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Discoverability: One Writer’s Solution
As “The Local Bookstore” joins the list of endangered species and we enter the age of digital books, one of the biggest problems facing readers and writers is discoverability. How can readers find new books without being able to browse … Continue reading
Posted in Books, humor, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, categories, fantasy subgenres, tags, urban fantasy, Valknut: The Binding
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Fantasy on the Ice
My dad doesn’t read fantasy fiction. Ever. The only fiction books he reads are crime novels, like those by John D. MacDonald. In fact, he only reads John D. MacDonald books. And only the ones with Travis McGee in them. … Continue reading
Speaking of Norse gods and hobos… [Announcements!]
I have a few announcements today, starting with: My first ever flash fiction story, “Jokul Frosti and the Boy,” is appearing at Sommer Leigh’s wonderful blog for FREE! I’m pretty happy with this story and hope you take a moment to … Continue reading
Posted in Marie's Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged Amazon, Flash fiction, Kindle, Marie M. Loughin, Norse mythology, Short story, The Binding, Valknut: The Binding
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The sounds of silence
Those of you who’ve been following me regularly may have gathered that I like audible books. I started listening to them at a time when I was spending two or more hours a day in the car and was under … Continue reading
Cover reveal for Valknut: The Binding
My poor blog has languished over the last two weeks and I apologize for that. But I have an excuse. (Don’t we always have an excuse?) I’ve been working hard on the final touches of my urban fantasy thriller, Valknut: The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Marie's Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Tagged Amazon, Books, Fenrir, fiction, Norse, Norse mythology, Odin, urban fantasy
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Fenrir: Monster or simply misunderstood?
As a member of Sommer Leigh’s League of Monstrologists, I’m going to tell you about Fenrir, the great wolf of Norse mythology. Even if you’re not a fan of Norse mythology, you’ve probably heard of Loki. He’s shown up in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Myth in fiction, Writing
Tagged Asgard, Fenrir, fiction, Gleipnir, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Loki, monster, norn, norse myth, Norse mythology, Odin
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Pondering the whims of editors (a history of Marie’s “Rose in Winter”)
If you’ve visited my site recently, you might have noticed Vanessa Chan’s lovely artwork in my sidebar. This is actually the cover of my newly published e-book, Rose in Winter, a 20-page short story that was originally published in Marion … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Writing
Tagged Anthology, fantasy, high fantasy, Marion Zimmer Bradley, self-publish, Short story, Sword and Sorceress series
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Marie Meets the Publishing Industry: Do I wanna be a publisher?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the shock I felt when I emerged from my writing cave to find that the publishing world had gone mad. I’ve (mostly) recovered from that trauma and have been pondering the question: “So what are … Continue reading
I wanna be digital
Joe Konrath’s recent post, Digital Me, focuses on our collective love affair with home entertainment and its conversion to digital media. In particular, he talks about replacing much of his vast book collection with digital versions. I confess, ever since … Continue reading
Marie Meets the Publishing Industry: Will writers be the next gatekeepers?
Joe Konrath and Blake Crouch have brainstormed a vision for the future of publishing that makes a lot of sense to me. In fact, my brain has been working along similar lines ever since I saw the possibilities of indie … Continue reading
Marie Loughin's "I WANNA BE . . ." 