 SEPTEMBER 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 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. WHAT'S NEW You can find my latest Alien Romances Friday posts here: I've started a new 12-part writing craft series is based on my newly reissued reference COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, Volume 2: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. In this series, we'll going to go over what could be considered the grunge work in building a cohesive story. Revising, editing, and polishing require a little or a lot of writing elbow grease to finish the job and bring forth a strong and beautiful book. -"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 3: Involving Critique Partners and Setting the Final Draft Aside" is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01930414080.html -"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 2: Revision" is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_0842957794.html -"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 1: Introduction": is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html Find out more about this book and the writing collection here: http://www.writers-exchange.com/cohesive-story-building/ https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html -The final article in a 15-part series titled Surprises in the Course of Learning to Write a Science Fiction Series is up now on the Alien Romances blog: "Conclusion: In Which a Clumsy Girl Goes to Outer Space" https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-surprises-in-course-of.html This series was the basis for my new, upcoming writer's manual titled WRITING THE OVERARCHING SERIES {or How I Sent a Clumsy Girl into Outer Space} to be included in my 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, hopefully released later this year. https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.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/ 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 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/ 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/ COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 2 reissue and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET Writing Reference Available now in electronic and paperback http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/ CPR FOR DEAD OR LIFELESS FICTION {A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships}, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 6 reissue and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET Writing Reference Available now in electronic and paperback http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/ WRITING BLURBS THAT SIZZLE--AND SELL!, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 7 reissue and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET Writing Reference Available now in electronic and paperback http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/ FIRST DRAFT OUTLINE, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 1 (previously titled FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS) and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET Writing Reference Coming soon in electronic and paperback http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-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 September 2022 in paperback and electronic formats; also available individually http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/ NEW REVIEWS I received my first review for : 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/ 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 August, I: -Revised HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4: Peaceful Pilgrims Series and sent for critique https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html -In preparation for the goal of illustrating children's books in the next few years, I actively began drawing, sketching, and coloring with some online lessons as well as a fair bit of self-teaching, doing black and white sketches. I'm trying to start from the beginning on all this so I can learn new ways to sketch and draw. My goal is to find out if there's a particular sketching/drawing style I'm good at that lends itself to each of the children's stories I want to illustrate in the future. I posted my work thus far on Facebook here: https://tinyurl.com/229k5kje In September, I'll: -Incorporate my critique partner's suggestions into HEARTS ABLAZE -Write Lost, Book 8 for LOST AND FOUND, 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
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