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some favourites of 2019 📚

#good books

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In case you missed it!! I had an interview with @roselinproductions this weekend!

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Elizabeth muses on love on this Songbird Sunday.

PREVIEW (AND PREORDER) THE SONGBIRD’S REFRAIN. Coming September 3.

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The artist and their muse ✨

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Art by Anastasiya Stolyarova

#THIS IS FANTASTIC I'M IN LOVE #😍 #Mermaids

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Mermaid gifs

#These are fantastic!! ❤️ ❤️ #Mermaids

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Tumblr did a fantastic job of NOT LETTING ME KNOW THIS REPLY EXISTED *side eyes this damn website.*

I definitely check those out though, thank you! I read the first Binti story between posting the original red call and now and I thought it was loads of fun. 

Also idk if I’ve said this yet but Arrival is such a good movie, I cry every time. 

Does anyone have any (non-YA) creepy science fiction (or fantasy that takes place in space) that isn’t based around politics or space battles that they can rec me? 

 Bonus points if it’s diverse.

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(thanks to @aslanwrites for the pretty signature 💕 see I WAS SAVING IT FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL, e.g. my 1000th post and WIP Master Post)

I’ve had like a hundred new followers the last couple weeks, and just noticed I’m at 999 posts, so what better 1000th post AND way to let all you new folks know what’s going on on this blog?   

LOG LINE 

A royal spy working undercover as a disgraced knight must return to the court that hates her, to stop the corrupt High Prelate’s genocidal coup.

OCs INTROS

Lady Sarra: the MC of Knight Errant, a skilled fighter and resourceful problem-solver, who needs about forty years of serious therapy.

Lady Ahni: Sarra’s love interest, the knight healer who just wants a fair healthcare system and a lover who will please stop jumping head-first into danger, thank you.

Lord Bastian: Sarra’s court nemesis, who gave up his knight spot for her and has some serious Regrets.

The High Prelate: Sarra’s other nemesis, the land’s religious leader, who hates nobility and has concocted a truly Evil plan to remove them all and make himself ruler.

Ruchi: Sarra’s other other nemesis (my girl’s great at nemeses, ok?), the High Prelate’s secret henchwoman, a cruel and powerful mage and trained assassin 

SYNOPSIS

Banished after refusing to take her knights’ oath to the King, Lady Sarra has spent the last six years roaming the land, working as hired brawn, wandering bard or con-woman, loyal and accountable to no one but her own interests.

Or so it seems.

In reality, Lady Sarra is pursuing an insidious enemy—and revenge for her father’s murder. Under the cover of rogue knight, she’s been spying on the evil High Prelate, rooting out his agents and foiling his schemes. But just she’s close to uncovering his coup against the King, she learns alarming news: a distant relative, profiting from her disgrace, has claimed her title and family home.

Though Sarra suspects a trap, she returns to court to defend her home and expose the High Prelate once and for all. But he’s a cunning adversary, and the court hates Sarra: soon, assassins, knights, and courtiers are out for her blood. 

To stay alive, save her home, and stop the Prelate, Sarra must make allies; but life as a lone spy has made her distrustful and uncooperative.The royal spy-master hatches a risky scheme to bring her back into the fold—but in the end, it’s an honest and compassionate knight healer who gets through to Sarra, reminding her that there’s more to life than intrigue, battles and revenge…

…of course, they still need to deal with the intrigue, battles and revenge, before they can enjoy their happily ever after.

Keep reading

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beta call ; the last lorinean

It’s finally time! After 8 years of writing and rewriting and rewriting, The Last Lorinean is ready for beta reading! I started this story when I was in 5th grade; back then it was titled Ilizian (one L), took place in the 1200s, and was about a girl named Lilli Jones. I’m so proud of where it is now and am so excited to share it!

If you are interested in beta reading for The Last Lorinean, please fill out this survey. More details about the novel are below!

DETAILS

word count: 58,822

genre: young adult fantasy

ao3 tags: Found family, sapphic love, self discovery, road trips, too much worldbuilding, strong female characters, immortal lesbians with swords, pirates for some reason

summary: No one on the continent Aronia has had a dream in 200 years. It is an accepted fact, a reality of the small empire and all its inhabitants; the side-effects of a curse cast thousands of years ago. Lorineans could temporarily cure the dream sickness, but all were killed or exiled at the end of the Lorinean Crisis.

When Lilli Karington wakes up with a dream of her own fresh in her memory, she realizes the time has come to leave the sleepy town of Oakalla and head to the north in search of answers. What she doesn’t count on is being entangled in an ancient love story– and 200 years worth of the deadliest lie to have been told in Aronia.

wip page | wip tag | ask to be tagged

If you are interested in beta reading The Last Lorinean, please fill out this survey. I hope to send out the manuscript to readers by this upcoming Wednesday, but at this time I do not have a deadline for submissions on the survey.

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#boost

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It’s Songbird Sunday!

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So according to an interview with Neil Gaiman in the back of Good Omens, before Terry Pratchett became a full time writer he wrote at least 400 words a day.

I’ve been trying it out for a couple weeks now and let me tell you 400 words is a totally awesome goal. It is very approachable and not intimidating, often leads to more than 400 words cause well now I have to finish this scene. 

Seriously I probably would have written nothing in the last couple weeks, instead I’ve written 1000′s of words. 

10/10 would recommend.

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“Most writers don’t publish their first novels.”

(Semi-organized thoughts based on discussions I’ve had about traditional publishing.)

The first time I heard “most writers don’t publish their first novels,” I was disappointed. I had poured a ton of time into my manuscript - why bother if it had no chance of seeing shelves? Then, I had a thought: ”When people say this, they probably mean inexperienced writers, people whose writing still needs to improve.” I thought this for a very long time.

Here’s the thing: I was wrong.

Yes, inexperience is a reason why books don’t sell. But from what I’ve seen, “most writers don’t publish their first novels” means most writers aren’t familiar with traditional publishing until they’ve gone through the querying process.

Here’s another phrase I’ve heard in online writing communities, a dozen versions of “write for yourself!” And yes, absolutely! We should write for ourselves! But if you’re aiming to traditionally publish - really, truly aiming to publish - you need to be realistic, or you’ll set yourself up for disappointment.

Being positive is great, but so is being informed

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#THIS YES #very good post

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OH THANK YOU! 

Annihilation is one of my all time favorites, as well as the book that got me into reading more creepy stories. I’ll definitely check out the others.

(I don’t mind politics or space battles in general, my sci fi tbr is just filled entirely of politics and space war heavy books, and I was craving something with a more personal and horrific twist but goodreads lists weren’t really helping xP)

Does anyone have any (non-YA) creepy science fiction (or fantasy that takes place in space) that isn’t based around politics or space battles that they can rec me? 

 Bonus points if it’s diverse.

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Awesome thanks! (And I'd totally read some eldritch space type books! I'm just not looking for 'ships shooting at other ships/humans shooting at humans or traditional aliens with guns' books. I want Arrival and Annihilation instead of Independence Day.)

Does anyone have any (non-YA) creepy science fiction (or fantasy that takes place in space) that isn’t based around politics or space battles that they can rec me? 

 Bonus points if it’s diverse.

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I have this on my TBR list already, yes! ❤️

Does anyone have any (non-YA) creepy science fiction (or fantasy that takes place in space) that isn’t based around politics or space battles that they can rec me? 

 Bonus points if it’s diverse.