Posted Monday, 1 December, 2014 by jorielov All Our Yesterdays, Anthony Russo, B.R. Maul, Berni Stevens, Blood for Blood, Brenda S. Anderson, C.A. Gray, Camille Eide, Christina Courtenay, Coming Home series, Cristin Terrill, Crown of Dust, Dance Until Dawn, Dare to Kiss, Deborah Heal, E. Chris Garrison, French Toast, French Twist, Glynis Astie, History Mystery Trilogy, I Walter, Laura Brown, Like There's No Tomorrow, Lila's Choice, Mari Passananti, Mary Volmer, Mike Hartner, New England Rocks, Paranormal Texas, Paul Mark Tag, Pieces of Granite, Piercing the Veil series, Portals Passages & Pathways, S.B. Alexander, S.C. Barrus, S.K. Rizzolo, Science Thrillers Trilogy, Sharon Cameron, Sinking Down, The Dark Unwinding, The Dragon of Unrest, The Gin Thief, The Hazards of Hunting While Heartbroken, The Rose in the Wheel, Trade Winds, Tui Snider, Unexpected Texas 1 Comment
Each of us who joyfully blogs about books will find at times, even our best laid plans to host concurrent blog events can sometimes become a bit hard to juggle when our personal lives intercede on the time we had scheduled to devout to the events themselves. I found myself in this particular pickle last Sci Fi November, but this year, I felt I had shifted a few things around to where I had more hours to give and thereby could redeem myself from what I could not put together last year. Suffice to say, a few unexpected issues arose the least of which were a knock-out of my internet connection by a severe lightning storm and a broken toe of which looked far worse than the injury itself yet gave me enough wincing pain to forestall my blogging.
I was able to jump dive into the #RRSciFiMonth chat at the very tail-end of the conversation, whereupon I happily enjoyed speaking with Ms. Czerneda, Asti, Ana, and Rachel Noel (@Silelda & Purple Owl Reviews)! It was during this part of the convo, I expressed my desire to carry forward into December the posts I was unable to contribute during the last fortnight of SFN: 2014! I was happily surprised to find others were in agreement; November for whichever reason had become a bit of a quagmire for a lot of us, and I was not the only one wanting to extend the celebrations!
*I received a bit of a surprise whilst getting the link for Rachel Noel’s blog! (read: 2014 Thanks) I have always appreciated the randomness to my conversations with Rachel Noel on Twitter & I had always meant to expand our connection by visiting her blog. To see my name listed as a part of a note of gratitude of whom gave her the most joy and support in 2014 was simply an unexpected blessing to discover. Our lives touch each other in ways we do not always realise have an impact that gives us all a boost when we need it most. I can attest the same in return! Read More
Posted Monday, 1 December, 2014 by jorielov in #IndieWriterMonth, #SciFiReadathon, Blog Tour Host & Reviewer, Blogosphere Events & Happenings, Book Junkie Promotions, Cedar Fort Publishing & Media, ChocLitUK, Contemporary Romance, Cosy Historical Mystery, Debut Author, Debut Novel, Dystopian, Fantasy Fiction, France Book Tours, Go Indie, Hard Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, Historical Romance, Indie Author, Inspirational Fiction & Non-Fiction, INSPY Realistic Fiction | Non-Fiction, JKS Communications: Literary Publicity Firm, Jorie Loves A Story Features, Local Libraries | Research Libraries, Memoir, Month9Books, Non-Fiction, RALs | Thons via Blogs, Realistic Fiction, Romance Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Royal Social Media, Sci-Fi November, Science Fiction, Seventh Star Press, SFN Bingo, Small Towne Fiction, Soft Science Fiction, Steampunk, Sweet Romance, Time Travel, TLC Book Tours, Twitterland & Twitterverse Event, Western Fiction
Posted Sunday, 3 November, 2013 by jorielov Across the Universe, Airborn, All Our Yesterdays, Andrew Sean Greer, Ann Vandermeer, Becoming Beauty, Beth Revis, Breaking the Time Barrier: The Race to Build the First Time Machine, Caragh M. O'Brien, City at the End of Time, Clifford A. Pickover, Cloud Atlas, Cristin Terrill, David Brin, David Mitchell, Divergent, Duane Swierczynski, Edward Dolnick, Erin Morgenstern, Expiration Date, Fahrenheit 451, Felix J. Palma, Greg Bear, Jay Lake, Jenny Randles, Kage Baker, Kate MacAlister, Kenneth Opel, Liz Williams, Mainspring, Matthew Fleming, Not Less Than Gods, Prized, Ray Bradbury, Richard J. Gott, Sarah E. Boucher, Seampunk: An Anthology, Selden Edwards, Sharon Cameron, Steamed: A Steampunk Romance, Stephen R. Lawhead, The Archived, The Clockwork Universe, The Dark Unwinding, The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells, The Kingdom of Ohio, The Little Book, The Lost Prince, The Map of Time, The Night Circus, The Postman, The Search for WondLa, The Skin Map, Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time, Time: A Traveler's Guide, Tony DiTerlizzi, Under the Never Sky, Veronica Rossi, Veronica Roth, Victoria Schwab, WorldSoul 7 Comments
