Book Talk...8/17/15

Book Talk…8/17/15

1.      My Highland Bride by Maeve Grayson. Loveswept. Aug. 25, 2015. Received and arc from Netgalley. I LOVE Scottish romances and this is no exception. This is the tale of Kenna and Colum. Kenna’s from a family of Time Jumpers and her Granny has called for her to go back in time to 13^th century Scotland to meet her soulmate. But what begins as a fast track to romance quickly turns to terror when Kenna is kidnapped by a rival chieftain with secrets of his own. I haven’t read the first in this series My Highland Lover but I didn’t have a problem following the storyline. What is needed to know is fed to the reader as you go along. 

Reading Links...8/14/15

Reading Links…8/14/15

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://www.parajunkee.com/2015/08/04/with-a-twist-by-staci-hart/

2.      https://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/happy-release-day-jennifer-probst-summers-sins-now-available/

Christian:

Westerns/Historicals:

Fantasy/Time-Travel/Paranormal/SF:

Mysteries/Suspense:

1.      http://coffinhop.com/2015/08/07/abnegative-running-up-the-charts-canadian-crime-fiction-at-its-best-get-it-today/

MG/YA/NA:

1.      http://yaloveblog.com/2015/08/03/review-suicide-notes-from-beautiful-girls-by-lynn-weingarten/

2.      http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2015/08/seven-giveaways-plus-new-yalit-releases.html

Anthologies/Novellas:

Other:

1.      https://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/moving-out-of-the-comfort-zone-the-author-as-activist-by-susan-g-weidener/

Craft:

1.      http://kayedacus.com/2015/08/05/writing-advice-from-the-bookshelf-stephen-king-on-description/

2.      http://kayedacus.com/2015/08/07/writing-advice-from-the-bookshelf-brandilyn-collins-on-character-growth/

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Writing Links...8/12/15

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Writing Links…8/12/15

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://www.superauthors.com/2015/07/acts-of-kindness.html

2.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2015/08/03/demystifying-the-outline-with-kat-cantrell/

3.      http://janefriedman.com/2015/08/04/romance-writing/

4.      http://www.superauthors.com/2015/08/how-rhiannon-came-to-be-and-giveaway.html

5.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2015/08/05/research-research-research-with-ella-quinn/

Christian:

1.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/4-contract-questions-every-writer-wants-answered/

2.      http://www.stevelaube.com/how-to-read-more-in-less-time/

3.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/seat-of-the-pants-writers/

4.      http://www.stevelaube.com/bad-research/

5.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/call-yourself-a-writer/

6.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/backing-up-your-data/

7.      http://lafreeland.com/2015/08/07/bring-on-the-blessings/

8.      http://www.novelrocket.com/2015/08/literary-allusion-by-anne-greenwood.html

Westerns/Historicals:

1.      http://awriterofhistory.com/2015/08/03/wwi-casualty-clearing-stations/

2.      http://awriterofhistory.com/2015/08/05/manuscript-revision-advice-from-a-pro/

Fantasy/Time-Travel/Paranormal/SF:

Mysteries/Suspense:

MG/YA/NA:

1.      http://nerdychickswrite.com/2015/08/03/draft-week-3-mon-laurie-j-edwards-handling-backstory-the-right-way/

2.      http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2015/08/a-year-in-life-of-debut-ya-author.html

3.      http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2015/08/interview-lena-roy-master-writing-teacher/

4.      http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2015/08/mindee-arnett-author-of-nightmare.html

5.      http://nerdychickswrite.com/2015/08/08/charlotte-bennardo-just-dont-do-it-and-giveaway/

6.      http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/2015/08/back-to-school-giveaway-part-i.html

Anthologies/Novellas:

Other:

1.      http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/where-do-superheroes-spend-their-twilight-years/

2.      http://elodienowodazkij.com/2015/08/07/the-holocaust-is-not-romantic/

3.      http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2015/08/query-critique-nonfiction.html

Craft:

1.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/07/the-difference-between-setup-and-setup.html

2.      http://carlywatters.com/2015/08/03/guest-post-karen-katchur-how-this-book-came-to-be/

3.      http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2015/08/making-after-life-arrangements-for-your.html

4.      http://kayedacus.com/2015/08/04/writing-advice-from-the-bookshelf-the-101-habits-of-highly-successful-novelists/

5.      http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2015/08/04/introducing-hannah-fergesen/

6.      http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2015/08/why-query-rules-are-important.html

7.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/08/painting-with-prose.html

8.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/08/real-life-diagnostics-should-i-start.html

Reading Links...8/7/15

Reading Links…8/7/15

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://www.parajunkee.com/2015/07/27/thrill-me-by-susan-mallery/

2.      http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/fangirl-friday/

3.      https://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/summer-sins-by-jennifer-probst-pre-order-price-only-99/

4.      http://www.superauthors.com/2015/08/august-2015-releases.html

5.      http://www.parajunkee.com/2015/08/01/the-neon-dreams-series-by-caisey-quinn-review/

6.      http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/read-a-romance-book-month/

7.      http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/release-party-kim-laws-montana-cherries/

Christian:

Westerns/Historicals:

1.      http://awriterofhistory.com/2015/07/29/owen-book-one-of-the-tudor-trilogy-by-tony-riches/

Fantasy/Time-Travel/Paranormal/SF:

