tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70367273945554971142024-02-07T04:16:55.174-06:00Zombies, Vampires and Texans! Oh, my!!!The Blog of Horror Novelist Rhiannon FraterRhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.comBlogger709125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-16753469932229048062013-09-11T21:05:00.002-05:002013-09-11T21:13:22.655-05:00This Blog is Now ClosedJust wait a few seconds to be redirected to my new website where you can find all previous entries of my blog as well as my latest updates.
Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-70476377055575386482013-05-26T08:39:00.002-05:002013-05-26T08:39:36.575-05:00Inspirations for PRETTY WHEN SHE DESTROYS (PWSD3)A look into my brain...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi9WC6zGFnhnrAakihKb6FcyEG1RBr5SAJYPoPVabN4CR28_KBrQntPGg8XhFm1avEtekF2H873Sx-CiAmUdNmhSkX2EybWuCtF8mErh0o-5BZKIT3F2oIR3uwPcCyMH-fa6lbtXGLj8j/s1600/2ee600adff348a0c462cdd51a27e3931.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi9WC6zGFnhnrAakihKb6FcyEG1RBr5SAJYPoPVabN4CR28_KBrQntPGg8XhFm1avEtekF2H873Sx-CiAmUdNmhSkX2EybWuCtF8mErh0o-5BZKIT3F2oIR3uwPcCyMH-fa6lbtXGLj8j/s320/2ee600adff348a0c462cdd51a27e3931.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBk2Kgedw0ecuLW91ytvYh04oOfX2Z7IlOdqoxBvKFy2pGrddwqFH6oqogHQCu0KPOrbuFqoHKOQsb00NWACab7MP7TLybhhu6bRLJEUThYeyVG9UYFdGU6pZz4XLCQkOd6AX5QRJPBVeI/s1600/S-WD-STUDDED-PLATFORM-SANDALS-2T.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBk2Kgedw0ecuLW91ytvYh04oOfX2Z7IlOdqoxBvKFy2pGrddwqFH6oqogHQCu0KPOrbuFqoHKOQsb00NWACab7MP7TLybhhu6bRLJEUThYeyVG9UYFdGU6pZz4XLCQkOd6AX5QRJPBVeI/s320/S-WD-STUDDED-PLATFORM-SANDALS-2T.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHK99K33TeC8j5tAPaTKA5m9C0kkHxgO0EYL8wnVxqIzDydOu-sGoVWyHUNIT-vPLQUbNS9B6WvwCUnijPF6KnGqkFa5GxB8lCLCUy-B86QirXEOKqEfRJioZsWVruVdu93l5oQbeOJex/s1600/208891_250044541779865_949400369_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHK99K33TeC8j5tAPaTKA5m9C0kkHxgO0EYL8wnVxqIzDydOu-sGoVWyHUNIT-vPLQUbNS9B6WvwCUnijPF6KnGqkFa5GxB8lCLCUy-B86QirXEOKqEfRJioZsWVruVdu93l5oQbeOJex/s320/208891_250044541779865_949400369_n.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMTlx8tuODEN-PHmEGXmtI65iC3LOURMJJNkp9TfcWj_vZRJH3miB7MBT-Mifts4mmDrCNQP_dM5Nv3CtvaMHFQ-fdMf64YEFJUXfQKPWDsjUar-kPlOve9GErOpOcW-uMB5OhzNqcCKN/s1600/4688786583_9744fe3d51_z.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMTlx8tuODEN-PHmEGXmtI65iC3LOURMJJNkp9TfcWj_vZRJH3miB7MBT-Mifts4mmDrCNQP_dM5Nv3CtvaMHFQ-fdMf64YEFJUXfQKPWDsjUar-kPlOve9GErOpOcW-uMB5OhzNqcCKN/s320/4688786583_9744fe3d51_z.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3V8WYoJ2QdP5x7o9PiYWdL6FUlBkxvj60L_fDLpwiygyToX-56Jd6am0uA8Pzc91RPDNk_grWOgSSYlVOGAGhaNZaFN_41RaHJSGeA-85b-OjiNV24YzQgTxggfMHQQk6ZpiSzcIMNbj/s1600/Jared-Leto-Girlfriend.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3V8WYoJ2QdP5x7o9PiYWdL6FUlBkxvj60L_fDLpwiygyToX-56Jd6am0uA8Pzc91RPDNk_grWOgSSYlVOGAGhaNZaFN_41RaHJSGeA-85b-OjiNV24YzQgTxggfMHQQk6ZpiSzcIMNbj/s320/Jared-Leto-Girlfriend.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4up9sOOOcsmF0VGaYbuSof-vhXcv4JAfW6OnkvmcdfmfcgHzx5oG_2zUTtO9tdM2VJKxa-uqKDNd3E7AXISWHHwBB50cjv1mDhhgKIOC-YsdcO8rIgQByWJpcVzscrCGm48hBiQsu-2N/s1600/Zombie_Horde_by_themeatgrinder.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4up9sOOOcsmF0VGaYbuSof-vhXcv4JAfW6OnkvmcdfmfcgHzx5oG_2zUTtO9tdM2VJKxa-uqKDNd3E7AXISWHHwBB50cjv1mDhhgKIOC-YsdcO8rIgQByWJpcVzscrCGm48hBiQsu-2N/s320/Zombie_Horde_by_themeatgrinder.jpg" /></a>
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The In Darkness We Must Abide Book Blitz is underway! There are over seventy bloggers participating all over the world. So exciting! Make sure you enter the big giveaway to win a paperback of the first season along with a bookmark!</div>
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;">To read my interview about the serial, click </span><a href="http://www.booklovingme.com/2013/05/book-blitz-in-darkness-we-must-abide-by.html" style="text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> to read it at Book Loving Mom.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">To read my guest post about A Modern Horror with a Gothic Romance at My Book Addiction, click <a href="http://mybookaddiction.com/release-day-blitz-in-darkness-we-must-abide-by-rhiannon-frater/">here</a>.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">To read my guest post about The Origin of a Supernatural Serial at Contagious reads, click <a href="http://contagiousreads.blogspot.com/2013/05/idwma-release-day-blitz-giveaway.html">here</a>.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">To read an excerpt at Gabric Reads, click <a href="http://gabicreads.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-darkness-we-must-abide-book-blitz.html">here</a>.</li>
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<br />Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-15873354217720491072013-05-23T12:19:00.001-05:002013-05-23T12:20:01.070-05:00A Quickie UpdateI'm sorry about the radio silence on the blog. I've been pretty busy the last month with prepping for appearances and trying to get two writing projects published for your reading pleasure. Even though I feel like I'm constantly working, I'm a little behind on several projects, including my newsletter. I hope to have the next newsletter out by the end of this month. *fingers crossed*<br />
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The audio book for <i>Pretty When They Collide </i>will be released in June. I don't have an exact date, but I will let you know when it goes live. I really loved listening to the audio version of the story of Aimee and Cass. Kristen Allison nailed it perfectly. I really loved what she did with the characters' voices and with the narration.<br />
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<i>As The World Dies Untold Tales Vol 3</i> comes out in June, too. The final cover art is being worked on by <a href="http://philiprrogers.com/">Philip Rogers</a>. Not only does the cover have a really cool rendering of Rune (my friend George Russell, who Rune was based on, was the reference model!), but he's doing an awesome back cover rendition of my character Emma. I can't wait to share Emma with you! She's one of my favorite <i>As The World Dies </i>characters. She inhabited the original online serial's epilogue, but I ditched it later because it felt forced. Emma was the only thing that felt right about it.<br />
