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New release! Never a Bride, Book 11: Adventures in Amethyst Series

3/28/2022

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New release! 
​http://www.writers-exchange.com/never-a-bride/
https://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/
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Alien Romances Blog Post: "Advance Your Career", Part 4: Writing in Stages

3/28/2022

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The final of four articles with techniques to advance your writing career is up now on the Alien Romances blog:
 
"Advance Your Career", Part 4: Writing in Stages
 
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/02/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career.html
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New review for INEVITABLE, Book 2: Arrow of Time Chronicles

3/19/2022

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I received a new review for INEVITABLE, Book 2: Arrow of Time Chronicles
 
​4 Stars! "This second novel in the Arrow of Time Chronicles picks up threads from the first volume while adding new ones. It raises the stakes in the characters' relationships and emotional lives as well as the rocky road toward forming an interplanetary alliance against the aggressive would-be conquerors of the known galaxy. Raze and Tori have declared their love and formed a common-law 'marriage' of the sort that substitutes for legal ties in their culture, but their union doesn't automatically go smoothly in all respects. Meanwhile, we follow other couples who are forming bonds. On the large-scale level, culture clash among species is convincingly presented, and the mysterious phenomena of 'phantom energy' and the inexplicable genetic similarity among inhabitants of distant worlds are explored. Again, the story maintains a skillful balance between the large-scale conflict and the characters' personal crises. To help the reader keep track of people and events, the name of the current viewpoint character appears at the head of each chapter. Like the first book, this one has an extensive appendix with a glossary of terms and lots of background information on the various planetary species and cultures, a feature I like very much. The novel ends with some problems resolved but plenty of loose ends left to draw readers into the next installment." ~Award-winning author Margaret L. Carter
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Find out more about Arrow of Time Chronicles here:
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/arrow-of-time-chronicles.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/arrow-of-time-chronicles/ 
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New Alien Romances Blog Post: "Advance Your Career", Part 3: Writing in Stages

3/18/2022

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The third of four articles with techniques to advance your writing career is up now on the Alien Romances blog:
"Advance Your Career", Part 3: Writing in Stages
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/03/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career_0437578310.html  
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New Alien Romances Blog Post:  "Advance Your Career", Part 2: Writing in Stages

3/12/2022

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The second of four articles with techniques to advance your writing career is up now on the Alien Romances blog:
 "Advance Your Career", Part 2: Writing in Stages
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/03/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career_0228875550.html
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New review for IMMUTABLE, Book 1: Arrow of Time Chronicles

3/7/2022

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I received a new review for IMMUTABLE, Book 1: Arrow of Time Chronicles
 
4 Stars! "Epic space adventure with engaging characters! This interstellar adventure set in the twenty-second century deals cleverly with the problems of faster-than-light-travel, instantaneous communication, and relativistic time dilation by invoking alien technology gifted to Earth's refugees. We don't need to understand how it works, because the human protagonists don't understand much about it, not being astrophysicists or engineers. Tori is a librarian, and Raze is a diplomat. They're engaging characters, and their relationship as lifelong friends beginning to realize they're in love with each other is believable and relatable. The potential complication of attempted seduction by a brother-sister pair of advanced aliens is worked out in a mature, compassionate way. Tori's lack of self-confidence is believable, too, not at all carried to ridiculous extremes. I love her collection of pets. We encounter various extraterrestrial species with physical and cultural differences that make each unique but not too alien to identify with. Even the villain, whom we meet in the opening scene, has a potentially sympathetic side. This novel drops a hint, probably to be pursued later in the series, implying a reason why all those species follow the basic human body pattern. The narrative gracefully balances the overarching plot of interstellar warfare and diplomacy with character development and relationships. On the whole, though, this novel is highly recommended for fans of futuristic SF with romantic elements. The conclusion leaves plenty of sequel hooks without resort to a frustrating cliffhanger ending." ~Award-winning author Margaret L. Carter
 
Find out more about Arrow of Time Chronicles here:
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/arrow-of-time-chronicles.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/arrow-of-time-chronicles/ 
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New review for BABY, BABY, Book 1: Family Heirlooms Series

3/7/2022

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​I received a new review for BABY, BABY, Book 1: Family Heirlooms Series
 
“I enjoyed BABY, BABY very much and loved the way the ending worked out. Robert's wrongheaded attitude is quite believable once we know about his father's bad example, and his coming to terms with the new knowledge about his parents' relationship makes Robert's change of heart credible. I felt sorry for him and even sympathetic to him despite being thoroughly exasperated by him, too. Naturally, my main sympathy was with Tamara.” ~Award-winning author Margaret L. Carter
 
Find out more about Family Heirlooms Series here:
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/family-and-friendship-heirlooms-series.html
http://www.writers-exchange.com/family-heirlooms-series/

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New Alien Romance Blog Article: "Advance Your Career", Part 1: Creating Story Folders

3/7/2022

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​The first of four articles with techniques to advance your writing career is up now on the Alien Romances blog:
 
"Advance Your Career", Part 1: Creating Story Folders
  
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/03/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career.html  
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    ​Welcome to Karen's Quill, the blog of author Karen Wiesner. In addition to being a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen is the accomplished author of nearly 150 titles published in the past 25 years, which have been nominated/won 134 awards, with 9 more releases contracted for spanning many genres and formats.

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  • Home
  • About the Author
  • Books
    • Adventures in Amethyst Series
    • Angelfire Series
    • Arrow of Time Chronicles
    • Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series
    • Cowboy Fever Series
    • Denim Blues Mysteries
    • Falcon's Bend Series
    • Family and Friendship Heirlooms Series
    • Gypsy Road Series
    • Incognito Series
    • Kaleidoscope Series
    • Peaceful Pilgrims Series
    • Woodcutter's Grim Series
    • Wounded Warriors Series
    • Miscellaneous Fiction Titles
    • Writing Reference Titles
    • Children's Books
    • Poetry
  • Karen's Quill Blog
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Works In Progress
  • Contact
  • Videogame Series