Link to landing page for current series (near-future agripunk corporate soap opera dystopia): http://www.joycereynoldsward.com/the-martiniere-legacy/
Link to Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Reynolds-Ward/e/B00HIP821Y
Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts
Joyce Reynolds-Ward
Link to landing page for current series (near-future agripunk corporate soap opera dystopia): http://www.joycereynoldsward.com/the-martiniere-legacy/
Judith Moffitt
As an adult, I have spent years learning to live with depression and anxiety. I speak openly about that because hiding it makes it shameful and it is not.
In 2003, I wrote a fan fic for a little known show called Firefly. I thought it had the beginning of an idea for a novel. I knew I couldn't publish in that universe, so I took my idea to my own universe and developed my own characters. But life and work got in the way. In 2018 when I retired, I was still stuck at 8 chapters. I decided that I would make it a retirement project to finish the novel. I published that novel on Amazon in September 2020.
Along the way I got hooked on writing and started taking writing classes (and volunteering) at the Muse Writer’s Center in Norfolk Virginia. I wrote the first draft of two other novels and the workshop feedback made all of my work get better. I have more novels in progress as I start to polish the fantasy novels and get them ready for publication. My work has themes about aftermath because so much of my life has revolved around dealing with the aftermath of abuse, bullying, death, rape, sexual assault and harassment. My characters are diverse because I didn't read a character who I thought of as representing me until I was in my mid-thirties. Representation is important. I also make sure that older women and men are represented because I am an older woman and I am tired of only teenagers saving the world. The heroes in my first novel are mostly middle-aged. The hero of my second novel is a 66-year-old woman. The heroes of my third novel are an 11-year-old girl and a middle-aged, blind woman (who kicks ass at unarmed combat, BTW). Other characters include a disabled alien, a dragon with epilepsy, a couple of married tran people who have four children, a gay healer.
My first book is called a Line in the Sand and is available here:
L E Glazebrook
The world of Tweldor evolved when she continued to query why bad things happen to good people.
(It isn't always due to the fae folk meddling you know).
In her novels, characters quickly learn that bad choices carry consequences. Evil is held accountable and love, friendship and family are honoured above all else.
She hopes that you enjoy her stories and looks forward to your kind reviews.
H.A. Byrd
Harriet Arden Byrd grew up roaming the woods, playing Mowgli, or imagining herself as some sort of fantasy creature.
Born in San Francisco, she was raised in various places much farther north along the West Coast. By the time she was well into adulthood she’d lived all across Canada and the US, with long stays in Northern Europe and southern Mexico.
From a young age Harriet adored fantasy novels, and she knew Tolkien’s hobbits and elves well, Lewis’s Pevensies, and Arthurian tales in many forms. Certainly these stories helped to shape her adventurous character, but there is one thing which bothered her more and more as the years went by.
When Harriet was ready to write her own book, she did not include military glory. She situated her protagonist in a world where war has never been a concept at all. It is important to document our history, of course, and, so far, we are a warlike species. But if we continually focus on fighting and killing as the entertainment factor in our sci-fi and fantasy stories, how will we ever learn peace?
Aru's Realm is a fantasy novel in a literary style. A fun look at perspectives on the nature of reality, it also speaks to class discrimination and other abuses of power. This is a beautifully visual story. Each chapter enfolds the reader in the emotions and sensations of a different color. Read more description of Aru's Realm using the link below:
Lisa Norman
She is the proud mother of 3 energetic children. She tends to collect additional children the way most people collect stray cats. Of late, she has the cats as well.
Her passion has been writing since she could hold a pencil. While that is a cliche’, she is unique in that her first novel was written on gum wrappers. As a young woman, she learned to program and discovered that she has a talent for helping people and computers learn to work together and play nice. When she’s not playing with her daughter, writing, or designing for the internet, she can be found wandering the local beaches.
Lisa graduated from Santa Clara University with a BA in English/Creative Writing, a Minor in Anthropology and a Minor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She has worked as a programmer, a pre-school teacher, a tour-guide, a planner and even as a NASA minion.
My websites:
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Heidi Smith
Heidi Smith has a portal in her mind that takes her to mythical places where she hangs out with kings, queens, bards, warriors, witches and a myriad of other magical creatures. It is her happy place and the source of inspiration for her mythic fantasy/romance book series, Kingdom of Uisneach. The Prophecy was released in 2018 and The Runes of Evalon, book two, will be released in June 2019.
But the portal goes both ways and in her mundane life, which really isn’t so mundane, she lives with her husband and Scottish terrier in New Hampshire, along the Connecticut River. She adores spending time with her family,Team Smuffin, hiking or checking out new pubs. She works as a hospice chaplain and a self-publishing author. When not working, you will find her in the garden, thinking about writing and chatting with the birds and the faeries.
She loves to share her passion for books, nature, travel, music, Ireland and Native American culture with like-minded people through her website and social media. She would love for you to stop by any of these sites and say hello.
Website: heidihanleyauthor.com
Facebook: Heidi Hanley Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/heidihanleyauthor/
Instagram: heidi_hanley
Patricia Loofbourrow
Patricia Loofbourrow grew up on Heinlein, Bradbury, and Asimov, and found at an early age that she loved science. Earning a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona then an MD from Rush University, Dr. Loofbourrow practiced family medicine for ten years before changing careers in 2000 due to disability.
After leaving medicine, Patricia Loofbourrow ran one of the first “ask a doctor” patient education websites from 2000-2004. She has been a long-time member of the Forward Motion Forums, and has worked as a freelance writer, editor, and graphic designer since 2000. She currently lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three grown children.
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