106 supporters already, we are funded and have even pushed beyond the target amount. But, if we can raise more money, the publisher will print a larger run, and the book will have the chance for a larger audience. The final deadline to support is November 28th at 11 am.
Here are the first few paragraphs of the book to whet your appetite!
The Velocipede Races
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I trailed in Papan’s wake, keeping half a block between us as we pa...
November 16, 2015
What I think about while riding
I was riding my bike when I came up with the concept for The Velocipede Races. I was breathing hard and really expanding my ribcage, so I thought about corsets and how restrictive they must have been for women of the past, how much just that single garment probably limited their lives and their physicality. Then I thought about how access to the bicycle allowed women in the late-nineteenth century a new mode of transportation that widened their world and helped them quite literally get out of...