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The early reviews are coming in from the bloggers. Check out Giselle of Xpresso Reads thought <a href="http://www.xpressoreads.com/2013/05/review-as-world-dies-untold-tales-3-by.html">here</a>, and Kristen's review at Blood, Sweat and Books <a href="http://bloodsweatandbooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/early-review-as-world-dies-untold-tales.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b>To purchase, click <a href="http://rhiannonfrater.com/order-signed-books-2">here</a>.</b><br />
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The complete first season of <i>In Darkness We Must Abide </i>is officially released tomorrow, May 24 in both paperback and ebook. Xpresso Tours is hosting a blog tour complete with giveaways, guest posts, interviews, reviews, etc.<br />
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On Facebook, I'm hosting an online event that will include giveaways of paperbacks, bookmarks, ebooks, and some of my other vampire novels. I will also be doing two Q & A's via webcam/chat room.<br />
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On Friday, 5/24, I'll be doing two video Q & A's via the TinyChat application on Facebook. You'll just have to<a href="http://tinychat.com/"> download the app</a> and follow the link when I post it on the event page. You'll be directed straight into the chat room.<br />
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The first chat is scheduled with Europe in mind. 1 PM Central Time will place this chat in the early evening. You'll have to check a time zone converter for the exact time in your country. This also can work for people who work in the evenings in North America.<br />
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Basically, I'll be on live webcam and you guys and gals get to ask me questions about IN DARKNESS WE MUST ABIDE or anything else you'd like to discuss about my writing career, my books, or the horror genre.<br />
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Make sure you RVSP <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Make%20sure%20to%20join%20tomorrow's%20online%20release%20party%20for%20the%20First%20Season%20of%20In%20Darkness%20We%20Must%20Abide!%20Details%20on%20the%20event%20page!%20%20https://www.facebook.com/events/145024659014776/">here</a>.<br />
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I have some more news brewing, but nothing set in stone just yet. I'll keep you updated on future writing projects and releases.<br />
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Today is the release day of the fifth episode of <i>In Darkness We Must Abide</i>, entitled <i>The Vampires. </i>The episode is the season finale and nearly twice the size of the regular episodes.<br />
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The reviews have been coming in from the review bloggers, and the consensus appears to be that the episode was awesome!<br />
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It's available in most ebook formats at various online stores. You can buy the ebook in nearly every format at my website by clicking <a href="http://rhiannonfrater.com/?page_id=705">here</a>. Or you can purchase the book at the links below.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">All is not well in the Socoli world. Vanora is on the cusp of adulthood and preparing to move way to attend college. Used to their sibling being their anchor to the mortal world, Roman and Alisha are already feeling adrift in their dark world. Meanwhile, the mysterious Armando, shrouded in all his secrets, draws ever closer to Vanora as her feelings for him deepen. Soon their small world will explode into chaos, leaving Vanora to wonder if all she believed to be true were lies.</span></blockquote>
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The complete First Season of In Darkness We Must Abide will be released in paperback on May 24, 2013. There is a big book blitz scheduled on the same day with guest posts, interviews, and giveaways. I'm also hosting a big event on Facebook where I will be giving away ebooks, bookmarks, and even paperbacks all day long. Join the event by clicking <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/145024659014776/145048899012352/">here</a>.<br />
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Last year ACX (an Amazon company) created a program that helps writers, who retain their audio rights, find audio book producers/narrators for their books. It instantly opened up a new publishing format that had been closed to a lot of authors. I immediately signed up and soon had multiple books in production.<br />
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Lately, to my surprise, several of my fans have contacted me about audio book versions of my indie books, not realizing that many are already released.<br />
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I've had the pleasure of working with audio book producer Gregg Savage on several novels. Kristen Allison has narrated all the books in the <i>Pretty When She Dies</i> series and <i>The Last Bastion of the Living</i> under his direction. I think she did an amazing job! I just listened to <i>Pretty When They Collide </i>and it's great! It should be available for purchase in a few weeks.<br />
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The <i>Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters</i> is perfect for family vacation listening. It was narrated by Erik Sandvold. I wrote the book for the younger zombie fans, but it can be enjoyed by "kids" of all ages. Erik does a great job with the kid voices!<br />
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Kathy Bell Denton has produced and narrated<i> As The World Dies Untold Tales Volumes 1 & 2</i>, and will also narrate the third. It's been a true pleasure working with her and you must check out her killer narration. She really get the characters down perfectly!<br />
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The fifth episode of <i>In Darkness We Must Abide</i>, entitled <i>The Vampires</i>, will be released this Friday, May 17, 2013 in all ebook formats. It's the season finale, so don't miss it!</div>
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Hey fans, may I say how much I love you? I heard from my editor at Tor today and she's pleased with the ATWD sales numbers. </div>
