I’m excited to be able to bring you a whole season’s worth of exciting titles today! We all know how I love sharing books and talking process, so it’s extra fun that it’s an interview day, as well. You know the rules, though…first, we check out the books! Title: Elementals: Season 1 Author: Author: … More Elementals Season One by S.G. Basu
I wanted to kick off October with something awesome, and when I found out Elizabeth Donald was touring her latest book, I definitely wanted to be part of the tour. I had a blast doing panels with her at Imaginarium, and she’s a fantastic author with a lot of insightful things to say. Print … More TCM Presents: Nocturne Infernum by Elizabeth Donald
It’s time to kick off Mocha Memoirs Press’s Fall into Horror event! REMINDER: Tonight is also the facebook party, so drop by this evening to talk to all of us! I’m also in love with Lexxx’s post today, because it’s an issue near and dear to my heart, so let’s check it out! Welcome to … More #FallIntoHorror Why Characters are so Important by Alexandra Christian
So, I promised I’d let some people guest post a little bit more on here, and I use the term people loosely. Since we’re talking about creativity and process off and on, I wanted to hear a little bit about how others approached things, so today we’ll be hearing about the role of inspiration. I’m … More Guest Post: Inspiration for Losers and the Lazy by Ippick Bonecrusher
I did a post on Bitten by Books a few days ago about unlikable characters, and I recently blogged for Mocha Memoirs Press about my tendency to write characters I don’t always like or agree with. It saddens me that there seems to be a growing trend lately to favor “nice” protagonists, those that don’t … More Writing Broken Characters and Loving Flaws
There are few cliche things that authors hear a lot. People mean well and a lot of these phrases do hold some truths, but they’re also really annoying, especially when you’re stressing about meeting deadlines, depressed about rejections and feel like you’re gaining no ground, stressed about balancing time so you can get out some … More A Writer Writes for Themselves: a Rant
Interested in writing? Want to network or learn about genre, marketing, editing, or the different means of getting published? Want to connect with bunches of regional authors and discover new titles for your TBR list? Whether you want to swing by the Louisville area for the weekend or an afternoon, you should definitely enter the … More Wanna Write? Enter the Imaginarium!
It’s a two-tour week! Today we’ll be looking at the new book from Jamie Marchant, plus she’ll join me in an interview to talk about her writing process! Title: The Soul Stone Series: The Kronicles of Korthlundia #2 (Standalone) Author: Jamie Marchant Published: June 25th, 2015 Publisher: Black Rose Writing Genre: Epic Fantasy Content Warning: … More Juniper Grove Presents: The Soul Stone by Jamie Marchant
It’s been a while since I’ve profiled an urban fantasy title on here, plus the author agreed to subject himself to my interview process! Should be a fun time all the way around. Title: Ink Calls to Ink Author: Nathan Crowder Published: July 23rd, 2015 Publisher: Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing Genre: Urban Fantasy … More Juniper Grove Presents: Ink Calls to Ink by Nathan Crowder
Admittedly, I’ve tried to present a real-world view of how fanfic lines up with typical published fiction in past posts, but I thought I’d focus today on something that, in my opinion, the style absolutely gets right. In a lot of professional writing, and in certain types of genre fiction, there’s a huge press to … More Fanfic Friday: Tangents, Characterizations, and All the Feels
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