Today’s guest post is from K F Baugh — why yes, we are related, by marriage — on her new book Valley of the Broken. As I also write from traditional folklore and various cultures, I really like her take on traditional folkloric representations of the humanity we still are now, and what that means for us.
Who can say what will spark the idea for new book?
In my case, it was a monster.
Let me back up.Guest Post: K F Baugh, The Monsters We Are
Okay, lemme be honest: I have never liked phone charms. I don’t like dangling things which catch and snag and serve no useful purpose (I rarely wear bracelets) and frankly most charms just aren’t that, well, charming.
So you know that these charms have to be adorable, because I kind of want one. Or two. Or a set.
There are five of these available now, and I’m thrilled to see some variation on the usual youkai offerings. Not that I don’t love kitsune and kappa, because I do (especially the older, scarier versions), but because there are more youkai than just the kitsune and kappa, okay?
Laurie Anderson, collaborating with Hsin-Chien Huang, has created a virtual reality art exhibit about story called Chalkroom.
It looks so trippy.Stories & Virtual Reality with Chalkroom
Part of the fun of being a writer is hanging out with other writers. I just got home from the Realm Makers conference — more on that later — and today I get to share a schmancy new cover in the Storms in Amethir series by my friend and critique partner Stephanie A. Cain. Check out The Weather War!
Cover Reveal: The Weather WarPlease welcome with me to the blog today Garrett Hutson, whom I have the advantage of having as a very useful critique partner in my writing group. Garrett writes mysteries and spy novels set in various historical contexts, and I always learn something new when I’m reading his… Guest Post: Garrett Hutson on Choosing a Place and Time
No, seriously, it’s all that simple. (Well, and you have to click a link or two.)
First up: Nova and Reaver, my highly-trained war unicorns from my story “Rue the Day” in the fantabulous upcoming Equus, have advanced to the semi-finals.
Ready for action? Click here and comment that you want Nova and Reaver to win. Sure, a kelpie is cool and all, but we’re talking trained war unicorns. Just click and comment.Vote, Maybe Even Win, & Get a Free Book Just For Reading This Post
Today is the launch day for Arbiter, a YA dystopian fantasy by Jamie Foley. And let me start off by saying, hold everything and look at this cover.Blog Tour: ARBITER
Spoiler alert: Baldr dies.
Okay, seriously, there be spoilers ahead. Mythology nerds likely already know some of what goes down in The Songweaver’s Vow, but if you haven’t read it yet, I suggest you grab a copy and then come back for the background material. (Though to be perfectly fair, even knowing the base myth won’t give you a complete picture, so as long as you’re fully apprised of the spoiler-ific nature of this post….)
The Death of Baldr
If you’ve read Kitsune-Mochi, you might remember a scene where Murame hears footsteps trailing her down a mountain. That’s the beto-beto-san, named onomatopoeiatically for the beto-beto sound of walking in wooden geta on stone.The Beto-beto-san: the Japanese Youkai You Don’t See
If you like Celtic magic and myth, you might want to check out today’s guest cover.
Guest Cover Reveal: Halayda
