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November 23, 2011 by J L Wilson
Writing for the web

I tend to get diverted around the holidays so there aren’t many links to report. Or maybe people are starting to feel that holiday spirit and aren’t sniping at each other so much (hmm. I somehow doubt that). Anyway, here’s what caught my eye this month. * I have “Book Rebound” whenever I read a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Quirky Links Tagged: book reviews, ebooks, vampires

Vampires are Forever (at least, in Young Adult fiction)

June 3, 2011 by KristiCook 4 Comments

It seems like every year I hear someone say, “Oh, the vampire trend is finally dying down.”  And yet when you look at the list of young adult releases, there are still plenty of vampire books today, both established series and books by new authors. So…are vampires really a trend?  One in danger of dying … [Read more…]

Posted in: Market Trends Tagged: teen books, vampires, young adult

Writing Non-Human Characters

March 16, 2011 by Alex Bledsoe Leave a Comment
Graveyard

The non-human characters I have created as a fantasy writer have varied from the goddess Rhiannon/Epona in The Sword-Edged Blonde to the vampires of Blood Groove and The Girls with Games of Blood, and most currently the Tufa of The Hum and the Shiver. Below is a list of things for you to keep in mind when … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Characters, Fantasy Tagged: characters, Fantasy, Science Fiction, vampires, writing fantasy

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