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Posts Tagged ‘Emotions’

Book Review: Tina Connolly’s Ironskin

October 28, 2012 Mathias Leave a comment

Warning: May Contain Spoilers!

Ironskin follows the tale of twenty-one year old Jane Elliot, a survivor of the Great War with the Fey (magical, fairy-like creatures).  She was scarred by a fey bomb that left traces of their magic upon her.  Those maimed as such are cursed, making themselves and others around them feel a particular, intense emotion or sensation.  Jane’s happens to be rage.  To counteract the curse, those who are scared wear iron, for the Fey are repelled by it.  Jane’s scar is on her face, thus she wears a mask.  To say that Jane considers herself hideous to look at and suffers from self esteem issues is putting it lightly.

The story opens with Jane taking a governess position at an estate called Silver Birch.  The estate is home for a mysterious man (Edward Rochart) and his even more mysterious daughter (Dorie) who, despite not being scared, possesses Fey talents. Read more…

Categories: Book Reviews Tags: Curse, Dorie, Emotions, Fairy, Governess, Great War, Intense Emotion, Jane Elliot, Mask, Mysterious Man, Point Of View, Prose, Romantic Interest, Scar, Self Esteem Issues, Sensation, Silver Birch, Standpoint, Steampunk, Survivor

Under the Darkened Moon Critiques (Both Good And Bad)

September 28, 2012 Mathias Leave a comment

I encourage people to say what they really think whenever they are reading my work in progress (Under the Darkened Moon). I haven’t had it in a formal review setting since I started the live read and final draft process. But, prior to that, I got a lot of feedback from a variety of sources including: my standard review group, writer friends of mine (published and unpublished), and people who I know and who like to read fantasy.

I’m not someone who isn’t willing to let people, whether they liked the book or not, have their say. Here is a sampling of the good and the bad that I got as feedback: Read more…

Categories: General Things, Good Stuff, Review Groups, The Writing Process Tags: Bad People, Darkened Moon, Dialogue, Elves, Emotions, Epic Fantasy, Feedback, Final Draft, Genre, Limited, Love Story, Motivation, Opposites, Point Of View, Prose, Sampling, Story Flow, Work In Progress, World Description, Writer Friends

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