1.      http://www.parajunkee.com/2015/07/27/giveaway-cover-reveal-the-reapers-kiss-by-abigail-baker/

2.      http://lynnvroman.com/2015/07/27/cat-love-by-sunniva-dee-cover-reveal/

3.      http://www.parajunkee.com/2015/07/31/author-qa-mikaela-lind/

Mysteries/Suspense:

1.      http://mysterysuspence.blogspot.com/2015/07/review-hooked-on-ewe.html

MG/YA/NA:

1.      http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/2015/07/release-day-blitz-every-last-breath-by.html

2.      http://yaloveblog.com/2015/07/31/review-jesses-girl-by-miranda-kenneally/

3.      http://lynnvroman.com/2015/07/30/hopes-deceit-by-angela-mcpherson-cover-reveal/

Anthologies/Novellas:

1.      http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/2015/07/release-day-bllitz-summer-like-no-other.html

Other:

1.      http://www.parajunkee.com/2015/07/28/bourbon-kings-joint-review/

2.      http://www.kristavandolzer.com/2015/07/book-review-go-set-watchman-by-harper.html

Craft:

1.      http://kayedacus.com/2015/07/31/writing-advice-from-the-bookshelf-donald-maasss-writing-the-breakout-novel-workbook/

2.      http://kayedacus.com/2015/07/30/writing-advice-from-the-bookshelf-madeleine-lengle-herself-reflections-on-a-writing-life/

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Writing Links...8/5/15

Photo by FidlerJan at morguefile.

Writing Links…8/5/15

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/when-youre-not-the-cool-kid-at-conference/

2.      http://www.superauthors.com/2015/07/rwa-red-carpet.html

3.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2015/07/29/six-steps-to-establishing-your-author-brand-by-jenn-stark/

4.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2015/07/31/the-practical-and-the-emotional-creating-a-believable-world-by-molly-macrae/

5.      http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2015/08/your-look-inside-book-preview-will-it.html

6.      http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2015/07/lessons-in-story-structure-in-unlikely.html

Christian:

1.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/author-tour/

2.      http://www.stevelaube.com/authors-seeking-approval/

3.      http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2015/07/spicing-up-story-with-similes-metaphors.html

4.      http://www.novelrocket.com/2015/07/who-is-your-audience.html

5.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/never-self-promote/

6.      http://www.stevelaube.com/not-all-words-are-created-equal/

7.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/test-your-reflexes/

8.      http://www.novelrocket.com/2015/07/conferencesadvancing-your-writing-career.html

9.      http://www.novelrocket.com/2015/08/creating-climate.html

10.  http://www.stevelaube.com/name-brands-in-fiction/

Westerns/Historicals:

1.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2015/07/english-reformation-martyr-thomas.html

2.      http://awriterofhistory.com/2015/07/31/where-does-the-power-of-fiction-lie/

3.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-wandering-prince.html

4.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-london-corresponding-society.html

5.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2015/07/mad-madge-margaret-cavendish-duchess-of.html

Fantasy/Time-Travel/Paranormal/SF:

1.      http://crimsonleague.com/2015/08/02/5-ways-to-name-a-character/

Mysteries/Suspense:

1.      https://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/more-on-point-of-view-craft-tuesday-at-write-on-the-river/

2.      https://killzoneblog.com/2015/07/evolution-of-a-bad-guy.html

3.      https://killzoneblog.com/2015/08/avoiding-writing-paralysis-due-to-over-analysis.html

4.      https://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/this-is-the-end/

MG/YA/NA:

1.      http://nerdychickswrite.com/2015/07/28/leeza-hernandez-plotting-with-spidergrams-and-giveaway/

2.      http://www.literaryrambles.com/2015/07/david-fulk-guest-post-and-raising-rufus.html

3.      http://nerdychickswrite.com/2015/07/31/robin-newman-plotting-a-mystery-for-young-children-leave-a-crumb-trail-of-clues-and-giveaway/

4.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/08/real-life-diagnostics-establishing.html

5.      http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2015/08/this-month-for-writers-july-2015.html

6.      http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2015/07/indie-spotlight-curious-iguana-frederick-md/

Anthologies/Novellas:

Other:

1.      http://maryblowers.com/2015/07/30/book-review-van-gogh-in-peppers/

2.      http://crimsonleague.com/2015/07/31/narration-narratology-and-why-every-author-should-read-don-quixote-2/

Craft:

1.      http://crimsonleague.com/2015/07/27/for-authors-20-questions-to-get-to-know-your-characters/

2.      http://ingridsundberg.com/2015/07/27/6-habits-that-will-get-your-butt-in-the-chair/

3.      http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2015/07/how-one-word-can-impact-strength-of.html

4.      http://writeonsisters.com/writing-craft/interactive-storytelling/

5.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/07/a-writer-character-and-reader-different.html

6.      http://kayedacus.com/2015/07/29/writing-advice-from-the-bookshelf-james-scott-bells-the-art-of-war-for-writers/

7.      http://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/07/the-art-of-the-flashback/

8.      http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2015/07/tuesday-topic-rejuvenation-and.html

9.      http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2015/07/29/life-in-publishing-seven-things-ive-learned-so-far/

10.  http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2015/07/query-donts-putting-stop-to-this-latest.html

11.  http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/07/an-easy-tip-for-developing-story-ideas.html

12.  http://www.parajunkee.com/2015/07/30/book-bloggers-are-failed-writers/

13.  http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-words.html