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Y'all rock! </div>
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Please keep spreading the word about the trilogy and pick up your own personal copies if you haven't yet. </div>
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Publishing houses keep track of sales numbers to determine if they want future projects from authors, and if they do, how much they're willing to pay for it. A bought book is a vote for the author! </div>
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Thank you so much for supporting AS THE WORLD DIES!!!
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<br />Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-52684098210720015542013-05-08T08:00:00.000-05:002013-05-08T08:00:16.538-05:00Texas Frightmare Weekend 2013 I'm still exhausted from the weekend! It was a great convention and so much fun. I got to hang out with my fellow writers, meet fans, sign books, and have tons of fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My very own Daryl Dixon Sackboy thanks to fan Christine Sullivan!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brother showed up in a Star Trek shirt! LOL! Wrong con, bro!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even zombies like THE FIRST DAYS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little werewolf pup was so precious! Oh, my gawd! I want one!<br />You can find them at werepups.com</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Jessica Meigs. Female zombie writers united!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This GUY, the Gerg (aka Greg of BraveBlueMice) <br />rocked my world when he showed up without warning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felicia Sullivan, my wonderful editor for all my indie books, and me were exhausted come Sunday.</td></tr>
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And last, but certainly not least, my very dear friend, Jacob Kier, publisher of Permuted Press. I cannot express how much I love this guy. He's a great friend. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(and yes that's Greg totally photobombing)</span></div>
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<br />Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-37740284653823193532013-05-02T09:00:00.000-05:002013-05-02T09:00:08.255-05:00Guest Post: Susan Kaye Quinn: What's a Serial and Why Would I Read One? <br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">A serial is a series of
episodes - or short stories - that are connected to tell a larger story.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Must Read TV</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Serials are actually a lot like a TV
series, which themselves vary a lot in type. Series like <i>Law&Order</i> and <i>House </i>are
more self-contained, with only a few character storylines carrying over from
episode to episode. Series like <i>Lost </i>or <i>Heroes</i> would
be difficult to watch out of order because the storylines carry more strongly,
sometimes with cliffhangers, sometimes not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some readers like the week-by-week
suspense of <i>Must Watch TV</i>; others would rather wait until the season
is done and get it from netflix so they can watch it back-to-back. Likewise,
some readers enjoy the suspense of reading a serial episode-by-episode as
they're released. Others would rather wait until the entire serial is complete
and read it all at once. Either is fine!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Is a Serial a New Idea?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ebook serials are a new thing,
because ebooks are a new thing - but serials have been around since Charles
Dickens wrote and released <i>Great Expectations</i> (self-published
through his own literary magazine!) in 6,000 word "installments"
every week for nine months. Readers today aren't accustomed to reading in
serial format because publishing serials was restricted to magazines, which
didn't have wide circulation. Now with ebooks, the cost of transmission is low
and the distribution is wide. Ebooks have revived the short story form! But for
readers raised on novels, who crave longer works and more in-depth stories,
serials are the next natural step. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Is a Serial a Novel Cut Into Pieces?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No. A serial is not a chopped
up novel, just like a TV episode is not a chopped up movie. It's a different
way of telling stories. In a way, it's more demanding to write than novels -
you need to immediately draw the reader in, you have to reach some kind of
reader-satisfaction-level by the end of the episode (even if you have a
cliff-hanger), and you have to maintain that pace and storytelling arc over
multiple episodes. But all that hard work on the part of the author makes it
(potentially) more enjoyable for the reader.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Can You Name Some Successful
Serials?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yes!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hugh Howey's </span></b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wool-Part-One-ebook/dp/B005FC52L0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1363878612&sr=1-10"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wool</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RaShelle Workman's </span></b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Snow-ebook/dp/B0089H9Y1M/ref=pd_sim_kstore_16"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blood and Snow</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Platt &Wright's </span></b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yesterdays-Gone-Season-One-ebook/dp/B005REXCKE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1363878133&sr=8-3&keywords=yesterday%27s+gone"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yesterday's Gone</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These are all recent bestselling
serials that drew audiences in and helped revitalize the serial form.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Readers tell me that they're
enjoying the short episodes - they can read them quickly over lunch or in an
evening and get a full "story" worth of entertainment. The fast
pacing means there's a lot of story packed into a short number of words.
