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Fall Festivities and Other Updates

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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47North, A Murder of Authors, Aftershock, Bookworm Blues, Fantasy, Jack Horn, sarah chorn, SF Signal, The Dream Stewards, Urban Fantasy

I crawled out of my writing cave this morning and realized I’d been in there a lot longer than I thought. Days, even entire weeks have passed – and I hardly noticed! I’d like to say I’ve got a completed manuscript to show for it, but the truth is I’m still a long way from finished.

I’ve got three core projects in the works – the first is an Urban Fantasy series that I just can’t seem to abandon, even though the publishing peeps have been telling me this particular subculture in the fantasy genre is dying on the vine. I’ve decided to put the words on the page and see where this first story goes.

Also on the story wheel is a novel length sequel to the short story I released through StoryFront earlier this year, AFTERSHOCK. If you’re into post-apocalyptic dystopian societies and hostile first-contact scenarios, you should give AFTERSHOCK a try. The novel picks up two years after the original event horizon, as the main characters are forced to confront the grim reality that life on earth is now more alien than human. This is an adapt or die situation that only the strongest can survive.

The project I’m most into this week is a full-on epic fantasy that takes place in a world where the balance of power has tipped too far in favor of a privileged few, and the scale is about to be reset. Akylah, the ruler of the Beyaz-at, is hell-bent to fulfill her father’s promise to lead the displaced tribe back to their ancestral home to reclaim the land and power that is rightfully theirs. To do that, she must retrieve a holy relic that holds no meaning for her, fight an enemy that isn’t hers, and broker a truce between opposing forces who would rather face extinction than make peace.

Sound interesting? I sure hope so. And while you’re waiting for me to finish, you might want to check out this stuff:

Over at SF Signal, Sarah Chorn of Bookworm Blues fame and I chat about women, research and the value of writing community –

SF Signal Interview

And, on Thursday October 30th, I’ll be hanging out at a Facebook Hallowe’en Party featuring a whole bunch of fabulous writers who will be reading, chatting, and giving away prizes –

A Murder of Authors

That’s all I’ve got on the calendar for now, but keep checking back for updates. Rumor has it I will be making a guest appearance or two in the Seattle area in the very near future!

Ode to Autumn

27 Sunday Oct 2013

Posted by robertatrahan in The Power of Prose

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autumn, Fantasy, Inspiration, Poetry, Roberta Trahan, Rutger Hauer, sarah chorn, Writing

I recycle this post every Fall. Even after all these years it still speaks for me. Autumn has always been my favorite season.

This piece was selected by the actor Rutger Hauer for his Soap Box Poets page long ago, and still resides there…

(image courtesy of Sarah Chorn Photography)

World within A World

Simple Pleasures

 

Ordinarily,

I would never

 

Hold rain-washed river rock

just to feel the cool smoothness

of edges dulled by merciless scrubbing,

 

Breathe frost laced fog vapor

just to see icy mist crystals

hanging in the sky melt from my warmth,

 

Follow wind swept maple leaves

just to watch them scatter randomly

in complicated dances across the road,

 

Stand rooted to the sidewalk

just to taste coffee essence, French roast,

served on the breeze outside a café,

 

Or smile at strangers rushing past me

just to acknowledge the hue and grain

they have added to the landscape of my day.

 

Ordinarily,

I would take the bus.

 

copyright 2008 Roberta Trahan, all rights reserved.

Best-selling author of the quasi-historical epic fantasy and post-apocalyptic science fiction. Dragon Seeker, Myth Maker, Coffeechocoholic & Antique Jewelry Hoarder.

THE KEYS TO THE REALMS (The Dream Stewards #2)

THE WELL OF TEARS (The Dream Stewards #1)

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