State of Mind; A Bit of (Bamboo) Fun; Love for Telemakos

[rj_anderson]

I still feel pretty much entirely made of fail as far as my writing is concerned, but I remind myself that I go through this phase on a regular basis, and that if I give myself another day or two I will be back on a more even keel again. Not delusional enough to think my very first-drafty book is the Best Thing Ever, but enough that I can bear to

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[kerravonsen]

(wails) But I haven't even read Megan Whalen Turner yet!

[ozratbag2]

*takes note of the books*

I adore historical fiction, and I'm always looking for something new and good to read.

Thank you!

I hope things start to look better with your writing too. Publishing houses tend to cycle through themes, so the best tip I can give you is to look at the 'New Fiction' shelves at one of any number of large chains, and see what seems to be selling - better promoted, that sort of thing.

I'm not sure if that helps, but it might give you some ideas.

[kizmet_42]

Hold at the library placed.

Is this suitable for a young teenager?

[rj_anderson]

The Winter Prince has some themes of incest -- necessarily so given a character like Morgause and the origins of Mordred/Medraut, but Wein also goes on to show how that kind of thing can really mess up the next generation psychologically -- realistically so, I think, but anyway the allusions are there.

There are also some pretty brutal (physical, non-sexual) things that happen to characters later on in the books, but they're carefully handled. And they're being marketed to a young YA audience, so my short answer would be yes. Anyone who's enjoyed the Attolia books will enjoy these, I think.

[sartorias]

Love those books!

[harriet_wimsey]

Oh, I know. I had to wait so long for our library to finish processing The Empty Kingdom, but it finally came through and I read it and it was fabulous. I actually had come across her on LJ before I'd heard of any of her books, so I sought them out and am so glad I did. Now I'm pushing them on as many people as possible.