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Tweets by onapalestarA semi-current list of what I’m reading:
The Demi-Monde: Winter - Rod Rees
Empire State - Adam Christopher
Forgiven - Jana Oliver
Miscellaneous short stories and novellas
Monthly Archives: September 2011
End of September wandering the blogosphere round up
New to me blog posts, articles, reviews, podcasts, and other items of spec fic & geeky interest, September 2011 edition–part the second. Fatally Flawed: How to Write Tragic Heroes on Omnivoracious. “Tragic heroes are defined by their flaws, as are … Continue reading
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Tagged non-fiction, publishing world, writing resources
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Review: The Demon Trapper’s Daughter by Jana Oliver
The Demon Trapper’s Daughter Jana Oliver Urban fantasy February 2011 St. Martin’s Griffin ISBN: 978-0-312-61478-2 340 pages format: trade paperback acquired: purchased quick note: this review has been cross-posted over at SpaceGypsies! The Blurb, from Goodreads: Demon Trapper Riley Blackthorne … Continue reading
author events and signings and the like
So while I was looking up favorite authors for myself, I thought I’d compile the information I was finding for you, too. If this is popular enough, I’ll give this listing its own page, but for now it’s this little post to test the waters and get feedback. Continue reading
Review: Where Shadows Lie: Bay City by JE Cammon
Where Shadows Lie is the first in a planned series, and I’m quite curious to see where Cammon goes with their stories, or if the series will even follow all three of these characters. Continue reading
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Tagged book review, paranormal, reading challenge, urban fantasy
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Speak Out With Your Geek Out
This week is Speak Out With Your Geek Out – a week to let our geek flags fly, and show the world and ourselves that being a geek, no matter the stripe, is not a bad thing. Continue reading
I’ve been wandering the spec fic & geekery blogosphere September 2011, part I
New-to-me blog posts, podcasts, articles, reviews, and related goodies pertaining to writing, reading, watching, or listening to speculative fiction. September 2011 edition–part the first. Continue reading
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Coming Soon: September releases that I’d like to get my hands on
Wolf Mark Joseph Bruchac paranormal/YA September 2011 Lee and Low/Tu Books ISBN: 9781600606618 392 pages This isn’t my usual flavor of paranormal, but it looks so interesting, and different to my eyes, that I’d really like to read this. Apparently the … Continue reading
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Tagged coming soon, middle grades, supernatural, urban fantasy, young adult
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