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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Hello my friends! Welcome to weekly news from the Desk of Beth Barany, award-winning YA fantasy and paranormal author. I write for teens because I’m passionate about empowering young adults at this important transition time. How appropriate it was then that today that I received a personal note from Angie Hoard requesting books for the at risk
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This week I feature nonfiction author, Valerie Estelle Frankel, former professor, currently an author, comic, and has great costumes. She’s also author of From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine’s Journey in Myth and Legend, a welcome resource for all us heroine’s journey fans. She just published Buffy and the Heroine’s Journey (Feb 2012, McFarland). “A great read for
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This week I feature science fiction author, Greta van der Rol, for the kick ass heroine post. Her lastest novel is Starheart. “From the author of the popular Iron Admiral series and Morgan’s Choice comes another rousing SciFi adventure to get your pulse pounding and your blood boiling (with that little dollop of romance)” *** My
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Thanks to the 933 Goodreads members who entered the Giveaway for Henrietta The Dragon Slayer. Sorry, the giveaway is now closed. I will be doing another Giveaway for Book 2, coming out this summer, called Henrietta and The Dragon Stone. More on that later! Congratulations to M. Cha and K. Pulli for winning copies of Henrietta
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In honor of my 2012 Grand Prize award for HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER, my young adult fantasy novel, I’m giving away two paperback copies. Be sure to enter the giveaway on my Goodreads page for the book here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11713438-henrietta-the-dragon-slayer What others are saying about the book: “This is a fun, enjoyable fantasy. The characters are quite
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Welcome to another author interview. This week: Camille Picott, indie author of a middle grade fantasy story inspired by her heritage and her passion… Enjoy! *** 1. What got you into writing this book in the first place? Tell us a little about the book as you answer the question. My book, Raggedy Chan: A
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I’m thrilled to announce that my YA fantasy novel, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, has won the Grand Prize in the first annual California Fiction Writers Book Challenge! http://bookcontest.luckycinda.com/?page_id=583 Thank you to the judges and contest organizers! Just wanted to share the good news, and give a big thanks to all of my readers, book reviewers,
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Welcome back to another guest post on what makes a kick ass heroine tick in fiction. This week’s author Cara Bertoia shares the qualities of what makes a kick ass heroine for her. *** I recently watched a movie made about Dagenham, England. The lead character Rosie O’Grady reminded me what a kick ass heroine
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Welcome to our reignited weekly guest post on what makes a kick ass heroine tick in science fiction and fantasy. This week’s author Erin Lale highlights the transformative power of writing a kick ass heroine. On a side note, Erin and I were friends in high school and spend lots of time together in the
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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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