Karen Wiesner’s Karen’s Quill Newsletter
March 1, 2024
 
Website: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/
Blog: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/karens-quill-blog
 
In addition to having been a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 150 titles published, which have been nominated/won for over a 130 awards. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, thriller, paranormal, supernatural, futuristic, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, inspirational/Christian, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books, poetry, and writing reference titles which have been repackaged in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. Karen will begin illustrating children's books starting sometime in 2025. 
 
WHAT'S NEW
 
On the Alien Romances Blog, I'm reviewing books I love. Here are the latest:
 
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put_01271350028.html
Ghost Prison by Joseph Delaney:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put_02014625609.html
The Host by Stephenie Meyer: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html
The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-hit-list-young-adult_0461009072.html
Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-hit-list-young-adult.html
Divergent by Veronica Roth: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/02/karen-s-wiesner-hit-list-young-adult_0507524339.html
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, including the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/02/karen-s-wiesner-hit-list-young-adult.html
 
NEWEST & UPCOMING RELEASES
 
HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4: Peaceful Pilgrim Series
Women's Fiction
Available now in paperback and electronic formats
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/a-peaceful-pilgrim-novel-series/
 
LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 including LOST, Book 8 and FOUND, Book 9
Romantic Paranormal Horror
Available now in paperback and electronic formats
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/
 
WRITING THE STANDALONE SERIES, Book 3: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection (previously titled WRITING THE FICTION SERIES) reissue and the Bonus Companion Booklet for WRITING THE STANDALONE SERIES
Writing Reference/Nonfiction
Coming soon in paperback and electronic formats
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
 
NEW REVIEWS
 
I received my first review for LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 including LOST, Book 8 and FOUND, Book 9:
 
"Wow, I discovered really cool use of supernatural elements in LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1. There were genuinely scary scenes in LOST. I liked the repeated motif of being in a 'place' outside of normal time, treated in different ways. And the presence of Damaris, the heroine in LOST (I cheered when I discovered she also played a role in FOUND!), ties together the two stories. The last few chapters of FOUND are so eerie and sad. Very effective. I sympathized with the characters, whose emotions were very realistic, and I was glad to see the uplifting conclusion that was still a little sad. In each story in this collection, the events unfolded believably in the context of the 'reality' of the setting. They seemed perfectly fitting yet not predictable. I was never quite sure how things would turn out for the protagonists, which allowed for an effective creation of suspense." ~author Margaret L. Carter
 
I received a new review for BOUND SPIRITS, Book 1: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series:
 
"One of my favorite fictional tropes reveals secrets from a dark past overshadowing the present, and BOUND SPIRITS has them in abundance. The town of Bloodmoon Cove harbors ghosts and demonic forces, inadvertently released generations ago when the elders of the local Native American tribe opened an interdimensional portal. Ranger John Cotter is haunted by the mystery of his father’s disappearance. His family history includes a grim episode of an ancestor tortured and left to die in a cave that is sometimes there, sometimes not, able to be found only when it “wants” to be. Esme Dumas (a name she has assumed because she doesn’t know her own identity) feels compelled to hide her traumatic past, for a reason that seems vital to her and therefore convincing to the reader. When the full truth comes out, her reaction to learning about her origin comes across as realistically ambivalent. Both John and Esme are portrayed as warmhearted, likable people, and the relationship between them develops believably. The secondary characters are also lifelike and engaging. The reader gets the sense of a fully developed setting that has existed before the story begins and will continue to exist after one reads ‘The End’. I also admire the way the concept of ‘bound spirits’ is used both literally and metaphorically; at the climax, this motif weaves together the separate plot threads. A true cross-genre story, BOUND SPIRITS maintains an effective balance between horror and romance. I found this novel thoroughly satisfying. Recommended." ~author Margaret L. Carter
 
Find out more:
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/
 
AUTHOR PAGES
 
Writers Exchange: http://www.writers-exchange.com/Karen-Wiesner/ and http://www.writers-exchange.com/blog/
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Karen%20Wiesner
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/karenwiesner
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/karenwiesner
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/karen-wiesner
 
WORKS IN PROGRESS MOMENTS
 
http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html
 
In March, I:
-Incorporated critiques into HELL HATH NO FURY, Book 10: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series
-Outlined BAD BLOOD, Book 11: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series
 
In April-May: I'll be:
-Revising HELL HATH NO FURY
-Writing the first draft of BAD BLOOD
 
Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html
 
2024 WIP Goals: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html 

I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson.
 
