tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339774267848751782024-03-18T22:56:53.198-05:00Lands UnchartedWe read and write clean fantasy - come explore lands uncharted with us!Laurie Luckinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00456113371420700748noreply@blogger.comBlogger874125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-12795915975976899102023-01-23T20:15:00.000-06:002023-01-23T20:15:44.777-06:00Tattoo of Crimson by Sarah Chislon It's been quiet around here, and while I can't speak for everyone else, I've been juggling a great deal in life and in writing. But I wanted to pop in and share some exciting news. In September, I launched my Blood of the Fae gaslamp fantasy mystery series under the pen name Sarah Chislon (there were far too many Sarah Sawyer authors already, as it turns out). The series starts with the prequel Sarah Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864102757751090482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-52082768876151081312022-12-16T07:00:00.089-06:002022-12-16T07:00:00.173-06:00Weekend Reads: A Superhero for Christmas by HL Burke Photo from AmazonWeekend Reads: A Superhero for Christmas by HL BurkeI love a good Christmas novella. There's nothing like curling up with a warm beverage - anything from coffee or tea to hot spiced cider, chai, or even a hot chocolate. Cocoa bomb, anyone? I'm particularly fond of standalone novellas because it is a busy season, and I want a read as light and fluffy as a fleece blanket.H.L.Gretchen E.K. Engelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573356334583411254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-25141818054173051782022-12-09T04:00:00.003-06:002022-12-09T04:00:00.192-06:00Weekend Reads: Top 4 Anticipated Releases (Kimberly) It's December already! And I have four great books for you to put on your reading wishlist!I decided to do something a little different to close out 2022. Instead of reviewing a single book, I thought it would be more fun to list the four books I'm most excited about reading in the near future. The first three books will release in December and the fourth will release in early February. So Kimberly A. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03514658785312996137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-4311792084351450652022-09-24T09:09:00.000-05:002022-09-24T09:09:00.657-05:00Weekend Reads: The Light Princess by George MacDonald (Sarah) The Light Princess, a fairy tale by George MacDonald, tells the story of a princess who is cursed to have no gravity—in body, but also in soul. She cannot feel as ordinary individuals do—she possesses no sympathy or compassion, but is always both light of spirit and light of body, which presents all sort of challenges. Her parents are determined to break the curse, yet all their efforts Sarah Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864102757751090482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-63109165811993944312022-08-26T07:00:00.200-05:002022-08-26T07:00:00.180-05:00Weekend Reads: Love and Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean Source: Goodreads.comLove & Other Great Expectations, Becky Dean's debut novel is one of my favorite books of 2022 and ranks high among all books I've read. It's so fun and engaging! I had to force myself to put the book down to eat, work, sleep, and generally adult.It's rare that I identify with heroines and a non-bookish athlete is not one I expected to find such a connection. And yetGretchen E.K. Engelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573356334583411254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-78107757847733647102022-08-12T04:00:00.006-05:002022-08-12T04:00:00.167-05:00Weekend Reads: The Demon King (Lauricia) Greetings,
all!
I
hope all is well with you and yours! As I type, I'm enjoying a
much-needed rain, the third-ish in a chain that recently broke a
months-long drought with consistently record highs. Most of the
trees, bushes, and grasses have been dry brown for most of the
summer. Now, thanks to three days of afternoon showers, they have
green tops! It's kind-of bizarre. Needless to say, I Lauricia Matuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14432960331705358753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-51163474926113971702022-06-17T20:01:00.000-05:002022-06-17T20:01:37.777-05:00Weekend Reads: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Greetings,
all, and happy summer! I hope you and yours are well and enjoying some sort of much needed rest.