Readers also say they enjoy the anticipation of finding out "what will
happen next" much like a TV series where you get invested in the
characters. Think about how a favorite TV series will sometimes focus one
episode on one character or another, diving into their backstory. As a writer,
I like that I can go in-depth a little more in each "episode" than I
could in a novel, giving a richness to the story and characters that might be
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<span id="freeTextauthor4094557">Susan Kaye Quinn grew up in California, where she wrote snippets of stories and passed them to her friends during class. Her teachers pretended not to notice and only confiscated her stories a couple times.<br /><span id="goog_1590983080"></span><span id="goog_1590983081"></span><br />Susan left writing behind to pursue a bunch of engineering degrees, but she was drawn back to writing by an irresistible urge to share her stories with her niece, her kids, and all the wonderful friends she’s met along the way.<br /><span id="goog_1590983096"></span><span id="goog_1590983097"></span><br />She doesn’t have to sneak her notes anymore, which is too bad.<br /><br />Susan writes from the Chicago suburbs with her three boys, two cats, and one husband. Which, it turns out, is exactly as a much as she can handle.</span></div>
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<b>What's your life worth on the open market? </b><br />
A debt collector can tell you precisely.<br />
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Lirium plays the part of the grim reaper well, with his dark
trenchcoat, jackboots, and the black marks on his soul that every debt
collector carries. He's just in it for his cut, the ten percent of the
life energy he collects before he transfers it on to the high
potentials, the people who will make the world a better place with
their brains, their work, and their lives. That hit of life energy, a
bottle of vodka, and a visit from one of Madam Anastazja's sex workers
keep him alive, stable, and mostly sane... until he collects again. But
when his recovery ritual is disrupted by a sex worker who isn't what
she seems, he has to choose between doing an illegal hit for a girl
whose story has more holes than his soul or facing the bottle alone--a
dark pit he's not sure he'll be able to climb out of again.<br />
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The first three episodes of the Debt Collector serial are collectively
the length of a short novel, or 152 pages. These are the first three of
nine episodes in the first season of The Debt Collector serial. This
dark and gritty future-noir is about a world where your life-worth is
tabulated on the open market and going into debt risks a lot more than
your credit rating. Episode 4, Broken, releases 4/17/13. For more about
the Debt Collector serial, see <a href="http://debtcollectorseries.com/">DebtCollectorSeries.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">It will include <b><u>all five episodes</u></b> that were previously released in ebook. At over 95,000 words, this compilation is the size of a regular novel.</span></span><br />
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The SIEGE Book Blitz is underway. For the next week guests posts will be appearing all over the blogsphere. Also, there is a big giveaway for signed autographed copies of ALL THREE mass market editions of AS THE WORLD DIES.</div>
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Today the fourth episode of <i>In Darkness We Must Abide</i>, entitled <i>The Gift</i>, is available in most ebook formats at various online stores. You can by the ebook in nearly every format at my website by clicking <a href="http://rhiannonfrater.com/?page_id=705">here</a>. Or you can purchase the book at the links below.</div>
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Armando continues to cause ripples in the lives of Vanora and her siblings. Nothing is every simple with him. I hope you enjoy this next step in the evolution of the characters and the story.<br />
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Reflecting back on the last few weeks with all the cruel and salacious attacks on several women in the public eye for their weight and appearance by the media and general public, I struggled with a growing unease. If someone as beautiful as Kim Kardashian (who honestly I can't be arsed about) is called fat and mocked while pregnant, how does that reflect on women as a whole? What made me even more uncomfortable was to see authors under fire. I stumbled across some very snarky comments leveled at two successful New York Times Bestselling authors on a popular celebrity site. Though one of the women has been accused of being plagiarizer (which is a very serious charge), most of the people were mocking her weight and appearance. Even on Facebook I noticed an increase in memes mocking skinny women and declaring "Real women have curves," or ones mocking the weight of Americans by showing overweight women.</div>
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Just recently I told a friend how relieved I am in this celebrity obsessed culture that writers are <b><i>NOT </i></b>celebrities. If writers had to endure the same nitpicky coverage other artists have to go through, I didn't know if I'd want to stick around in the business. Stephen King, George RR Martin, and JK Rowling are probably the only three authors most people would recognize on sight. Though I have been recognized at conventions and around Austin, but it was by my fans, not by the general public.<br />
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My first memory of criticism of my appearance surrounds a family portrait that was taken when I was around five or six. I was incredibly excited about the portraits because I got to wear a new outfit, socks, and shoes. I remember getting ready to go to the studio, taking the photos, then waiting anxiously for the portraits to arrive. For some reason, I was just enthralled with the whole process. When the portraits did finally come, I immediately regretted ever being excited.</div>
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I've worn glasses since I was very small. I was born with awful vision. I had a new pair of glasses and they hadn't fully been broken in by the time we took the photos. My ears are slightly misaligned so my glasses tend to sit awkwardly on my nose until one side bends and evens out the line. Well, that new pair of glasses sat at an angle across my face partially obscuring one eye. My father berated me over this "flaw" in the photo. He was furious with me. I still remember sobbing as he told me how much money he'd wasted on worthless pictures and how everyone who saw them in our Christmas cards would make fun of me. It was one of the first times in my life I dealt with his rage and certainly not the last. (I do not have a relationship with him and haven't for over twenty years.) He would continue to critique and mock my photos throughout my childhood. (I don't think my mom is even aware of this story, by the way.)</div>
