Julia’s Comments (group member since Mar 23, 2015)

Julia’s comments from the Sci-Fi, fantasy and speculative Indie Authors Review group.

Are any UK writers going to FantasyCon or YALC this year? I'm thinking of going even though my book won't be out until next year, but they're huge conventions and I'm quite shy!

Sorry Christina, I had that ready to post before I actually read what you'd written! I will probably edit the last line again.

Here is my go at cutting it down:

Sixteen-year-old Mnemba is one of the best safari guides in Nazwimbe. She tracks down grootslangs and griffins with ease but when she’s assigned to a unicorn naturalist, she's unprepared to lead an expert. Worse, when Mr. Harving arrives, Mnemba can't cope with her forbidden attraction to his daughter, Kara.

When a manticore attack leaves Mr. Harving bed bound, Mnemba and Kara venture into the wilderness alone. Together they uncover a plot by a powerful gang of poachers to enslave the beautiful unicorns, harnessing their supernatural strength to build a railway. To stop the gang, Mnemba and Kara must free the unicorns and steal the moonstone that binds them in servitude, while avoiding capture themselves and struggling not to fall in love.

Hi everyone! I will probably get some input from my publisher nearer to the time, but what does everyone think of the blurb I wrote for GoodReads? I think it could possibly use some tweaking:

Sixteen-year-old Mnemba is one of the best safari guides in Nazwimbe. She tracks down grootslangs and griffins with ease but when she’s assigned to a Unicorn Naturalist, she's unprepared to lead an expert. Worse, when Mr. Harving arrives, Mnemba's even less prepared to cope with her forbidden attraction to his daughter, Kara.

When a manticore attack leaves Mr. Harving bed bound, Mnemba and Kara venture into the wilderness alone. Together they uncover a pile of discarded unicorn horns and a plot by a powerful gang of poachers to enslave the beautiful creatures, harnessing their supernatural strength to build a railway. Using their new iron highway, the poachers plan to bring foreign weapons and overthrow Nazwimbe’s peacekeeping General. To stop the gang, Mnemba and Kara must free the unicorns and steal the moonstone that binds them in servitude, while avoiding capture themselves and struggling not to fall in love.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Hi everyone!
I write YA Fantasy! (generally LGBT Romantic Fantasy) I just signed a contract for my latest manuscript, Unicorn Tracks, with Harmony Ink Press. It will be out in 2016!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...