I
apologize profusely for the tardiness of this post. If you're an avid
or regular follower, you'll notice that this post wasn't released at
the usual time. This is because I hyper-extended my elbow last week
and have had a bit of trouble doing life, so my schedule got pushed
back Lauricia Matuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14432960331705358753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-21799200379767410622022-06-03T03:00:00.002-05:002022-06-03T03:00:00.196-05:00Weekend Reads: The Lily Gate by Hanna Sandvig (Sarah Sawyer) If you ever meet a talking frog—any chatty amphibian, really—my advice would be to ignore it. That’s what I should have done, anyway.Born part human and part fae, Tuala received a christening gift from her faerie godmother—that of true love. Her godmother foretells that a competition for her hand in marriage will reveal her destined mate, and now that she’s eighteen, it’s time for theSarah Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864102757751090482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-46398489027401089392022-04-29T04:00:00.007-05:002022-04-29T04:00:00.198-05:00Weekend Reads: The Elven Spymaster's Thief by Elisa Rae (Kimberly)Spend your weekend with a light fantasy romance between an elven spymaster and a human thief! A brand new clean and sweet fantasy romance series takes off with The Elven Spymaster's Thief and it's the perfect relaxing and fun weekend read!The Elven Spymaster's Thief (Elves of Eldarlan Book 1)My Rating - 4.5 StarsOh I love a good fantasy romance between an elf and a human! Especially when it's Kimberly A. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03514658785312996137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-7921256481159256092022-04-22T04:00:00.005-05:002022-04-22T04:00:00.173-05:00Weekend Reads: My Top Picks for Next-to-Read (Lauricia)Greetings,
all, and happy spring. I hope you and yours are well!
I'm
taking a bit of a different angle on my contribution to the blog
today. As you know from my last post in February, I'm super crunched
for reading time in the spring. I've also had some pretty intense
health problems, but rather than back out of this month's post, I've
decided to share a few books from my Want to Read pile and toLauricia Matuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14432960331705358753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-63536085332538349672022-03-24T14:59:00.000-05:002022-03-24T14:59:03.528-05:00Weekend Reads: Pack of Dawn and Destiny Trilogy by K. M. Shea (Rachel)The third novel in the Pack of Dawn and Destiny trilogy dropped
about a month ago and I snatched it up as a treat after a very hard week of
challenges. K. M. Shea did not disappoint in the least. Her urban fantasy Magiford
series (Hall of Blood and Mercy, Court of Midnight and Deception,
and now Pack of Dawn and Destiny) have been bright lights in the urban fantasy
landscape in recent years. Rachel Rossanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984724805729525522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-52152618358827328452022-03-04T04:00:00.009-06:002022-03-04T04:00:00.215-06:00Weekend Reads: Kingdom of Dance by Deborah Grace White (Kimberly)Spring into March with a charming fairytale retelling! Kingdom of Dance by Deborah Grace White retells The Twelve Dancing Princesses and finishes up her series, The Kingdom Tales. This tale of a princess, a reluctant soldier mage, and dragons make for perfect weekend reading!Kingdom of Dance: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses (The Kingdom Tales Book 6)My Rating - 4.5 StarsThis Kimberly A. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03514658785312996137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-72709379422778182302022-02-25T04:00:00.014-06:002022-02-25T04:00:00.172-06:00Weekend Reads: Blood Rose Rebellion (Lauricia) I have a huge reading problem this time of year – I don't do a lot of
reading for fun. I'm usually hip-deep in analytically reading a
classic or two for one of the classes I'm teaching. On top of that, I
like to help judge a few novel competitions, and I can't really talk
about the stories I'm judging because of non-disclosure agreements.
