tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46501536908998266372024-03-08T08:03:40.298-08:00Webography[Is that even a word?]Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-41002023344813735012010-02-27T18:56:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:47:50.652-08:00GeneralThough I hate general and miscellaneous categories, these are stuck here until something similar pops up...<br /><br><a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefinitions/">Sub-Genre Definitions</a> from the Writer's Digest website<br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/">Goodreads</a> [social networking site]<br /><a href="http://faculty.mckendree.edu/william_harroff/ebe/book_quotes.htm">Book and Library Quotes</a> [because I'm a sucker for a good quote...]<br /><a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk">Fantastic Fiction [UK]</a> [an excellent database for fiction, and a smidgen of non-fiction...]Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-70964460929320800672009-03-01T17:21:00.000-08:002009-03-07T16:47:23.220-08:00Historical Romancesub-genre of <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/romance.html">Romance</a><br /><br />"A romance taking place in a recognizable historical period." [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefinitions/">Writer's Digest</a>]<br />NB - like paranormal, a catch-all category that can be further defined by the historical periods in which stories are set.<br /><br />AUTHORS<br /> <a href="http://www.juliegarwood.com/">Julie Garwood</a> [medieval, Scottish medieval, regency]<br /><br />GENERAL<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_romance">Historical Romance</a>, a brief history and sub-genre list (13 periods) from WikipediaCamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-23155430933007167582009-02-28T16:03:00.001-08:002009-03-07T16:47:57.996-08:00Romantic Suspensesub-genre of <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/romance.html">Romance</a><br /><br />"Novels in which an admirable heroine is pitted against some evil force (but in which the romantic aspect still maintains priority)." [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefinitions/">Writer's Digest</a>]<br /><br />AUTHORS<br /> <a href="http://www.juliegarwood.com/">Julie Garwood</a> [contemporaries]<br /> <a href="http://www.authordiannalove.com/home.html">Dianna Love</a>Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-48367427494467361072009-02-28T10:19:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:04:58.417-08:00DiscussionsFrom time to time, I go on a web hunt for answers to specific questions. Sometimes my quandary will be solved, while other times it leads me into unfamiliar (though always interesting) territory...<br /><br /><b>I. What is the difference between urban fantasy and paranormal romance?</b><br /> * <a href="http://urbanfantasy.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/urban-fantasy-vs-paranormal-romance/">by Donna</a>, at Urban Fantasy<br /> * <a href="http://www.delacroix.net/blog/?p=701">by Claire Delacroix</a>, at Alive and Knitting<br /> * <a href="http://www.romanceaustralia.com/articles/urban.htm">by Keri Arthur</a>, at Romance Writers of Australia<br /> * <a href="http://jenhayley.com/2008/09/26/urban-fantasy-vs-paranormal/">by Jen Hayley</a> [see also the discussion following]<br /> * <a href="http://ffnp.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-is-ff.html">What is FF&P?</a> [fantasy, futuristic, and paranormal romance], Romance Writers of America<br /> * <a href="http://ciaralira.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/paranormal-romance-vs-urban-fantasy/">by Ciara Stewart</a> [see also the discussion following]<br /> * <a href="http://paranormalromanceblog.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/what-makes-paranormal-paranormal/">by Laura</a>, at Harlequin's Paranormal Romance BlogCamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-24867333387175466292009-02-28T10:18:00.000-08:002009-03-07T16:46:37.811-08:00Erotic Fantasysub-genre of <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/fantasy.html">Fantasy</a><br /><br />[ah-hem...does this really need a definition... ;-) ]<br /><br />AUTHORS<br /> <a href="http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/">Laurell K. Hamilton</a>, her <a href="http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/">blog</a>Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-69796706337367028172009-02-28T10:17:00.000-08:002009-03-01T17:57:19.052-08:00Fantasysee also <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/erotic-fantasy.html">Erotic Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/steampunk.html">Steampunk</a>, <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/urban-fantasy.html">Urban Fantasy</a><br /><br />"Science fiction is potentially real; fantasy is not." Marlene Stringer, agent [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefintions/">Writer's Digest</a>] [oooh, harsh]<br />NB - Though usually lumped together with Science Fiction, they are decidedly <b>not</b> the same thing. [IMHO]Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-5699712402040982482009-02-27T18:50:00.000-08:002009-03-07T16:48:27.380-08:00Paranormal Romancesub-genre of <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/romance.html">Romance</a><br /><br />"Involving some sort of supernatural element, ranging widely to include science fiction/fantasy aspects such as time travel, monsters or psychic abilities." [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefinitions/">Writer's Digest</a>]<br />NB - The above definition is catch-all for everything "not-normal" - like fantasy it can be broken down into various other sub-genres, such as vampires, shapeshifters, time travel, etc. [IMHO, anyway, and since this is my blog, it will be...;-) ]<br /><br />AUTHORS<br /> <a href="http://www.dailyinquisitor.com/sherrilyn/">Sherrilyn Kenyon</a> [aka Kinley MacGregor]<br /> <a href="http://www.authordiannalove.com/home.html">Dianna Love</a> ["Midnight Kiss Goodnight" only, though the author considers her short story Urban Fantasy - as per her website]<br /> <a href="http://www.hpmallory.com/index.html">H. P. Mallory</a><br /> <a href="http://www.jrward.com/">J. R. Ward</a> [vampires]<br /><br />BLOGS<br /> <a href="http://paranormalromanceblog.wordpress.com/">Harlequin's Paranormal Romance Blog</a><br /> <a href="http://urbanfantasyland.wordpress.com/">Urban Fantasy Land</a> [book reviews, guest bloggers]<br /><br /><a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-difference-between-urban.html">DISCUSSIONS</a><br /> I. Urban fantasy vs. paranormal romanceCamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-61170209932023649092009-02-27T18:17:00.000-08:002009-02-28T08:30:25.331-08:00Personal Blogs<a href="http://anecasworld.blogspot.com/">Aneca's World</a> [mystery, romance]Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-52160790335353150262009-02-27T17:46:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:33:18.767-08:00Romancesee also <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/03/historical-romance.html">Historical Romance</a>, <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/paranormal-romance.html">Paranormal Romance</a>, <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/romantic-suspense.html">Romantic Suspense</a><br /><br />"If you can take the love interest out and it's still a story, it's not a romance." Jayne Ann Krentz [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefinitions/">Writer's Digest</a>]<br /><br />BLOGS<br /> <a href="http://ciaralira.wordpress.com/">Ciara Stewart</a><br /><br />GENERAL<br /> <a href="http://www.romancewiki.com/Main_Page">RomanceWiki</a>Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-65238072950707968842009-02-27T17:44:00.001-08:002009-03-07T16:45:59.262-08:00Steampunksub-genre of <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/fantasy.html">Fantasy</a><br /><br />"A specific type of alternate history in which characters in Victorian England have access to 20th century technology." [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefintions/">Writers's Digest</a>]<br /><br />GENERAL <br /> <a href="http://brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/">Brass Goggles</a>Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650153690899826637.post-61050938763043053862009-02-27T17:44:00.000-08:002009-03-07T16:45:12.667-08:00Urban Fantasysub-genre of <a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/fantasy.html">Fantasy</a><br /><br />"A fantasy tale in which magical powers and characters appear in an otherwise normal modern context, similar to Latin American magical realism." [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefinitions/">Writer's Digest</a>]<br />[and for the sake of completion, though it was listed under horror...?] <br />"Magical Realism is a genre inspired by Latin American authors, in which extraordinary forces or creatures pop into otherwise normal, real-life settings." [<a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/article/genredefintions/">Writer's Digest</a>]<br /><br />AUTHORS<br /> <a href="http://www.jim-butcher.com/">Jim Butcher</a> ['Dresden Files' series]<br /> <a href="http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/">Laurell K. Hamilton</a>, her <a href="http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/">blog</a><br /> <a href="http://www.hpmallory.com/index.html">H. P. Mallory</a> <br /><br />BLOGS<br /> <a href="http://urbanfantasy.wordpress.com/">Urban Fantasy</a> [book reviews]<br /> <a href="http://urbanfantasyland.wordpress.com/">Urban Fantasy Land</a> [book reviews, guest bloggers]<br /><br /><a href="http://cam-turnofapage-links.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-difference-between-urban.html">DISCUSSIONS</a><br /> I. Urban fantasy vs. Paranormal romanceCamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716130467626824238noreply@blogger.com0