Great sci-fi romance from an unpub
I'm reworking the beginning of QUEEN (loving the new opening *much* better than the old one) but I thought I'd pass this along.
Lisa Paitz Spindler, a friend of mine and fellow playpal on Writers at Play has posted chapters of her wonderful unpublished sci-fi romance novel, The Kinship, at www.Authonomy.com a website sponsored by Harper Collins to "flush out the brightest, freshest new writing talent around".
What is it exactly? Well, let me quote direct from the FAQ on the site:
So basically, readers can go to the site, read the first chapters posted and vote on their favorites. The books that receive the most votes will get read by Harper Collins editors.
So take a jaunt to authonomy.com and read a few of the books posted there. And if you like Lisa's book, The Kinship, be sure to register and click the "Back the Book" link to add your vote. She's only a few clicks from breaking the top 400 and we playpals are on a mission to see her story rise to the top!
Authors - its a great opportunity for you to make your own attempt to break into NY publisher.
Readers - how better to let your voice be heard and see the books you WANT to read get published?
In addition to her authonomy showing, Lisa authors the widely respected Danger Gal blog. She's been quoted by an impressive list of authors and bloggers and always has an intelligent and insightful view into science fiction books, movies, and tv - particularly as relates to the role and portrayals of women in sci-fi. She's worth a read, if you haven't already checked her out.
Cheers
Cheryl
Lisa Paitz Spindler, a friend of mine and fellow playpal on Writers at Play has posted chapters of her wonderful unpublished sci-fi romance novel, The Kinship, at www.Authonomy.com a website sponsored by Harper Collins to "flush out the brightest, freshest new writing talent around".
What is it exactly? Well, let me quote direct from the FAQ on the site:
Authonomy invites unpublished and self published authors to post their manuscripts for visitors to read online. Authors create their own personal page on the site to host their project - and must make at least 10,000 words available for the public to read.
Visitors to authonomy can comment on these submissions – and can personally recommend their favourites to the community. authonomy counts the number of recommendations each book receives, and uses it to rank the books on the site. It also spots which visitors consistently recommend the best books – and uses that info to rank the most influential trend spotters.
So basically, readers can go to the site, read the first chapters posted and vote on their favorites. The books that receive the most votes will get read by Harper Collins editors.
So take a jaunt to authonomy.com and read a few of the books posted there. And if you like Lisa's book, The Kinship, be sure to register and click the "Back the Book" link to add your vote. She's only a few clicks from breaking the top 400 and we playpals are on a mission to see her story rise to the top!
Authors - its a great opportunity for you to make your own attempt to break into NY publisher.
Readers - how better to let your voice be heard and see the books you WANT to read get published?
In addition to her authonomy showing, Lisa authors the widely respected Danger Gal blog. She's been quoted by an impressive list of authors and bloggers and always has an intelligent and insightful view into science fiction books, movies, and tv - particularly as relates to the role and portrayals of women in sci-fi. She's worth a read, if you haven't already checked her out.
Cheers
Cheryl
posted by C.L. Wilson at
8:21 AM
12 Comments:
Thank you so much for the shout out, Cheryl! This means a lot to me.
hi Cheryl, I am just finishing up last chapter of Lisa's book and I think it is definitely my kind of book. Gets my vote. I love the site cos I am always on the look out for new authors and books
Tinuke
Hey Tinuke - I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I think Lisa's got a great, crisp way of writing that suits sci-fi perfectly.
Spread the word :) It's a great place for readers to discover new authors they want to see in print!
Thank you for the heads up Cheryl! It's a long weekend for me this weekend, so I'll wander over.
Oh, and good luck with the re-working of QOSAS!
Thanks for this info! :D
Hi Hon,
Just dropping by to see what all the excitement was about...the books sounds great!
Hugs
Hawk - I've got a blog on fairies this week stop on by I'd love for you to visit.
xoxo
Cheryl,
I've given you an award!Stop by my blog at http://www.houstonawknight.blogspot.com
Hugs always
Hawk
Aaaahhh...I've got Tairen Soul Fever!!!
Just dropping by to say I hope the writing is going well!
(((((CL)))))
Can I just breakdown and cry unabashedly like a bad tempered 3 year old? And here I was looking forward to June....! As much as I'm wailing inside I am so grateful that you are taking the time to ensure that Rain and Ellysettas' story unfolds as it should. I'll try out the link you recommended.
Moiras~
Cheryl -
Thanks for the heads up - I'll go check it out!
I dropped in to tell you to go visit my blog site...I've left a gift there for you! xoxox
Hawk
Ok. New writers? Cool. So what does Miss Wilson recommend? Oh, yes. We are patiently waiting for Queen. Its very cool to see a writer care enough to change the deadline. Good to see you still like the Fading Lands and surroundings. In fact Im hoping for a few more shout outs after Queen. Its such a lovely world. It doesn't deserve to be cast aside.
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