4 Star Review for At the Mercy #scifi #amreading
Reviews for Mercy “At the Mercy of Her Pleasure is a story filled with vice and a political empire whose leader, the Conqueror, has no scruples about its application for her own benefit. Add to…
Tropes as Elements in Fantasy and #Scifi @MelissaSnark #IAN1
Tropes are literary themes that recur across a genre. Think of tropes as the ‘brilliant detective’ of murder mysteries or ‘the virginal heroine’ in Regency romances. Tropes are more than character descriptions, however. They can relate…
Oh Mercy: Rewriting a #Scifi Favorite #IAN1
I’m editing a previously released scifi romance in preparation for re-release. It’s mainstream scifi (but was erotica). Taking out the graphic content means the story itself shines for a whole new audience. The story deserves…
A #gem of a #scifi book
A gem — and charming too I got a sweet review: “This gem of a scifi book offers tips for scifi writers, and secrets for fans of Kayelle Allen’s Tarthian Empire series.” This is more…
Remember #reading the first book in a #series? #IAN1
Remember reading a series? When you picked up the first book, it held such promise. There would be more to learn, more to see, more worlds for you to explore. When you finished it, you had…
How a Critique at Starbucks Helped Publish a Book #scifi #reference
In late 2013, I joined a local writer’s group. I was looking for a critique group, but figured any writer’s group would lead me to one. At the time, it was a weekly meeting and…
So You Want to Date a Gay Immortal #LGBT #MFRWauthor #Humor
If you want to date a gay immortal, what should you consider? Here are ten tips. Go out with your gay immortal guy because you like him as a person, rather than to find The…
What’s a Story Molecule? Trailing Kaiwulf by Kayelle Allen #MFRWauthor #Scifi @MelissaSnark
Like me, my friend Melissa Snark likes the TV Tropes website. What are tropes? They’re devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members’ minds and expectations.…
How to Create an Immortal Hero: The Writing Process Tour #amwriting
This blog tour is different from most. A writer is tagged for the position, and she or he then tags three others to take part as well. Each shares some aspect of the writing process.…
Character Insights: Meet Pietas | the immortal bad guy you love to hate #scifi
For Women Only is Erotic Science Fiction Romance, and Multicultural. Khyff is a master of pleasure with a tortured soul. Mehfawni falls for Khyff, and wants to redeem the man her people destroyed. The problem…