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K.S. Nikakis

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Born

in London, The United Kingdom

July 10, 1955

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http://www.ksnikakis.com

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Genre

Fantasy, Poetry, Nature Writing

Influences

J.R.R. Tolkien; Robert MacFarlane
Ursula Le Guin
Mary Stewart

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January 2012

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Karen Simpson Nikakis grew up in a small country town in NE Victoria, Australia where she rode horses through beautiful alpine scenery. This continues to influence her fiction, nonfiction and poetry works.

She pursued a career in Education including Secondary Colleges, AMECs, TAFE and Universities (Australian and International) and was Assoc Prof and Foundation Head of Melbourne Polytechnic's innovative Bachelor of Writing and Publishing. She holds a B.Ed, M.Ed(Hons) in fantasy, and a Ph.D in Campbell's hero myth, as well as three Diplomas in the areas of Writing and Communications.

She is the author of over 17 fiction, nonfiction and poetry works. Her fantasy novel I Heard the Wolf Call My Name and short story Glass-Heart were both short-li ...more

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

K.S. Nikakis I am biased towards my own works, so at present it is Etaine and Cormac in The Emerald Serpent. Their love affair goes amiss, with tragic consequences…moreI am biased towards my own works, so at present it is Etaine and Cormac in The Emerald Serpent. Their love affair goes amiss, with tragic consequences, through neither of their faults. In the end, both make the necessary sacrifices to right the situation, and save their people.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

K.S. Nikakis Thanks for the question. Writer's block just means you are sitting staring at the screen or sitting staring at the screen and swearing! I see writing …moreThanks for the question. Writer's block just means you are sitting staring at the screen or sitting staring at the screen and swearing! I see writing as a continuous problem solving exercise. Why did the character do x,y or z? If x was to happen, what would the character do? Why would the character do it? To come up with solutions to the sorts of empty spaces in your writer's brain, you have to think about what you know about the characters and the setting and what's happened so far. If you really are at a loss, just make your character do something. It doesn't matter what; if it all goes pear-shaped you can hit the delete key (the writer's best friend). Often the story will go off in surprising directions.

I think also writer's block can be tiredness or staleness. I gaze out the window a lot. Don't be in a rush or feel pressured. Pick up your favourite book or mag and have a read. Or, jump to a scene you have been dying to write and write it first. You can write your story in any order you like. I hope this helps you because it helps me.(less)

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Average rating: 3.94 · 754 ratings · 66 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Whisper of Leaves (Kira Chronicles, #1) by K.S. Nikakis (Goodreads Author), Karen Simpson Nikakis 3.89 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Song of the Silvercades (Kira Chronicles, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cry of the Marwing (Kira Chronicles, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kira Chronicles Fantasy Trilogy Bundle: The Whisper Of Leaves; The Song Of The Silvercades; The Cry Of The Marwing 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emerald Serpent 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whisper of Leaves: A High Fantasy Series (The Kira Chronicles Series Book 1) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Music of Home: A High Fantasy Series (The Kira Chronicles Series Book 6) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart Hunter 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silence of Stone (The Kira Chronicles series, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thunder of Hoofs: A High Fantasy Series (The Kira Chronicles Series Book 4) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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When the Hero Menstruates – Writing Authentic Female Fantasy Heroes

There is a joke along the lines of no fantasy hero ever needing to use the toilet or owning a pair of socks but behind any levity these images conjure, lies the decisions writers make about which of their hero’s bodily functions to include in the narrative and which to ignore.

The Physical Needs of the Fantasy Hero

Humans need to eat, drink, urinate and defecate, and female humans of a certain age u Read more of this blog post »

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