For our regular guest post on a kick ass heroines, please welcome Shannon McRoberts. She’s a fantasy and science fiction author, and an artist, illustrating her own covers. Please note that her first book in her series, Athine Verses: The Beginning is free through the 4th of January. As an added bonus, Shannon will give away […]
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Inspired by a post by fellow young adult fantasy author, Faith Van Horne, I’m sharing about the Broad Spectrum: The 2012 Broad Universe Fiction Sampler. I’ve been a member of Broad Universe (BU) for about 2 years, a writing community that promotes and highlights speculative fiction written by women authors. They’ve got a impressive membership roster, with
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Some news for the week… Did you know that libraries have announced that this is Teen Read Week (October 14-20)?! The theme is Read For The Fun Of It. Cool! What are you reading this week for the fun of it? I’m reading an advanced copy of Jane George’s next book, The Daring Young Man – Volume
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Fantasy novels that mention The Five Kingdoms! Mine is #2! When I came up with my world for Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, I had no idea there were so many Five Kingdoms settings. There is something so attractive about there being five. In my story’s geography, there are actually nine important regions of the world, but Henrietta only
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This week I again feature nonfiction author, Valerie Estelle Frankel, former professor, currently an author, comic, with great sparkly convention costumes. She’s also author of From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine’s Journey through Myth and Legend, a welcome resource for all us heroine’s journey fans. Her previous guest post for my blog was Buffy and the
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Many people like books about dragons, so I found a list on the web, drafted by writer, Nicole Skutelnik. Enjoy! You can find her extensive list on Suite 101 here. If you know of any books that aren’t on this list that should be let me know! Thanks!
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Award winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction mysteries. Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.
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