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In the 1970's an "all-American beauty" meant blond hair, blue eyes, and a tan from the sun, not genetics. All the baby dolls and Barbie dolls stocking the toy stores were blond and blue eyed. The sex icon of that time was Farrah Fawcett. In books, films, and TV shows, most often the heroine was a blond with big blue eyes, the villainess was most likely a brunette. As a kid I absorbed all of this, looked in the mirror and saw a black-eyed, dark olive-skinned, brunette staring back at me. I knew from a very young age I was anything other than pretty according to the beauty standards upheld by the media. </div>
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Yet, in a weird way it's made me strangely immune to people attacking me and my looks. A few years ago another woman hurled the dreaded "fat and ugly" phrase at me and it slid off of me like water. I have called myself much worse.</div>
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Yet, in the last six months or so I have realized its time to fight back against that internal voice. It's time to fight back against that horrible programming in my head. I honestly can't look at a photo of myself without tearing my appearance apart, but at least I do try to look at them now. I'm always amazed at how some people post a billion photos of themselves when I struggle to just post one. I have sat and untagged photos from book signings and conventions just so I don't have an anxiety attack. But recently I have even forced myself to take self-portraits and put them on facebook. It's very, very hard to do so. When at appearances, when people take photos, I feel stark fear inside myself, but I have started to remind myself that they just want to document meeting a writer who's work they enjoyed.</div>
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This is me and PJ Hoover, another Tor author, at BookPeople last week. We had a great panel and a lot of fun. When I first looked at this photo, I started ripping myself to shreds, then forced myself to stop. Instead, I concentrated on remembering how much fun I had, how nice PJ was, and focusing on things I do like about myself: my eyes, my smile, and my hair. </div>
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<br />Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-43127308348889678972013-04-18T09:42:00.000-05:002013-04-18T09:42:39.842-05:00Cover Reveal: PRETTY WHEN SHE DESTROYSYesterday over fifty bloggers revealed the cover for the third book in the PWSD trilogy and the response was pretty much unanimous.<br />
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Which was exactly the intention of the cover. Pretty When She Destroys is a very dark book. Amaliya's powers develop even further and she is forced to face her worst fears. The cover by Claudia McKinney of Phat Puppy Art clearly depicts Amaliya's evolution into a very powerful necromancer vampire.<br />
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So what do you think of the cover for the final book in the trilogy? Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-13896196549073005902013-04-15T06:54:00.003-05:002013-04-15T06:54:40.280-05:00Give My Blog Some Lovin'With Google Reader soon to be no more, please make sure to follow my blog via some other blog reader. I prefer Bloglovin, but there are many other choices out there.<br />
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Today the third episode of <i>In Darkness We Must Abide</i>, entitled <i>The Arrival of Armando DeLeon</i>, is available in most ebook formats at various online stores. You can by the ebook in nearly every format at my website by clicking <a href="http://rhiannonfrater.com/?page_id=705">here</a>. Or you can purchase the book at the links below.</div>
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Armando is a very important part of the serial and I'm thrilled he has finally entered the story. He's a very complicated character that adds quite a bit to the narrative. Enjoy!<br />
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<i>The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel</i> was not an easy book to write. There were times when I felt completely overwhelmed by the story and all the plot threads I was weaving together. Yet, when I finished the novel, I knew I turned out one of the best books I've written thus far.<br />
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To my immense joy, the novel has had consistently good reviews, excellent sales, and has become a favorite of a lot of fans.<br />
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"Best of..." lists are subjective, of course. As are reviews. But there are certain lists that I get very excited about. Barnes & Noble Book Blog (Explorations) is one of them. I was absolutely thrilled when The Last Bastion of the Living was declared the #1 <a href="http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Explorations-The-BN-SciFi-and/The-Best-Zombie-Fiction-Releases-of-2012/ba-p/1425992">Zombie Release of 2012 </a>and Siege was #7. But this week I was floored when <i>The Last Bastion of the Living</i> made the top of the list (yep, the top spot!) for T<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-top-20-zombie-novels-of-the-last-decade/">he Top 20 Books of the Last Decade</a> on the Barnes and Noble Book Blog!<br />
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To say the very least, I'm ecstatic!Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-56333267540792653032013-04-09T14:39:00.001-05:002013-04-09T14:39:08.860-05:00In Defense of Writing from Multiple Points of View<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes it boggles my mind how much change occurs in the book world. Every day there seems to be a new development in how we read, publish, and write books. The landscape has changed tremendously since 2008 when I first self-published <i>As The World Dies</i>. The zombie genre was just taking off and self-publishing was just beginning to become accepted. When I signed my book deal in 2010 with Tor to publish <i>As The World Dies</i>, I was one of the few authors to jump from self-publishing to being traditionally published. Now it's common place.<br />
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The publishing aspect isn't the only part of the publishing industry that changes, but also books themselves. When I was a kid, Young Adult meant books like <i>Where The Red Fern Grows</i> and Catcher in the Rye. There was also fluffy fun stuff like <i>Sweet Valley High</i>, scary <i>Goosebumps</i> and old standbys like <i>Nancy Drew</i> and the <i>The Hardy Boys</i>, but it was tweens that were eating up these books. Teenagers had already graduated to the likes of Ann Rice and Stephen King.<br />
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Now Young Adult is huge. It's not just tweens and teens reading the genre, but adults as well. Urban Fantasy didn't even exist in its current form when I was growing up, but now it sits beside its fraternal twin, Paranormal Romance cluttering huge portions of bookstores.<br />
