4 Ekim 2012 Perşembe
Fer ye' lovers of canine bilge rats, I be sharin' with ye two links:
Three Cool Things Just For You
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We're at the height of conference season in the wildlife field and I've had no time blog about cool writing...things...and stuff.
As you can tell, my already fragile mental powers are at their breaking point.
Never fear though! I have three cool things for you that I just have to share.
1. Daily Science Fiction - This has been a great find for me. Every day DSF publishes a new, high quality (we're talkin' Hugo award winning) science fiction short story. You can sign up to have them delivered by email, which is sweet. I usually don't have time to keep up with every story so I print the emails to pdf's and throw them on my Kindle. Perfect diversion for "waiting for my wife time". All you husbands out there know what I'm talking about.
Here's a blurb from their site:
Original Science Fiction and Fantasy every weekday. Welcome to Daily Science Fiction, an online magazine of science fiction short stories. We publish "science fiction" in the broad sense of the word: This includes sci-fi, fantasy, slipstream-- whatever you'd likely find in the science fiction section of your local bookstore. Our stories are mostly short short fiction (flash fiction) each Monday through Thursday, hopefully the right length to read on a coffee break, over lunch, or as a bedtime tale. Friday's weekend stories are longer.
2. Duotrope - I'm probably lagging behind the curve when it comes to discovering this site but holy crap is it ever useful! You can search for markets for any genre of fiction or non-fiction and use their submission tracker to...track your submissions (amazing!). One of the coolest things is that you can view reports on the data they track such as reply times and acceptance rates. Sweet!
3. Drop everything and watch this short film about the Dutch robot wars (I originally found this on io9). This is short story science fiction at its finest!!! (be sure to watch all the way to the end)
As you can tell, my already fragile mental powers are at their breaking point.
Never fear though! I have three cool things for you that I just have to share.
1. Daily Science Fiction - This has been a great find for me. Every day DSF publishes a new, high quality (we're talkin' Hugo award winning) science fiction short story. You can sign up to have them delivered by email, which is sweet. I usually don't have time to keep up with every story so I print the emails to pdf's and throw them on my Kindle. Perfect diversion for "waiting for my wife time". All you husbands out there know what I'm talking about.
Here's a blurb from their site:
Original Science Fiction and Fantasy every weekday. Welcome to Daily Science Fiction, an online magazine of science fiction short stories. We publish "science fiction" in the broad sense of the word: This includes sci-fi, fantasy, slipstream-- whatever you'd likely find in the science fiction section of your local bookstore. Our stories are mostly short short fiction (flash fiction) each Monday through Thursday, hopefully the right length to read on a coffee break, over lunch, or as a bedtime tale. Friday's weekend stories are longer.
2. Duotrope - I'm probably lagging behind the curve when it comes to discovering this site but holy crap is it ever useful! You can search for markets for any genre of fiction or non-fiction and use their submission tracker to...track your submissions (amazing!). One of the coolest things is that you can view reports on the data they track such as reply times and acceptance rates. Sweet!
3. Drop everything and watch this short film about the Dutch robot wars (I originally found this on io9). This is short story science fiction at its finest!!! (be sure to watch all the way to the end)
Lollipop and Grandpa's Back Garden Safari - Penelope Harper and illustrated by Cate James
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Summary:
Back gardens have never been this exciting! Lollipop and Grandpa are intrepid explorers, always on the lookout for the next adventure! It’s often just the two of them against the world in their expeditions, armed only with ham sandwiches and imagination. In this book they set out on an exciting expedition in the back garden where they encounter Chimpan-trees, a Hippo-potta-compost and even a Croco-logus. They’re prepared for action, but will Lollipop and Grandpa make it back home safely?~~~
I was given this book a little while ago and I completely fell in love with it. The story is charming, imaginative and heart-warming. It's great for kids who want to have some adventures in their garden or in the park - instead of a boring patch of grass, they can discover a world full of danger and scary creatures like the Chimpan-trees or the Croco-logus. Any corner of the garden can transform into a scary creature and there really isn't a peaceful place to eat ham sandwiches!
The illustrations by Edinburgh-based illustrator Cate James are simply fantastic. They're very stylish and evocative and play on textures as well as colour. The font is really easy to read and Penelope Harper's story is well-paced, funny and an amazing springboard for children's imagination.
