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October 27, 2015
Out Today: After Alice
Out Today:
After Alice by
Gregory Maguire –
When
Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as
rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind.
But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance?
In this brilliant new work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling
imagination to the question of
After Alice by
Gregory Maguire –
When
Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as
rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind.
But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance?
In this brilliant new work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling
imagination to the question of
October 26, 2015
TBR Shortlist: Steampunk
Manners &
Mutiny by Gail Carriger
When a dastardly
Pickleman plot comes to fruition, only Sophronia can save her friends, her
school, and all of London...but at what cost? Our proper young heroine puts her
training and skills to the test.
The final book in Gail’s YA Steampunk Spy series is
something I’ve sat on my hands, waiting impatiently for since finishing the
third. The books are
Mutiny by Gail Carriger
When a dastardly
Pickleman plot comes to fruition, only Sophronia can save her friends, her
school, and all of London...but at what cost? Our proper young heroine puts her
training and skills to the test.
The final book in Gail’s YA Steampunk Spy series is
something I’ve sat on my hands, waiting impatiently for since finishing the
third. The books are
October 24, 2015
Help Beta A Book
There’s a book I’ve been working on for a while that is
not in the SF genre or any of its various offshoots.
It’s a YA with a paranormal feel and I’m frustrated with it enough
that I’ve decided to ask you all for help. I’ve posted the first and second
chapters up on Wattpad and I invite you to wander over there and tear it apart.
I plan to post a new chapter or two every month until the book’s
not in the SF genre or any of its various offshoots.
It’s a YA with a paranormal feel and I’m frustrated with it enough
that I’ve decided to ask you all for help. I’ve posted the first and second
chapters up on Wattpad and I invite you to wander over there and tear it apart.
I plan to post a new chapter or two every month until the book’s
October 23, 2015
7 Ways You'll Exercise As A Writer
Typing marathons.
Prep for these with word sprints and a healthy diet. You don’t want to get to
mile 15 and be ready to fall out of your chair to writhe on the ground with
finger cramps!
Coffee refill relay.
Or tea, or whatever beverage keeps your creative juices flowing. That constant
jog/shuffle back and forth from desk to kitchen is going to tick up the numbers
on your pedometer a lot
Prep for these with word sprints and a healthy diet. You don’t want to get to
mile 15 and be ready to fall out of your chair to writhe on the ground with
finger cramps!
Coffee refill relay.
Or tea, or whatever beverage keeps your creative juices flowing. That constant
jog/shuffle back and forth from desk to kitchen is going to tick up the numbers
on your pedometer a lot
October 22, 2015
Review: I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
I am Princess X
By Cherie Priest
A mystery without a murder, a princess trying to find her
way home, and a friend who has to put the pieces together to reclaim the friend
she lost three years before.
Hardcover 240 pages
Arthur A. Levine Books
My Summary:
May and Libby became friends in the usual way—that is to
say they became friends at random and with sidewalk
By Cherie Priest
A mystery without a murder, a princess trying to find her
way home, and a friend who has to put the pieces together to reclaim the friend
she lost three years before.
Hardcover 240 pages
Arthur A. Levine Books
My Summary:
May and Libby became friends in the usual way—that is to
say they became friends at random and with sidewalk
October 21, 2015
Full Spectrum Storytelling
If you’re on twitter, you’ll see the word “Diversity”
bandied about a lot in the book community. It’s a discussion that we need to be
having and one that will hopefully shape the future of the literary world.
To me, the main goal of analyzing our need for diversity, is
to move away from a culture that promotes the singular view of the cishet white
protagonist. Depending on your genre, you
bandied about a lot in the book community. It’s a discussion that we need to be
having and one that will hopefully shape the future of the literary world.
To me, the main goal of analyzing our need for diversity, is
to move away from a culture that promotes the singular view of the cishet white
protagonist. Depending on your genre, you
October 20, 2015
Out today: Welcome to Night Vale
Out Today:
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor – Located in a nameless desert somewhere in the great American Southwest, Night Vale is a small town where ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies are all commonplace parts of everyday life. It is here that the lives of two women, with two mysteries, will converge.
Nineteen-year-old Night Vale pawn shop owner
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor – Located in a nameless desert somewhere in the great American Southwest, Night Vale is a small town where ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies are all commonplace parts of everyday life. It is here that the lives of two women, with two mysteries, will converge.
Nineteen-year-old Night Vale pawn shop owner
October 19, 2015
TBR Short List: Science Fiction
Time Salvager by
Westley Chu
Convicted criminal
James Griffin-Mars is no one’s hero. In his time, Earth is a toxic, abandoned
world and humans have fled into the outer solar system to survive, eking out a
fragile, doomed existence among the other planets and their moons. Those
responsible for delaying humanity’s demise believe time travel holds the key,
and they have identified James,
Westley Chu
Convicted criminal
James Griffin-Mars is no one’s hero. In his time, Earth is a toxic, abandoned
world and humans have fled into the outer solar system to survive, eking out a
fragile, doomed existence among the other planets and their moons. Those
responsible for delaying humanity’s demise believe time travel holds the key,
and they have identified James,
October 18, 2015
A Post of Links: 10/18/15
Every Sunday, I’ll be posting
a grab bag of links I’ve found helpful throughout the week. Some of them will
be from the week prior, others might be older – you never know what you’ll find
floating around the interweb. Here’s what I’ve got this week:
Writing/Editing
Tips:
How to Plot your Novel With Mini Arcs from Fiction
University
Chuck Wendig has given us a Kubler-Ross model for
a grab bag of links I’ve found helpful throughout the week. Some of them will
be from the week prior, others might be older – you never know what you’ll find
floating around the interweb. Here’s what I’ve got this week:
Writing/Editing
Tips:
How to Plot your Novel With Mini Arcs from Fiction
University
Chuck Wendig has given us a Kubler-Ross model for
October 17, 2015
Social Media Shout Out: Pippa Jay
So! Most Saturdays, the blog is going to be dedicated to
social media shout out. These are people I follow and enjoy, and think you
might too. Let me tell you why:
Pippa Jay
@PippaJayGreen on twitter
Who they are:
A British author of some fantastic SFR, Pippa’s works
include Kier, Gethyon, & Tethered.
Why you should follow
them on Twitter if you’re not already:
Because she’s awesome.
social media shout out. These are people I follow and enjoy, and think you
might too. Let me tell you why:
Pippa Jay
@PippaJayGreen on twitter
Who they are:
A British author of some fantastic SFR, Pippa’s works
include Kier, Gethyon, & Tethered.
Why you should follow
them on Twitter if you’re not already:
Because she’s awesome.