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Most of the books I read now are from first person points of view (POV). It's rare to find a book in this genre that is <i>not </i>first person. Because readers are so used to first person POV, they sometimes find it difficult to immerse themselves in third person narratives. Add in multiple POVs, and some readers balk completely.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>2. </b>A discourse or literary style in which the narrator recounts his or her own experiences or impressions using such forms: <span class="illustration" style="font-style: italic;">an essay written in the third person. </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;">From the </span><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/third+person" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;">Free Dictionary </a></div>
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I noted over the last few years that a few readers were flummoxed by the third person narrative of <i>Pretty When She Dies</i> and <i>Pretty When She Kills</i>. A few even shared their desire that the second book had been wholly from Amaliya's point of view. The <i>Pretty When She...</i> trilogy is not really Urban Fantasy, but has often been categorized as such. Therefore, a lot of people expect a first person narrative.<br />
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Today I thought I'd discuss first person pros and cons, why I continue to write in third person and from multiple POVs in most of my novels, and why I feel third person is one of the best storytelling devices.<br />
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<b>To First Person Or Not to First Person</b><br />
First person narrative is when the writer tells the story in the voice of their primary protagonist. The reader is restricted to that one pov and all the details of the story that the reader receives is through that one set of eyes and ears. First person pov can be a powerful tool in writing. It can draw the reader into the mind of the protagonist in a very dynamic way and elicit strong emotions because of the intimacy the reader has with the main character.<br />
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Whenever I embark on a new novel, I always connect with the main protagonist first and then meet the rest of the cast, so to speak. As the full scope of the story unfurls in my head, I can ascertain very quickly if the novel will be better suited for first person or third person.<br />
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I have only written in first person on two occasions.<br />
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Lady Glynis in <i>The Tale of the Vampire Bride</i> is a much more powerful character in first person. Because she is a young lady of the 19th century living in Regency era Europe, her situation is far removed from the modern day reality of most women her age. By having her give voice to her own thoughts, its easier for the reader to connect with her.<br />
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Christy and Adam in <i>The Midnight Spell </i>are sharing their POV on the events unfolding in their lives, so my co-author, Kody Boye, and I thought it would be best if we had them speak for themselves. It also made it much easier for us to write the novel since I wrote for Christy and Kody wrote for Adam.<br />
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<b>Where First Person Gets Really Tricky-Trapped in One Mindset</b><br />
When you're writing from just one point of view, the entire story ends up skewed to that one character's perception. Readers usually believe that the lead characters is somehow infallible in how they process information. If another character disagrees with the main character, even if that other character is right, the reader may side with the protagonist because they're locked into that mindset. The first person protagonists should not be considered reliable narrators. <br />
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A main character shouldn't be perfect. They need to evolve and change over the course of their story.<br />
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Of course, if a character is flaw ridden and the reader finds them annoying, the author can lose their audience very quickly. If you're stuck with one unlikable person throughout a book, it's very easy to set the book aside.<br />
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The internal workings of a character can be difficult to relay in first person. People normally change their minds a lot and often revise their own viewpoints. To keep all that straight without the character looking like they're mental is not always easy. I'm always amazed when people consider first person to be the "easy" way to write a novel. I always find it a lot more challenging.<br />
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<b>Where First Person Gets Really Tricky-Trapped in One Place</b><br />
A first person story traps the reader in one place--with the main protagonist There is no way to know what is happening anywhere else within that universe. The story is completely confined to wherever the protagonist is hanging out any particular moment. Therefore, vital information to the plot has to be discovered in a way that doesn't seem contrived. This is where we might end up with long winded speeches by the baddie explaining what they've been up to the whole novel. Also, the scope of the world can be lost on the reader when confined to just one spot on the map.<br />
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<b>Where First Person Gets Really Tricky-Multiple Points of View</b><br />
In both <i>The Tale of the Vampire Bride</i> and <i>The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride</i>, I quickly realized that though the story was best told from Glynis's point of view, I needed to share the viewpoints of a few other characters as well. I was stumped as to how to do this until I considered Bram Stoker's <i>Dracula</i>. It's written in first person, but has multiple viewpoints expressed through diary entries, letters, and recordings by the characters. I employed this same writing device in my story. There was absolutely no way I could do it otherwise. There were vital bits of the story that just had to be told from another character's point of view for the reader to get the whole picture.<br />
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Sometimes this device works. Sometimes it doesn't. It's difficult to execute different POV in first person. Each voice has to sound different. Also, its dangerous to employ because it can change the way your readers view your character when they finally get a peek inside their head.<br />
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I read one series where the first book was from one POV. In the second, it alternated between the main character and her lost love. Well, I had adored her lost love in the first book, but hearing his POV made me dislike him. In the first book he seemed so smart, stable and a little mysterious. In the second, when we finally got to see his inner workings, he came across as weak, whiny, and dumb.<br />
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<b>Why Third Person Rocks - I Can Give The Reader the Big Picture</b><br />
One of the reasons why I love writing in third person is that I'm not trapped in the mind of one character. I can move from one character to the next, building up the story with their individual viewpoints.<br />
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Let me explain further.<br />