This is an adorable book for grandparents to read to their own little explorers and this is the start of an amazing picture book series about Lollipop's adventures with her Grandpa. Thumbs up from me!
Lollipop and Grandpa's Back Garden Safari, by Penelope Harper and illustrated by Cate James | 2012 | Phoenix Books | Age 3 to 5 | Gift
Summary:
Back gardens have never been this exciting! Lollipop and Grandpa are intrepid explorers, always on the lookout for the next adventure! It’s often just the two of them against the world in their expeditions, armed only with ham sandwiches and imagination. In this book they set out on an exciting expedition in the back garden where they encounter Chimpan-trees, a Hippo-potta-compost and even a Croco-logus. They’re prepared for action, but will Lollipop and Grandpa make it back home safely?~~~
I was given this book a little while ago and I completely fell in love with it. The story is charming, imaginative and heart-warming. It's great for kids who want to have some adventures in their garden or in the park - instead of a boring patch of grass, they can discover a world full of danger and scary creatures like the Chimpan-trees or the Croco-logus. Any corner of the garden can transform into a scary creature and there really isn't a peaceful place to eat ham sandwiches!
The illustrations by Edinburgh-based illustrator Cate James are simply fantastic. They're very stylish and evocative and play on textures as well as colour. The font is really easy to read and Penelope Harper's story is well-paced, funny and an amazing springboard for children's imagination.
This is an adorable book for grandparents to read to their own little explorers and this is the start of an amazing picture book series about Lollipop's adventures with her Grandpa. Thumbs up from me!
Lollipop and Grandpa's Back Garden Safari, by Penelope Harper and illustrated by Cate James | 2012 | Phoenix Books | Age 3 to 5 | Gift
Giveaway!! [UK and Ireland only]
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Hi guys,
As you may have seen from my twitter feed if you follow me, I am moving to Edinburgh to live with my better half and start a new job at the end of this week.
I am extremely excited and I really can't wait to move, even though I'll miss everyone in London!
I am halfway through packing and realized I have some books that I have in duplicate or some book proofs for which I have a finished copy of, so I will be giving away some of my fave books here (new copies) and giving the rest to charity!
I have 3 book proofs which will only be given away to a blogger and some finished copies which will be given away to bloggers and readers alike. I will only send to UK and Ireland only (sorry!).
Please send me an email here with "GIVEAWAY" in the subject line. Send me your name and which book you would like. Please add your address as well so that I can send them asap (I won't use that information and emails will be deleted after the giveaway). The books will be attributed on a first come first served basis. I would rather give each book to a different person but if there is another book you are dying to read and no one else has claimed it, I'll send it as well.
I hope this is all clear and some of you will be thrilled to receive the following books!
Cheers,
Caroline x
Update: Books which are already claimed arebarred.
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BOOK PROOFS:This is for bloggers only so send me your blog URL with your email!
Dead Rules, by R. S. Russell
Poison Heart, by S. B. Hayes
The Prince of Mist, Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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BOOKS:For everyone in UK and Ireland
Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ash, by Malinda Lo
Jessie [Hearts] NYC, by Keris Stainton
Annie On My Mind, by Nancy Garden
Shine, Lauren Myracle (US HB)
As you may have seen from my twitter feed if you follow me, I am moving to Edinburgh to live with my better half and start a new job at the end of this week.
I am extremely excited and I really can't wait to move, even though I'll miss everyone in London!
I am halfway through packing and realized I have some books that I have in duplicate or some book proofs for which I have a finished copy of, so I will be giving away some of my fave books here (new copies) and giving the rest to charity!
I have 3 book proofs which will only be given away to a blogger and some finished copies which will be given away to bloggers and readers alike. I will only send to UK and Ireland only (sorry!).
Please send me an email here with "GIVEAWAY" in the subject line. Send me your name and which book you would like. Please add your address as well so that I can send them asap (I won't use that information and emails will be deleted after the giveaway). The books will be attributed on a first come first served basis. I would rather give each book to a different person but if there is another book you are dying to read and no one else has claimed it, I'll send it as well.
I hope this is all clear and some of you will be thrilled to receive the following books!
