A.B. Keuser's Blog, page 27
February 2, 2016
Out Today: Beauty & the Clockwork Beast, Pax, Salt to the Sea, etc
Beauty & the
Clockwork Beast by A. B. Keuser –
Isabelle Marchant has only days left before her aunt’s
plans to be rid of her come to fruition. Jaquel Gaston waits in the wings to
marry her and take her far away to a life of servitude and silence. Tricked by an
enchanted forest during a rainy walk home, Isabelle is lured to a long
forgotten castle, where she finds a prince disfigured with
Clockwork Beast by A. B. Keuser –
Isabelle Marchant has only days left before her aunt’s
plans to be rid of her come to fruition. Jaquel Gaston waits in the wings to
marry her and take her far away to a life of servitude and silence. Tricked by an
enchanted forest during a rainy walk home, Isabelle is lured to a long
forgotten castle, where she finds a prince disfigured with
February 1, 2016
Beauty & The Clockwork Beast
Beauty & The Clockwork Beast
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Find the first chapter below
The Clockwork Fairytale Series Reading Order
Beauty & The Clockwork BeastHazel & Gretel (Feb 2016)
Iron Heinrich (April 2016)
Jack & The Mechanical Beanstalks (June 2016)
Books 5-8 in 2017
In this retelling of the classic French fairytale Beauty and the Beast, Keuser has melded
Buy Now
Amazon | Smashwords | iBooks | Nook
Find the first chapter below
The Clockwork Fairytale Series Reading Order
Beauty & The Clockwork BeastHazel & Gretel (Feb 2016)
Iron Heinrich (April 2016)
Jack & The Mechanical Beanstalks (June 2016)
Books 5-8 in 2017
In this retelling of the classic French fairytale Beauty and the Beast, Keuser has melded
January's Numbers
Reading
9 Books
Wild Card by Jamie Wyman
Doll Bones by Holly Black
A Dangerous Invitation by Erica Monroe
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
God’s War by Kameron Hurley
Mistaken by Fate by Katee Robert
Betting on Fate by Katee Robert
Protecting Fate by Katee Robert
Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
Writing
56,720-words
I managed to do better this year than I did
9 Books
Wild Card by Jamie Wyman
Doll Bones by Holly Black
A Dangerous Invitation by Erica Monroe
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
God’s War by Kameron Hurley
Mistaken by Fate by Katee Robert
Betting on Fate by Katee Robert
Protecting Fate by Katee Robert
Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
Writing
56,720-words
I managed to do better this year than I did
January 31, 2016
Week's Links 1/31/16
Check out the spot io9 did on the awesome pixel art from my
friend (and my font designer) Jesse Bray!
Kristen Houghten talks about why Authors
need a life beyond their writing on Huffington Post
Ever wondered how long it’s going to take to get through
your TBR pile? Try out this
Calculator. (Warning: you may be occupied until 2030)
This Zombie
Octopus craft is totally worth putting
January 30, 2016
Social Media Shout Out: Jane Lebak
Jane Lebak
On Twitter: @JaneLebak
Check out her website
Who they are:
Author of the Seven Archangels books and blogger over at
Query Tracker, Jane knits, plays the violin and keeps herself busy with
everything surrounding writing and publishing her books with her own indie
company Philangelus Press.
Why you should
follow them if you don’t already:
a) she’s a tea drinker, we can
On Twitter: @JaneLebak
Check out her website
Who they are:
Author of the Seven Archangels books and blogger over at
Query Tracker, Jane knits, plays the violin and keeps herself busy with
everything surrounding writing and publishing her books with her own indie
company Philangelus Press.
Why you should
follow them if you don’t already:
a) she’s a tea drinker, we can
January 28, 2016
Review: God's War by Kameron Hurley
God's War
By Kameron Hurley
Bel Dame Apocrypha #1
Paperback, 288 pages
January 18, 2011 | Nightshade Books
My Summary:
A disgraced royal assassin, a mediocre magician, and a
bounty that could end a war that’s ravaged their world for too long.
My Review:
Note: the first
time I read this book, I tried to do so on my kindle app on my phone. It was
like reading 1/5th of each page at a
By Kameron Hurley
Bel Dame Apocrypha #1
Paperback, 288 pages
January 18, 2011 | Nightshade Books
My Summary:
A disgraced royal assassin, a mediocre magician, and a
bounty that could end a war that’s ravaged their world for too long.
My Review:
Note: the first
time I read this book, I tried to do so on my kindle app on my phone. It was
like reading 1/5th of each page at a
January 27, 2016
Why Knowing Tropes is Important
Tropes often get a bad rap. The word is used as an insult
and sneered at. And sure, tropes can be bad when they’re over done or thrown
around lazily, but Tropes are an important part of writing and writing well.
There are two specific reasons you should know your
tropes.
1 – So you don’t waste your time writing a boring,
done-a-hundred-times plot line.
2 – To give yourself the
and sneered at. And sure, tropes can be bad when they’re over done or thrown
around lazily, but Tropes are an important part of writing and writing well.
There are two specific reasons you should know your
tropes.
1 – So you don’t waste your time writing a boring,
done-a-hundred-times plot line.
2 – To give yourself the
January 26, 2016
Out Today: The Love that Split the World, City of Blades, etc
The Love that
Split the World by Emily Henry –
Natalie Cleary must risk her future and leap blindly into
a vast unknown for the chance to build a new world with the boy she loves.
Natalie’s last summer in her small Kentucky hometown is off to a magical
start... until she starts seeing the “wrong things.” They’re just momentary
glimpses at first—her front door is red instead of its
January 25, 2016
4 Reasons I'll Stop Reading Your Book
Once upon a time, I completed every book I started. It
wasn’t a good policy. The result was bogged down reading time (because
finishing them was not desirable, so I’d keep putting it off) and a general
distaste for reading in general at times.
In the last year or so, I’ve allowed myself to mark
things down as DNF. Sometimes, I think I’ll go back to them… and sometimes I
do. Most of the time
wasn’t a good policy. The result was bogged down reading time (because
finishing them was not desirable, so I’d keep putting it off) and a general
distaste for reading in general at times.
In the last year or so, I’ve allowed myself to mark
things down as DNF. Sometimes, I think I’ll go back to them… and sometimes I
do. Most of the time
January 24, 2016
Week’s Links 1/24
Rachael Aaron shares 3
things you need for killer dialog
The
Difference between Setting and World Building from Janice Hardy at Fiction
University
Sarah Negovetich’s Advice on Pen Names Part
1 & Part
2
***
The
New Suicide Squad Trailer came out this week (io9)
Star
Wars Episode VIII was pushed back another 7 months! (Vanity Fair)
things you need for killer dialog
The
Difference between Setting and World Building from Janice Hardy at Fiction
University
Sarah Negovetich’s Advice on Pen Names Part
1 & Part
2
***
The
New Suicide Squad Trailer came out this week (io9)
Star
Wars Episode VIII was pushed back another 7 months! (Vanity Fair)