By now, anyone who spends a bit of time rooting around my blog (JLAS) will discover that I have a quirky ability to find new reading challenges at the drop of a hat! And, I always attempt to make good on my promise to complete them during their event’s time-frame but alas! My reading life has endeared a few unexpected obstacles these past months, and so, most of the challenges I have undertaken are “in-progress”. Therefore, what bliss to find one that is free-form and can be completed without a specific end-date! I am in the process of completing all my reading challenges that I thus far entered, but what made me become engaged with this one in particular is because I have a *stacked full* reading list to devour in November for SFN!! All the scheduled and proposed books will be listed! Let’s see where they take me on the Bingo card!?
This lovely card was created by Leanne @ Oh! the Books!
Let the Reading Challenge Commence!
B1: A book with alternate realities
B2: A sci-fi book mixed with horror
B3: A debut sci-fi novel
B4: A book with awesome technology
B5: A book set on another planet
I1: A book that’s a space western
I2: A book with robots/AI {The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron}*automation
I3: A book with mind-based super powers
I4: A book with clones
I5: A book with aliens
N1: A book involving a war
N2: A book involving dreams {Becoming Beauty by Sarah E. Boucher}
N3: FREE!
N4: A book with mutations
N5: A book with time travel
G1: A book set underneath the earth
G2: A book set in the future
G3: A book with a dystopian setting
G4: A book with cyborgs
G5: A book set in an alternate past
O1: A book with a non-human MC
O2: A book with spaceships
O3: A book with laser weapons
O4: A book set in post-apocalypse
O5: A book with genetic engineering
SFN Reading List: [combination of scheduled & alternates]
- The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead {5/6 Nov ’13}
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Breaking the Time Barrier Jenny Randles
- WorldSoul by Liz Williams
- Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe by Richard J. Gott
- Time: A Traveler’s Guide by Clifford A. Pickover
- The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
- The Little Book by Selden Edwards
- The Lost Prince by Selden Edwards
- The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
- The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Fleming
- Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski
- City at the End of Time by Greg Bear
- All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
- The Archived by Victoria Schwab
- Across the Universe by Beth Revis
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- The Postman by David Brin
- Prized by Caragh M. O’Brien
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
- The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi
- Steamed: A Steampunk Romance by Kate MacAlister
- Not Less Than Gods by Kage Baker
- Steampunk: An Anthology by Ann Vandermeer
- The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron {started ’13 | finished ’14}
- The Clockwork Universe by Edward Dolnick
- Mainspring by Jay Lake
- Airborn by Kenneth Opel
- Becoming Beauty by Sarah E. Boucher {9 Nov ’14}
It will be a wondrous mystery to me to see which elements of these books will enter into the formation of the Bingo card’s taken spaces! I am certain that if I can read the # of books I scheduled to read this month, it will be quite the feat in of itself! Therefore, if reading the alternates takes time into December and the Bingo card is not yet completed for a win – I shall continue!
Stay tuned!
I am tweaking my Book Showcase on Steampunk Literature
& will reveal my first Steampunk choice!
Rock on, dear hearts!
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{SOURCES: Leanne at Literary Excursion Oh! the Books made the SFN Bingo Card for SFN participants to take part in the joy of an undisciplined reading challenge! The Bingo card is used with permission. Sci-Fi November Badge provided by Rinn Reads for participants to advert the month long event and to encourage people to follow along with those of us who are contributing.}
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Posted Sunday, 3 November, 2013 by jorielov in Dystopian, Reading Challenge Addict, Reading Challenges, Sci-Fi November, Science Fiction, SFN Bingo, Steampunk, Time Travel