Cheers,
Caroline x
Update: Books which are already claimed are
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BOOK PROOFS:This is for bloggers only so send me your blog URL with your email!
~~~
BOOKS:For everyone in UK and Ireland
Guest Post - Damian Dibben - The History Keepers
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Hi everyone,
Today I have the immense pleasure to invite Damian Dibben, author of The History Keepers series to talk about his passion for film and how, from a screenplay writing career, he came to write a novel.
The first book in the series, The Storm Begins is now out in paperback and the second book Circus Maximus is out this month. Without further ado, I'll hand over to Damian!
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I always loved films as much as books - good stories, in whatever form, have always excited me. I was not good at English at school, so I never imagined I would write a novel - but I thought I could write a screenplay, as it is really nothing more than a set of elaborate instructions. After spells first as a set builder and then as an actor, I took to screenwriting. To my amazement my first script, Seventh Heaven, an uproarious love story set against a fictional apocalypse in 1820, was bought by Miramax and John Madden, the director of Shakespeare In Love was attached. This led to a number of high profile commissions here and in Hollywood, working with directors as diverse and fantastic as Danny Boyle, Mike Radford and Gillian Armstrong.
It was when I was working with the producers of Shrek on an animated film about Santa Claus, that I started to feel I could write my own children's story. Something epic, full of adventure, danger, romance and humour. I came up with The History Keepers, about a boy who discovers his parents are lost in history and the secret service he has to join to track them down.
Before the book had even been finished, the film rights were optioned by Working Title, the producers of Notting Hill, Bridget Jones and Billy Elliot and they plan to build a franchise that they can sell around the world. I am working on the screenplay at the moment, having just completed the second book in the series. The script is a different animal to the novel - for a start four hundred pages has to be quartered - the story needs to be recast and shaped to work effectively on film. Some tough decisions had to be taken to keep the story supremely focused and visual. Writing a novel is a longer and often harder journey than writing a screenplay, but when it is finished, it can stand up by itself as a finished piece of work. There is no greater feeling.
http://www.thehistorykeepers.com/
~~~
Many thanks Damian for talking to us about your journey to publication!
If you want to read an extract of the book,
head over to the widget of CIRCUS MAXIMUS below:
Today I have the immense pleasure to invite Damian Dibben, author of The History Keepers series to talk about his passion for film and how, from a screenplay writing career, he came to write a novel.
The first book in the series, The Storm Begins is now out in paperback and the second book Circus Maximus is out this month. Without further ado, I'll hand over to Damian!
~~~
I always loved films as much as books - good stories, in whatever form, have always excited me. I was not good at English at school, so I never imagined I would write a novel - but I thought I could write a screenplay, as it is really nothing more than a set of elaborate instructions. After spells first as a set builder and then as an actor, I took to screenwriting. To my amazement my first script, Seventh Heaven, an uproarious love story set against a fictional apocalypse in 1820, was bought by Miramax and John Madden, the director of Shakespeare In Love was attached. This led to a number of high profile commissions here and in Hollywood, working with directors as diverse and fantastic as Danny Boyle, Mike Radford and Gillian Armstrong.
It was when I was working with the producers of Shrek on an animated film about Santa Claus, that I started to feel I could write my own children's story. Something epic, full of adventure, danger, romance and humour. I came up with The History Keepers, about a boy who discovers his parents are lost in history and the secret service he has to join to track them down. Before the book had even been finished, the film rights were optioned by Working Title, the producers of Notting Hill, Bridget Jones and Billy Elliot and they plan to build a franchise that they can sell around the world. I am working on the screenplay at the moment, having just completed the second book in the series. The script is a different animal to the novel - for a start four hundred pages has to be quartered - the story needs to be recast and shaped to work effectively on film. Some tough decisions had to be taken to keep the story supremely focused and visual. Writing a novel is a longer and often harder journey than writing a screenplay, but when it is finished, it can stand up by itself as a finished piece of work. There is no greater feeling.http://www.thehistorykeepers.com/
~~~
Many thanks Damian for talking to us about your journey to publication!