It's a happy problem, really, but sometimes it Lauricia Matuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14432960331705358753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-13304792461515593702022-02-11T12:40:00.001-06:002022-02-11T20:39:08.641-06:00Weekend Reads: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (Sarah) “I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.”Young Emma M. Lion, wholly without sympathetic relatives (but with an unfortunate number of unsympathetic or downright trying ones), at last nears her majority and makes a successful return to London. Yet she soon Sarah Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864102757751090482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-92049447841243129072022-01-28T11:29:00.000-06:002022-01-28T11:29:16.316-06:00Weekend Reads: Beholden by Jody Hedlund (Desiree)Happy Weekend, everyone!!It's frigid and snowing in my little slice of the world, which makes for the perfect setting to stay indoors snuggled up by the fire reading a good book.Although most of us don't have the dreamy, Instagram worthy fireplaces--or the time in our crazy schedules for indulging in an all-day read-a-thon. But we can still give ourselves an hour or two--or three ;-)--to relax Desiree Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15260351318602335336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-52401231369602212642022-01-21T02:00:00.001-06:002022-01-21T02:00:00.188-06:00Hunted by K. M. Shea (Rachel) A werewolf hunter living among werewolves makes for an
interesting premise,and K. M. Shea doesn’t disappoint.Phillipa (Pip) Sabre was born a hunter, which is a supernatural
species of human that has special magical attributes. Pip’s magic manifests in
speed, quick healing, invulnerability to most contagions, and the ability to
detect the position and approach of any werewolf (to name a few)Rachel Rossanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984724805729525522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-21610164484003325742022-01-07T04:00:00.003-06:002022-01-07T04:00:00.187-06:00Top Comfort Reads: Magiford Supernatural City Urban Fantasy by K.M. Shea (Kimberly)Happy first Friday of 2022! This is a special look at one of my top comfort reads! The Magiford Supernatural City universe by K.M. Shea.I reviewed the first two books of the Hall of Blood and Mercy Series in April 2020, which you can read in full HERE. At the time, I was sooo grateful that K.M. Shea ventured into urban fantasy, bringing along her trademark humor, engaging action, and a sweetKimberly A. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03514658785312996137noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-36636387036584656592021-12-31T04:00:00.006-06:002021-12-31T04:00:00.168-06:00The City Between Series by W.R. Gingell | Weekend Reads (Lauricia Matuska) Pet lives alone in the house where her parents were murdered.Of course, “Pet” is not her real name. It’s more of a job title, really. But when the knowledge of someone’s real name can grant power over that person, it’s better to keep that name to yourself. Especially when dealing with arrogant fey, eternally adolescent vampires, and the other denizens of the realms Behind and Between.Four Lauricia Matuskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14432960331705358753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-19353085718165011392021-12-28T04:00:00.687-06:002021-12-28T04:00:00.175-06:00Top 12: Advice and References for Authors after 12 Years of WritingI've been writing about twelve years now and have indie published seven novels and multiple shorter works and a couple of magazine articles, so I know a thing or two about the indie publishing world and writing in general. I still have a bunch to learn, but I wanted to share a few bigger things I've discovered over the years, especially since this is my last post as a regular blogger for Lands Lizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189827606137765140noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-49957298030371762472021-12-21T02:00:00.003-06:002021-12-21T02:00:00.186-06:00Story Snippets: The Elven Spymaster's Thief snippet (Rachel)This coming February, I am releasing my first novella under my new pen name, Elisa Rae. Set in a world full of fantasy species, the series will be full of healthy romantic relationships, noblebright characters, flirting, humor, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. My goal is fun and quick, quality reads.The first novella is already up for preorder. This week’s snippet is from the Rachel Rossanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984724805729525522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-15869219563804624992021-12-17T03:00:00.008-06:002021-12-17T03:00:00.220-06:00Weekend Reads: Guardian of Ruses by Kate Stradling (Sarah) “The empire was dying. Its murderer lay in the heart of Lenore. If she could not sacrifice her own safety to free her nation from the evil that preyed upon it, she deserved every unkind word, every skeptical sneer she'd ever received…”When a tender-hearted assassin-in-training Rosia accompanies an invasion of Lenore, she has one goal: kill the Eternal Prince and save her people. NeverSarah Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864102757751090482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-68287093635804379112021-12-14T07:00:00.116-06:002021-12-14T07:00:00.170-06:00Plan the Work, Work the Plan Part 3 Source: Pixabay.comThe Narrow Line Between Routine and RutOh the irony. My single post back in April on "Plan the work, work the plan" didn't exactly go as planned. But I rescued it. It's April 2021, and I have already started this post. That gives me eight months to learn how to Work the Plan, which is not my strong suit. I'm an ENTP. Plan the Work is our thing. We love planning, setting Gretchen E.K. Engelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573356334583411254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-29076526995362608602021-12-09T03:00:00.018-06:002021-12-09T03:00:00.209-06:00Support: The Core to Every Author’s Success (Lydia) <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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