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In <i>Pretty When She Kills</i> there is a lot of information fed into the story by the supporting cast of characters. All the puzzle pieces are moving into position to set up the third and final book. There is no way that I could have written the novel in first person. I would have lost the dynamic and terrifying prologue immediately and a good chunk of the rest of the novel as well. Though the first book was primarily from Amaliya's point of view, and then Cian's, the world expanded dramatically in the second book because it had to. Though Amaliya has about twice the amount of scenes as everyone else from her point of view, some readers were upset that there weren't more. Yet, to construct the story the way it needed to be, I couldn't do that. It would have been unrealistic. Being in third person and implementing multiple POV allowed me to create the story I wanted to tell.<br />
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<b>Why Third Person Rocks - World Building</b><br />
In the<i> Last Bastion of the Living</i> I was able to provide a much richer world-building experience for the reader due to Maria and Dwayne seeing it from two different vantage points. The readers ended up with a more detailed description than if I had just kept everything in Maria's POV.<br />
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Also, I always feel a bit weird when the protagonist in first person gives extreme details about the world around them in a way that seems out of character. When I read from a child's POV and they're going on about the curlicue designs on the pressed tin ceiling of a 20th century house, it comes across as odd.<br />
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Third person allows me, the writer, to give you a better description of what is going on and the world than my character could.<br />
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<b>Why Third Person Rocks - Richer Characterization</b><br />
If I had written <i>As The World Dies</i> just from Katie's POV or Jenni's POV, the readers would have never gotten to know some of the other characters as well as they did. By alternating POV, I was able to build a much more dynamic community around the two women and draw the reader deeper into the story. The reader didn't have to guess what the other characters were thinking, but actually got to take a peek.<br />
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<b>The Pitfalls of Third Person</b><br />
I obviously love writing in third person, but it can be done very badly. I have learned a lot over the course of the last few years while studying the editing notes on my novels. I have definitely cleaned up some bad habits.<br />
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Third person can go horribly wrong when a writer head hops from character to character in one scene. Or from sentence to sentence. A scene should be locked to one character's perception. To head hop in one scene is confusing to say the least.<br />
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Third person doesn't mean that ALL the characters in the book should get a scene. Only information pertinent to the story should be revealed through the different viewpoints. I've seen some books where every character got a scene, even if it had nothing to do with the story. Boooring.<br />
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Multiple POVs should enhance your story and give your primary characters fuller definition. It's always fun to see how a main character may be absolutely wrong in their assumptions about another character or a situation. It's like watching a movie where you know their is a monster in the other room, but the character has no idea and you're screaming at them not to open the door. In third person, I get to build up suspense by revealing the monster in the other room. In first person, you may get the surprise of the monster jumping out, but none of the build up.<br />
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Third person fails when it keeps readers from seeing the internal workings of a character because the writer is too busy describing everything but what the character is thinking or feeling. It's all about the action, or world-building, and nothing about the character.<br />
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<b>Final Thoughts on First Person Versus Third Person</b><br />
Not so long ago, third person multi-person POV novels were the norm. The majority of books used this style. Some of those books were great, others were not. Now the majority of books seem to be first person and again, some are great, some are not. Though I personally prefer third person as a writer, I enjoy a well-written first person narrative. Yet, lately, I have seen where first person has gone horribly wrong.<br />
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I admit that when I see comments from readers wishing that I didn't use third person or multi-POV I worry that I'm letting them down, but I also have to tell the story to the best of my ability. For some books first person works, for others it wouldn't work at all.<br />
<br />Rhiannon Fraterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884113621201620171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036727394555497114.post-28134732786356109022013-04-08T08:00:00.000-05:002013-04-08T08:00:11.105-05:00The Exciting New World of Writing Serials - A Discussion with Author Susan Kaye QuinnToday on our blogs, author Susan Kaye Quinn and I are both posting a recent discussion we had via email on writing serials. Much to our surprise, we both dipped our toes into the revitalized world of serials at about the same time.<br />
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Susan's new serial is the Debt Collector.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">A debt collector can tell you precisely.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Lirium plays the part of the grim reaper well, with his dark trenchcoat, jackboots, and the black marks on his soul that every debt collector carries. He’s just in it for his cut, the ten percent of the life energy he collects before he transfers it on to the high potentials, the people who will make the world a better place with their brains, their work, and their lives. That hit of life energy, a bottle of vodka, and a visit from one of Madam Anastazja’s sex workers keep him alive, stable, and mostly sane… until he collects again. But when his recovery ritual is disrupted by a sex worker who isn’t what she seems, he has to choose between doing an illegal hit for a girl whose story has more holes than his soul or facing the bottle alone—a dark pit he’s not sure he’ll be able to climb out of again.</span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.debtcollectorseries.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.DebtCollectorSeries.com</a></strong></blockquote>
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My new serial is In Darkness We Must Abide.<br />
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</span><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rhiannon:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I did find it amusing that we seemed to be of the same mind about serials. I was really surprised when I saw you were about to release about the same time I was. But great minds think alike!
