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Christina Anne Hawthorne
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#WritersCoffeeClub 21 (Part Two)
poetic

When you're tired, you oversleep, then you're out of sorts and miss great opportunities to share things you'd love to share.

Today for example.

So, here's what I call Riparia's Origin Poem, which begins each novel in the Kovenlore Chronicles series.

I wrote it the same month I decided to substitute Riparia for the old MC. I've never regretted that decision.

RIPARIA A child of the riverbank, of the river, the Sentinel, it was called. In a child’s mind there was no time, but time there was to learn to climb, and so she did, scaling the rock along the water’s edge. Learning to dream, and dreaming, a current moving in time. Seeing the world, not as it was, but as it was before the past was dust, and that was in the beginning, long before she’d ventured forth. She set her fingers in the water’s flow —a river in her hand— the water, it’d been places she’d yet to see, was going places she longed to be. “Let me show you,” the river whispered, and one day—it did. ©January 2018, January 2021 Christina Anne Hawthorne
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Christina Anne Hawthorne
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#WritersCoffeeClub 18
awkward moments

I’ve written far, far too many awkward moments to list, let alone rank. If a MC has a vulnerability, I find a way for them to wade-in up to their necks.

Riparia, in Kovenlore Chronicles, is socially awkward & endlessly rewards me. The more personal the moment, the more awkward. She even loses arguments with her horse, Doppla (who doesn’t talk).

Snippet: Book1, Trust in the Forgotten.

Maniff held his boots in one hand, his shirt in the other. His hair glistened. The shirt. It wasn’t on his body, his well-tailored suits having hid the well-defined muscles beneath. Clearly, there were limits to the time he spent in libraries. A scholarly, roguish, rugged, librarian? The absurdity transformed into another puzzle. It made her uncomfortable in places it was uncomfortable to be uncomfortable in. How long had she stared at muscles beckoning her hands? She jumped to her feet, turned one way, then another, at last facing him with her back straight, chin high, and gaze in the trees. “What’re you doing sneaking up on me like that?” Of course, he laughed. “Should’ve I returned screaming?” Glaring, she huffed. “No, I mean, you know what I mean.” She set fists to hips. “You…you’ve been in the water. I mean, you’re wet. Obviously. But the stream, it’s so shallow.” Maniff gestured behind. “Just upstream in a stand of willows, a cascade plunges into a pool. It’s within earshot. Do you want me to show you where—” “No.” His brows raised. “I get the distinct impression you don’t believe I’m a gentleman.” She raised her chin higher. “I’ve debated that very question and you’ve not fared well in the outcome.” “I—see.” Was he smirking? He’d best not be smirking. “It would seem, then, that there’s little sense in attempting to reform my wicked ways.” How grand, he was teasing. “It’s never too late, I should think.”
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Laura Blackwell (she/her)
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I'm reading for the excellent Strong Women, Strange Worlds next Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 PDT/7:00 EDT—with all these fantastic writers of speculative fiction! These online readings are free—and there are prizes! Sign up at eventbrite.com/o/strong-women- to attend. See you there? @Writing_Norse #Bookstodon #FreeBooks #AuthorReading #WomenAuthors #EnbyAuthors #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #FantasyFiction #HorrorFiction

Text: Strong Women, Strange Worlds presents Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar [with color photo of fair-skinned woman with long, curly dark hair; she wears a black V-neck with embroidery], Nora Peevy [with sepia-toned photo of woman with cat-eye glasses, devil horns, and straight hair worn short; she wears a dark crew-neck T-shirt], Dani Finn [color art portrait of a fair-skinned person with plastic-framed glasses, blond hair worn short and over the ears, and a light blue button-up with a pattern], Angela Acosta [color photo of a woman with medium-brown skin, glasses, and long, straight, dark hair; she wears a pink button-up], Laura Blackwell [color photo of a fair-skinned woman with cat-eye glasses and graying shoulder-length hair; she wears a lavender pointelle cardigan, and Violette L. Meier [color photo of a Black woman with long braids; she wears a black blouse] / March 20, 7pm EDT Free on Zoom / Preregister now at StrongWomenStrangeWorlds.weebly.com
Christina Anne Hawthorne
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#ScribesAndMakers 13
Self-Promotion

Kovenlore Chronicles is a 7-novel #adventure #romantasy series, Riparia Dellbane the unlikely heroine pulled into helping save dystopian Carrdia. There’s elaborate worldbuilding & a diverse cast.

All 7 novels (plus 2 novellas) are already written.

