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My latest article is up now on the Alien Romances blog: “The Pick-Up-the-Pace Ploy for Writers” https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/04/karen-s-wiesner-pick-up-pace-ploy-for.html 
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 My latest article is up now on the Alien Romances blog:
“It's a Miracle, Lois! or Why Your Hero Needs to be the Hero of His Own Story” https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/04/karen-s-wiesner-its-miracle-lois-or-why.html  Coming soon! by award-winning author Karen S. Wiesner covers the A to Z's of crafting the highest quality fiction including how to:
With step-by-step guidelines, instructions, and tips throughout that are flexible and clearly written, imparting a layman's ease of understanding and can-do motivation, this collection may be the only writing craft books you'll ever need. Each volume has a bonus companion booklet available presented in usable digital format or paperback that includes all the aids from the main book that you can use in your own writing--and extras! The seven volumes and bonus companion booklets in this collection are: 1. First Draft Outline formerly published by Writer's Digest Books as First Draft in 30 Days {A Novel Writer's System for Building a Complete and Cohesive Manuscript} Bonus Companion Booklet for First Draft Outline 2. Cohesive Story Building formerly published by Writer's Digest Books as From First Draft to Finished Novel {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building} Bonus Companion Booklet for Cohesive Story Building 3. Writing the Standalone Series formerly published by Writer's Digest Books as Writing the Fiction Series {The Complete Guide for Novels and Novellas} Bonus Companion Booklet for Writing the Standalone Series 4. Writing the Overarching Series {or How I Sent a Clumsy Girl into Outer Space} Bonus Companion Booklet for Writing the Overarching Series 5. Three-Dimensional Fiction Writing formerly published by Writer's Digest Books as Bring Your Fiction to Life {Crafting Three-Dimensional Stories with Depth and Complexity} Bonus Companion Booklet for Three-Dimensional Fiction Writing 6. CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction {A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships} Bonus Companion Booklet for CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction 7. Writing Blurbs That Sizzle--And Sell! Bonus Companion Booklet for Writing Blurbs That Sizzle--And Sell! Find out more here: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/        I received my first review for NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11: Adventures in Amethyst Series: 5 Stars! “In NEVER A BRIDE, Charlize Seagrave came from an anything-but-happy upbringing. The one bright spot had been her grandmother, who just died. In retrospect, she regrets that she didn’t cherish the little love she’d been given the way she should have. It was easy to feel sympathy for Charlize and the poor choices she made when she was younger. Ben Johnson is a caring, sensitive man--nothing like Charlize’s psychotic ex-. Being that kind of person, he goes above and beyond with his selfish ex-girlfriend even when maybe he should have given up long ago. Charlize and Ben both deserved happiness, and it was exciting to see the path they took toward each other and a happily-ever-after neither actually expected. I look forward to the next in the series.” ~Linda's Reviews Find out more about Adventures in Amethyst Series here: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series.html http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/   I received a new review for BABY, BABY, Book 1: Family Heirlooms Series
4 Stars! “Believable and emotionally engaging story of growth within a marriage. 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/ My latest article is up now on the Alien Romances blog: “Do I Need a Professional Editor?” https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/04/karen-s-wiesner-do-i-need-professional.html   APRIL 2022 CATCHUP
Karen Wiesner’s Karen’s Quill Newsletter Website: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/ Blog https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/karens-quill-blog http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor Creating realistic, unforgettable characters one story at a time… In addition to being a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 145 titles published in the past 25 years, which have been nominated/won 134 awards, with 10 more releases contracted for spanning many genres and formats. WHAT'S NEW You can find my latest Alien Romances Friday posts here: "Advance Your Career", Part 4: Writing in Stages, Part 3 https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/02/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career.html "Advance Your Career", Part 3: Writing in Stages, Part 2 https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/03/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career_0437578310.html "Advance Your Career", Part 2: Writing in Stages, Part 1 https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/03/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career_0228875550.html "Advance Your Career", Part 1: Creating Story Folders https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/03/karen-s-wiesner-advance-your-career.html NEWEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES BRIDGE OF FIRE, Book 10: Woodcutter's Grim Series including: OUT OF THE ASHES, Part 1; A NEW BEGINNING, Part 2; and INTO THE SUN, Part 3 Fantasy Romance Novels Available now in paperback and electronic formats http://www.writers-exchange.com/woodcutters-grim-series/ SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13: Adventures in Amethyst Series Contemporary Romance Novel Available now in trade paperback and electronic formats; also to be available in ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/ NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11: Adventures in Amethyst Series Contemporary Romance Novel Available now in electronic and paperback; also to be available in ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES Collection http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/ UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12: Adventures in Amethyst Series Contemporary Romance Novel Coming soon in electronic and paperback; also to be available in ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES Collection http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/ ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES including NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11; UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12; and SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13 Contemporary Romance Novels Coming soon in paperback and electronic formats; also available individually http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/ NEW REVIEWS I received new reviews for my Arrow of Time Chronicles: IMMUTABLE, Book 1 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 INEVITABLE, Book 2 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 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/ 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/ MISCELLANY Check out my 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 WHAT I'M WORKING ON Look for my WIP Moments on my Facebook Author Page http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor where I'll be posting about what I'm working on and the progress I'm making with each stage of my projects. You can also follow my progress here: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html In March, I: -Wrote and revised my final writer's manual WRITING THE OVERARCHING SERIES {or How I Sent a Clumsy Girl into Outer Space}, Volume 4: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html In April, I'll: -Finish revising BONE OF MY BONE, Book 7: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series -Research outline LOST AND FOUND, Books 8 and 9, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html Find out what else I'm working on in 2022: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html Feel free to direct your friends to this newsletter! Karen My latest article is up now on the Alien Romances blog: “Advice for New Authors” https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/04/karen-s-wiesner-advice-for-new-authors.html  |
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