If you want to read an extract of the book,
head over to the widget of CIRCUS MAXIMUS below:
3 Ekim 2012 Çarşamba
Skarlet-Thomas Emson
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Skarlet
Thomas Emson
St. Martin’s Griffin, Oct 2 2012, $14.99
ISBN 9780312621704
At Religion, a club in London, twenty-eight partygoers take a new drug Skarlet. Anyone who did take it dies. Police Superintendent Phil Burch suspects club bouncer, disgraced veteran Jake Lawton killed these people. Jake had the means with his Iraqi tour; the opportunity as his boss supported by two employees implies he stole the tape of what happened, and the motive since his estranged girlfriend is one of the victims. Insisting he is being set up as he was in Iraq Jake storms out of the club.
Forty-eight hours after the clubbers died, each victim rises from the grave with a thirst for live blood. Reporter Christine Murray who destroyed him allegedly for killing an unarmed civilian in Iraq and Lithgow the dealer who brought the drugs to Religion join Jake as they battle an ancient conspiracy fostered by human avarice.
This is a superb vampire thriller that stars a scapegoat hero and a strong support cast. The fast-paced storyline deftly merges pathos with gore. Fans will enjoy exciting Skarlet as the drug of choice becomes blood.
Harriet Klausner
Thomas Emson
St. Martin’s Griffin, Oct 2 2012, $14.99
ISBN 9780312621704
At Religion, a club in London, twenty-eight partygoers take a new drug Skarlet. Anyone who did take it dies. Police Superintendent Phil Burch suspects club bouncer, disgraced veteran Jake Lawton killed these people. Jake had the means with his Iraqi tour; the opportunity as his boss supported by two employees implies he stole the tape of what happened, and the motive since his estranged girlfriend is one of the victims. Insisting he is being set up as he was in Iraq Jake storms out of the club.
Forty-eight hours after the clubbers died, each victim rises from the grave with a thirst for live blood. Reporter Christine Murray who destroyed him allegedly for killing an unarmed civilian in Iraq and Lithgow the dealer who brought the drugs to Religion join Jake as they battle an ancient conspiracy fostered by human avarice.
This is a superb vampire thriller that stars a scapegoat hero and a strong support cast. The fast-paced storyline deftly merges pathos with gore. Fans will enjoy exciting Skarlet as the drug of choice becomes blood.
Harriet Klausner
Whispers at Moonrise- C.C. Hunter
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Whispers at Moonrise
C.C. Hunter
St. Martin's Griffin, Oct 2 2012, $9.99
ISBN: 9781250011916
After struggling with her recent self-discovery of paranormal power, Kylie Galen realizes what she is while attending Shadow Falls Camp for the supernatural vampires, werewolves, and fairies. However, that does not ease her mind as she has to learn what powers she possesses and how to control them; as no one mentored her when she was younger.
Besides having supernatural skills issues, Kylie struggles with her feelings for two campers as Derek the half fae claims he loves her and Lucas her werewolf boyfriend constantly chooses his pack over her. The rouges want her dead, and her paternal grandfather whom she recently met trusts no one especially Shadow Falls Camp and wants his descendent to leave with him.
The latest Shadow Falls young adult urban fantasy (see Born At Midnight and Awake At Dawn) is a delightful entry as the protagonist has several difficult choices to make with the three males in her life each demanding she pick him. Action-packed and filled with twists, fans will wonder what destiny the teen heroine will choose.
Harriet Klausner
C.C. Hunter
St. Martin's Griffin, Oct 2 2012, $9.99
ISBN: 9781250011916
After struggling with her recent self-discovery of paranormal power, Kylie Galen realizes what she is while attending Shadow Falls Camp for the supernatural vampires, werewolves, and fairies. However, that does not ease her mind as she has to learn what powers she possesses and how to control them; as no one mentored her when she was younger.
Besides having supernatural skills issues, Kylie struggles with her feelings for two campers as Derek the half fae claims he loves her and Lucas her werewolf boyfriend constantly chooses his pack over her. The rouges want her dead, and her paternal grandfather whom she recently met trusts no one especially Shadow Falls Camp and wants his descendent to leave with him.
The latest Shadow Falls young adult urban fantasy (see Born At Midnight and Awake At Dawn) is a delightful entry as the protagonist has several difficult choices to make with the three males in her life each demanding she pick him. Action-packed and filled with twists, fans will wonder what destiny the teen heroine will choose.
Harriet Klausner
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