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put_01271350028.html

I received a new review for BOUND SPIRITS, Book 1: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series:
 
4 Stars! "One of my favorite fictional tropes reveals secrets from a dark past overshadowing the present, and BOUND SPIRITS has them in abundance. The town of Bloodmoon Cove harbors ghosts and demonic forces, inadvertently released generations ago when the elders of the local Native American tribe opened an interdimensional portal. Ranger John Cotter is haunted by the mystery of his father’s disappearance. His family history includes a grim episode of an ancestor tortured and left to die in a cave that is sometimes there, sometimes not, able to be found only when it “wants” to be. Esme Dumas (a name she has assumed because she doesn’t know her own identity) feels compelled to hide her traumatic past, for a reason that seems vital to her and therefore convincing to the reader. When the full truth comes out, her reaction to learning about her origin comes across as realistically ambivalent. Both John and Esme are portrayed as warmhearted, likable people, and the relationship between them develops believably. The secondary characters are also lifelike and engaging. The reader gets the sense of a fully developed setting that has existed before the story begins and will continue to exist after one reads ‘The End’. I also admire the way the concept of ‘bound spirits’ is used both literally and metaphorically; at the climax, this motif weaves together the separate plot threads. A true cross-genre story, BOUND SPIRITS maintains an effective balance between horror and romance. I found this novel thoroughly satisfying. Recommended." ~author Margaret L. Carter
 
Find out more:
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/ 

I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review The Ghost Prison by Joseph Delaney.
 
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put_02014625609.html

I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review The Host by Stephenie Meyer.
 
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html

I received my first review for LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 including LOST, Book 8 and FOUND, Book 9:
 
"Wow, I discovered really cool use of supernatural elements in LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1. There were genuinely scary scenes in LOST. I liked the repeated motif of being in a 'place' outside of normal time, treated in different ways. And the presence of Damaris, the heroine in LOST (I cheered when I discovered she also played a role in FOUND!), ties together the two stories. The last few chapters of FOUND are so eerie and sad. Very effective. I sympathized with the characters, whose emotions were very realistic, and I was glad to see the uplifting conclusion that was still a little sad. In each story in this collection, the events unfolded believably in the context of the 'reality' of the setting. They seemed perfectly fitting yet not predictable. I was never quite sure how things would turn out for the protagonists, which allowed for an effective creation of suspense." ~author Margaret L. Carter
 
Find out more:
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/ 

Writers Exchange E-Publishing is thrilled to announce our latest book...
 
Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series, Books 8 and 9: Lost and Found
A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 (2 stories in one volume) by Karen Wiesner
Genre: Ghost Stories/Romance
ISBN: 978-1-922548-63-4
ISBN PRINT D2D: 9798224152193
ASIN: B0CW6L2G7V
Word Count: 101, 661
 
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html
https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/
 
Lost, Book 8:
True self-discovery begins in being lost and then found again.
Damaris Steele wakes up in an unfamiliar stone cottage in the care of a kindly couple with a passel of young children. She remembers nothing of how she came to be at their inherited property, Black Annis's Bower, nor how she got the massive bump on the back of her head and ended up lost in the middle of nowhere in Bloodmoon Cove with a smashed cell phone, her beloved hamster Stuart Little missing. The large family will contribute nothing toward speeding her on her way. Their words "Time is different in this place" take on a sinister edge when days and nights blend and blur while the Beaumonts' sole interest seems to be focused on unearthing a tunnel they found in their root cellar. Even as she realizes she's helpless to resist aiding them in their task, Damaris fears where the underground passage leads and whether their efforts will uncage something they don't dare set free…
 
Found, Book 9:
Are the lost and found souls of this world misplaced…or misled?
Wick Adair has spent his life feeling like he didn't belong anywhere and was forever out of step with everyone else around him. As the son of some of the last Mino-Miskwi Native American descendants, his isolation while the tribe around him dispersed to the four winds was complete. He settled into his quiet position at Bloodmoon Cove's library and nearly lost himself in his desperate unhappiness. When Renatta Chazen steps into his sanctuary, Wick dares to hope that his lifelong loneliness is at an end. Surely Fate…or something far more sinister…wouldn't be cruel enough to tear them apart now that they've both found everything they've ever wanted?
 
Publisher: https://www.writers-exchange.com/lost-and-found/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW6L2G7V
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/bone-of-my-bone/id6463510053
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=qMT4EAAAQBAJ
Barnes & Noble (Nook ebook) and Print: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/.../bone-of-my.../1143997682
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/bone-of-my-bone
Everand (previously called Scribd): https://www.everand.com/.../Bone-of-My-Bone-Bloodmoon...
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1442712
Amazon Print:
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWYFW2Y7
AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CWYFW2Y7
Angus & Robertson Australia Print: Coming Soon, see Publisher page for updates
(print is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Angus & Robertson)
 
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#books #reading #bookblogger #WritersExchangeEPublishing

I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with The Hit List: Young Adult Series Favorites on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner.
 
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-hit-list-young-adult_0461009072.html

I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with The Hit List: Young Adult Series Favorites on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer.
 
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/03/karen-s-wiesner-hit-list-young-adult.html