Tag Archive | fantasy
Farley’s Friday: Happy New Year
Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
Farley Here, Happy 2017! ? Sometimes humans are silly. Look what mine made me wear, all because we were at a party. That was four years ago. This New Year’s Eve I didn’t have to wear a costume, but I still got to go to the party. Pretty cool that I…
Friday Quick Quote: T.H. White’s ‘The Once and Future King’
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your…
Review: Kingston Raine and the Bank of Limbo by Jackson Lear
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
I was kindly sent a free digital copy of this book by the author Jackson Lear?for a review.? This is a funny fantasy story which continues the Kingston Raine series?of books, here is my review. When somebody is found murdered in Limbo, a place where everyone is already dead, Kingston Raine,…
Guest Author Patrick O’Scheen
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Our Words The day I first called myself a writer, I cringed at the very thought. I heard the reply in conversation, “And…what do you write?” While the obvious answer would have been ‘books’ or ‘novels’, ‘fiction’ or ‘fantasy,’ I winced at the idea of…
Meet Guest Author Adele Marie Park…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Hello, Chris thanks for inviting me to talk about myself on your blog. I came to write this piece and froze. Thoughts of “my mind has gone on holiday” and I’ve forgotten how to string a sentence together”, invade my mind. However, as with every…
Submit Your 2016 Nominations
Originally posted on Planetary Awards:
Happy New Year — it’s time to nominate your favorite science fiction and fantasy writing for the 2016 Planetary Awards. We’re doing only two categories this year: Shorter story (under 40,000 words/160 paperback pages) Longer story (novels) If you’re a book blogger, book podcaster, or booktuber, the nomination process is…
Depriving Youth and Defending YA Literature
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
In spite of its seemingly benign nature, young adult literature has received tumultuous responses. Back in August, education consultant Joe Nutt published an article for teachers and educational professionals called “Why Young-Adult Fiction Is a Dangerous Fantasy.” The article reflects the not uncommon belief that YA has directly harmed young people and…
The Trouble with Series – Guest Post…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
One of the best things to do as an indie author is to write a series. People like reading them, and it makes your author page look much better when you have more than one title to your name. For most of us, writing our…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 