The 1st book in the series, Trust in the Forgotten, is published, the sequel coming in late spring. Currently on Amazon, it’ll eventually go wide.

The image is a color map of the continent of Tremjara on the world of Ontyre. The continent is roughly oval with notable exceptions, the oval tilted southwest to northeast. In the far north are the Frozen Lands, but otherwise the continent is surrounded by three oceans, the Para-Equa in the west, Terminus in the south, and Titania to the east. A long, slim peninsula, along with multiple islands, exists in the northwest. In the west and south are multiple, large islands. The southeastern peninsula is a barren wasteland with some volcanic islands off its coast. There are scattered islands up the eastern coast, most notably Pannulus, a roughly circular archipelago. The continent is roughly divided in half by mountain chains, some more extensive than others. Mountains also exist in other locations, especially the southwest. The west is heavily forested, the east a mix of forests and grasslands. The south desert. Some notable locations follow. Mythwyll in the southwest was the elfin homeland. In the west, Forstava is still the ora’ean homeland. In the east, Emprensa was once the home province of an empire. In the northeast, Draskrith is the realm of the shadow lords. Below that, and as noted, is Pannulus. At the continent’s center is nation of Carrdia. It’s surrounded by mountains, except in the west along its border with Forstava, and in the northeast. The continent’s biggest lake is located there, as is the mighty Key River.
On the right is the book’s cover, the negative image a golden, hand drawn map showing mountains and rivers. On top of that is the title, Trust in the Forgotten, written in a stylish text that’s turquoise with black outlining. Between the first three words and the last below them are eyes that are the same color. Below that, in the same font and color, but without shadowing, it reads Book 1 of the Kovenlore Chronicles. Near the bottom, and written in a more plain text, the color a dark yellow with a black outline, is the author’s name, Christina Anne Hawthorne. The left, beside the cover, is the following text: On the world of Ontyre… Riparia Dellbane, a reclusive Keeper courier with a fractured past, blends into Carrdia’s dystopian landscape, yet dreams of a better future. It’s about vision. Then, over one grim night, routine becomes ruin as opposing fractions seek to exploit or capture her. To survive, she must discover why. She must also discover why the handsome seer reawakening her heart is aiding her. Is he leading her to safety or to those wanting her life? Is she brave enough to untangle the conspiracy wanting to consume, not just her, but an entire nation? As a child, tragedy stole her trust. Now, her heart is begging her to trust again.
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Paracyclops
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I found Tasha Suri's 'The Oleander Sword' a very compelling and atmospheric book, with plausible worldbuilding, and a very weighty and consequential approach to magic. Very striking prose too, which I've rarely found in my efforts to get up to speed with contemporary fantasy. Highly recommended.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#fantasy #fantasyfiction #epicfantasy #tashasuri #theburningkingdoms #theoleandersword #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

Laura Blackwell (she/her)
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In this news cycle, what could be better than stories that entertain…and end when they’re supposed to? For that, Story Hour turns to SFF writers Laurence Raphael Brothers and Jean-Paul L. Garnier! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PST! #StoryHour2020 #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading
#Bookstodon #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #LaurenceRaphaelBrothers #Jean-PaulLGarnier @laurence @spacecowboybooks storyhour2020.com/

Story Hour Livestream Speculative Fiction Readings Hosted by Daniel Marcus and Laura Blackwell February 5, 7:00 p.m. PST Guests: Laurence Raphael Brothers and Jean-Paul L. Garnier Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/102109784794285/live/ Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/540170760 Closeup color photo of Laurence Raphael Brothers, a man with brown eyes, wavy silver hair worn short, and a black beard going gray. He wears a dark shirt and stands in a well-lit interior. He looks into the camera and smiles warmly. Waist-up color photo of Jean-Paul L. Garnier, a fair-skinned and clean-shaven man. He wears a black pearl-snap shirt and a black hat. He stands in front of a gray stone wall, holding a white-socked gray cat who is also wearing a black hat. Jean-Paul looks into the camera with an amused expression. The cat looks ready to bolt.
Paracyclops
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I’m very behind reading fiction magazines, about a year behind in fact. Interzone 297 was up to its usual exacting standards, with some excellent non-fiction (although, am I alone in NOT wanting book reviews to include a detailed synopsis?) Fav story: ‘Lights of the New World’ by Paul E. Franz

#sf #sff #sffh #sffh+ #sciencefiction #fantasy #fantasyfiction #horror #horrorfiction #shortstories #shortfiction #interzone #bookstodon @bookstodon @InterzoneMag

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