Our #BookQW word is ‘usual.’ The Binding is now up for a Goodreads #Giveaway. And you can read the first chapter here…but remember, this is the 3rd of a trilogy about Annmar and Daeryn in The Luminated Threads series. Their story starts with The Unraveling–first chapters available here!
I’m thrilled to celebrate JC Kang’s debut release. Beautiful cover for a fabulous fantasy! About the book: Kaiya’s voice could charm a dragon. Had she lived when the power of music could still summon typhoons and rout armies, perhaps Cathay’s imperial court would see the awkward, gangly princess as more than a singing fool. […]
I’m using the tag ‘A Steampunk Fantasy Romance’ to describe The Unraveling, but my novel isn’t all about gears and steam. Steampunk falls within the science fiction genre. Libraries and bookstores will categorize my novel as: Fiction/science fiction/steampunk But that still doesn’t explain it. So, think Jules Verne. He lived and wrote in the 1800s, […]
Yes, I loved the epilogue. LOVED IT! I wrote my thoughts on my GoodReads review a week ago (or so…NaNo, you know?) and THEN read others’ reviews. No one I ran across shared my view. My feelings—yes, this epilogue left me with the feels in a strong way—were not there to be shared and I […]
I’ll admit it. I didn’t get much writing done this weekend–only about 800 words on the WIP. I did get some studying in, a fangirl hour, and more studying as a result of being a fangirl. Always a good thing! First the fangirl: I went to the start of Maggie Stiefvater’s book tour for Blue […]
Back on August 7th NPR announced the results of their summer’s poll seeking the Top 100 Teen Books. When I used this list for a YA panel I participated in, I noted a number of these titles are commonly shelved as Middle Grade books. Several people at that talk and since (especially with the holidays […]
I never met the author, but his books made an impact on my teen years. Back in the 70’s I devoured his science fiction, particularly the short stories. One that stuck with me is about an agency offering dinosaur hunting via time travel. The hunters were not allowed off the levitating path, but one man […]