Happy Belated Easter, or Any Other Holiday You Might Have Been Celebrating!
04/25/2011 at 8:02 pm (book recommendation, Moday Check In) (boneshaker, book recommendation, book recommendations, cherie priest, colt, easter, flappers, horse, jillian larkin, kati, kati bartkowski, steampunk, vixen, wolf, write, writer, writing, zombies)
This past weekend was actually really productive for me. Even if I didn’t get everything done that I had hoped to. I did manage to get all the scenes that I felt needed work in my novel fixed up along with everything my critique group suggested to me. So what that means is that as soon as I get feedback from my last test readers, I’m going to start sending out query letters!
Also, this weekend I took a small break from “Boneshaker” by Cherie Priest, the book I was reading last week, and started reading “Vixen,” by Jillian Larkin. So far I really like it. All the lies and tension building up between the main characters is really great. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes young adult historical fiction, although, I do think that this book was written for more of a female audience.
And just in case anyone was curious, just because I’m taking a small break from “Boneshaker” doesn’t mean that I don’t think that the book isn’t good. It just means that it wasn’t what I was looking for when I started reading it. I was looking for something a little more lighthearted with some romance. But from what I’ve read of “Boneshaker,” it’s very well written with a really strong female protagonist. Her son’s not too bad either. So if you’re in the mood for steampunk, and zombies, give it a try.
Well, that and going to and Easter party was my weekend. Did everyone else have a great weekend?
Diana Douglas said,
04/25/2011 at 9:26 pm
I bought my grandkids Easter cupcakes that turned their mouths various colors. Gotta love kids. They put everything in perspective.
kelworthfiles said,
07/30/2011 at 4:57 am
It’s been a lot of holidays since we last heard from you. What’ve you been up to?
If you get a chance, check out a fellow writer’s zombie story and help me make him wear an embarrassing shirt next year! It’s the ultimate grudge match between social media and the zombies. Details are here:
http://kelworthfiles.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/prove-the-zombies-wrong-social-platforms-can-build-readership/