My serial is actually an old novel that I trunked long ago because I had no clue how to submit my novel for publication and did it all wrong. The local library had horribly outdated information and I lived in a very small town in Texas, so it was a disaster when I subbed to publishers. I was so soundly rejected, I tossed the book into the back of my mind and locked the file away on my hard drive.
Last year I stumbled across the novel and decided to take a peek at it. As I was reviewing the novel and realized a few things. 1) It was enormous-basically the size of about three novels. 2) It was very episodic. I do tend to write cliffhanger endings to chapters, so I shouldn't have been surprised. 3) With some tweaking it would make a great serial because it was so episodic.
The challenge, of course, was making sure each episode actually works as a separate piece and makes for a fulfilling reading experience. My other novels would make horrible serials except for AS THE WORLD DIES. A serial is a completely different creature from a normal novel. Luckily, In Darkness We Must Abide already read like a serial when I started slicing it up.
For the In Darkness We Must Abide launch, I wanted to be sure to have at least four episodes "in the can" so to speak. I wanted there to be leeway for any possible delays I might experience from my other writing commitments. (My Tor contract comes first!) The release schedule is two to three weeks depending on factors, but I do announce the next release date at the end of each installment.
I'm presently working on Episodes 5 and 6. We are considering releasing a paperback omnibus after the 5th episode. I still have readers who aren't part of the ebook revolution. The end of the 5th episode is a good spot to end that "season."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Rhiannon:</b> I really love the fact that I can further flesh out my original story in a serial because I don't have to worry about the over all page count (word count). I can write the story as fully as I want without restriction as long as I'm keeping it interesting for the reader. It definitely allows me to go even deeper than I usually would when keeping an eye on my word count.
Though the first episode was free on my website, Kobo, and iTunes, it took awhile for Amazon to finally price match and make the Kindle version free. I'm thrilled they finally did so! My goal has always been to have the first episode for free. Readers are still discovering serials, and I can understand the reticence to invest time in one. Making the first episode free allows readers to make a non-monetary investment while deciding if they actually like my writing and the story. My serial may not be for some, while others may love it.
Hopefully, those who enjoy the first installment will then buy the subsequent episodes, all of which will be priced at .99. I'm still not certain about the pricing of the actual paperback of the first season. I have yet to make a final decision on whether or not whether I'll be doing an electronic omnibus for the episodes in the first season, and if I do what the price point will be.
I know some people think that serials are a money scheme, but the reality is that the low price point on the installments does not garner a high royalty. If no one reads the installments, the serial doesn't make any money at all. Yet, serials demand the same attention as a full-length novel. Cover art, editing, promotion, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rhiannon:</b> I'm very lucky to have a publishing team in place for this serial. My husband is creating the covers for the serial. He went to college to study game design, so doing covers is a bit different for him. I personally think he's doing a great job. The covers have been very well-received. Ashley from BB Designs designed the typgraphy, which is very striking. I loved how she laid out the episode title. I honestly would not have been able to afford to do the serial if not for my husband taking on the covers. Serials are a big money investment when it comes to editing and covers. My hope, of course, is that people will gobble up the serial and spread the word about it.
Right now I suspect I will leave the serial for sale in installments and sell paperback omnibuses of the seasons for the diehard dead tree format fans. Of course, I will respond to fan demand and adapt accordingly, but we'll see how it all plays out. This is all new territory for not only readers, but writers, too.
While constructing In Darkness We Must Abide, I'm definitely keeping in mind such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Being Human (UK), and Breaking Bad. Buffy had filler episodes, but the other series have shorter seasons so there aren't any detours. I'm trying to create a very intense, in depth, but fully fleshed out reading experience. I want fans of the serial to come away feeling they just saw a great TV show. I'm aiming for a very cinematic feel while being able to indulge in the depth that the written word provides.
In Darkness We Must Abide continues in Episode 3, The Arrival of Armando DeLeon. He's a character we've only had glimpses of so far, but he gets to enter the stage in a very dynamic way. I think the fans will be very enthralled with him. He's very enigmatic. And the <b>episode will be available April 12th, 2013</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rhiannon:</b>I have a question for you: Do you feel writing a serial has made you grow as a writer and further develop your voice?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sue: </b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">That’s a great question! Everything I write helps me grow as a writer… at least I try to further my skills in each work. This serial in particular is an exploration of my darker side – simply because that’s the story, not because it’s a serial. The format, though, is definitely demanding writing - it’s challenging to let the story that I envision unfold while also staying open to reader feedback along the way. As I mentioned somewhere else, this is the toughest writing I’ve ever loved!</span></div>
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