Category: recs

• How Guy Gavriel Kay’s Books Started My Love for Writing Historical Fantasy

  

  Have you ever felt like you belonged in somebody’s fictional setting?

  Vesna Kurilic

  March 3, 2021

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  alternative history, book recs, historical fantasy, historical fiction, lions of al-rassan, Reading recs, tigana, writing, writing life

• Why Not: Doppelgänger Romance

  

  ‘Doppelgänger romance’ and its variations is not a term to be tossed around lightly—especially when you’re writing it.

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 10, 2021

  beginners, geek, live, love, publish, read, recs, the wolf on, want, write

  alternative history, doppelganger fiction, doppelganger novels, girls in black, lesfic, lgbt alternative history, mark twain, portal fantasy, queer alternative history, queer dieselpunk, ranger paraversum, sapphic romance, sapphic scifi, sarah pinsker, selfcest, selfcest romance, selfcest romance novel, vorkosigan

• 8 Ways How Gideon the Ninth Messed Up My Brain—And I Said ‘Thanks’

  

  There are some heavy accusations going on in this post. And I’m not even sorry.

  Vesna Kurilic

  January 22, 2021

  love, read, recs, the wolf on

• Why Not: Speculative Fiction Set in Croatia

  

  Who’s that peeking over the horizon for your next awesome fantasy read?

  Vesna Kurilic

  January 20, 2021

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  aleksandar ziljak, ana cerovac, antonija meznaric, book recs, croatia, croatian fantasy, croatian literature, croatian sci-fi, croatian speculative fiction, european literature, milena benini, read croatian, Reading recs

• Five Thrilling and Chilling Snowed-In Mysteries

  

  It’s the most wonderful time of a reader’s year!

  Vesna Kurilic

  January 13, 2021

  read, recs

  agatha christie, country house murder, cozy reads, dana stabenow, gregory ashe, remote country house, shari lapena, snowed in mystery, snowed-in mystery, winter reads

• ‘I want this scene, this scene, this scene and this trope’ and Other Stuff I liked in November, 2020

  

  Synopsis skills, cover design and life size adult toys. I guess.

  Vesna Kurilic

  November 28, 2020

  publish, read, recs, write

  gay comedy, historical romance, holiday novella, holiday romance, how to write a novel, how to write a synopsis, queer as folk, Reading recs, recs, winter reads, writing business, writing life

• Youtube Channels to Puzzle to and Other Stuff I Liked in October, 2020

  

  We read! We edit! We procrastinate!

  Vesna Kurilic

  October 29, 2020

  read, recs, write

  boyfriend material, business, creative writing, gregory ashe, jenna moreci, marketing, one page marketing plan, Reading recs, recs, stray fears, writing, writing business

• 5+1 Reasons to Read Historical Fantasy

  

  Is it fantastical history or historical fantasy? Either way, I’m here for it!

  Vesna Kurilic

  October 21, 2020

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  books, fantasy, historic literature, historical fantasy, history, historybound, historybounding, literature, read, reader, readers, reading, Reading recs, What to read

• ‘I should be ashamed, but I’m so proud of that scene’ and Other Stuff I liked in September, 2020

  

  What scene? What sceeeeeneee?

  Vesna Kurilic

  September 26, 2020

  read, recs, write

  Autumn reads, books, fiction writing, Reading recs, What to read

• Reality is Hard and Other Stuff I liked in August, 2020

  

  Summer was good to this humble reader.

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 28, 2020

  Edit, read, recs, write

  books, creative writing, editing, fanfiction, fiction, literature, minimalism, recs, short stories