Laurel Anne Hill

What Have I Done? Where am I Going? (Part II) by Laurel Anne Hill

Steampunk Sorceress and Dr. Whooo. (Artistic photo created by Flight of Fantasy)

And here’s my super exciting news since my previous post:

“The Engine Woman’s Light” (my spirits-meet-steampunk, coming-of-age novel set in an alternate 19th Century California) has won an ELEVENTH AWARD: The 2018 Irwin Award for Speculative Fiction. (Book Publicists of Southern California.)
“The Engine Woman’s Light” and I made the “Swimsuit Edition” of the Hollywood Weekly in July. Click on this Link to Hollywood Weekly July 2018 Then turn to the last page.
BookLife in Publishers Weekly posted a great interview with me during the last week of July. Click on this Link to 7/27/2018 BookLife
Nice press release featuring Black Chateau authors attending WorldCon 2018. Click on this Link to Black Chateau Press Release.

I’ve just returned from SpoCon in Washington State, and am packing to head for WorldCon in San Jose, CA, which starts tomorrow. I seem to be in this whirlwind, where I don’t even have time to snap a photo. I’ll be selling books (including “The Engine Woman’s Light” ) on consignment at the Silicon Valley Writers table in the WorldCon Dealers’ Room. “The Engine Woman’s Light” will also be available at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society (GLAWS)/Black Chateau Enterprises table, and possibly at the Borderlands Books table, as well. My scheduled signing at the GLAWS table is 4-6 pm on Saturday, August 18, after a quick trip to Redwood City to give a presentation to CWC San Francisco Peninsula Writers.

Well, my time for website update is UP. Back to the whirlwind.

With warm regards,

Laurel Anne Hill (Author and Former Underground Storage Tank Operator)

What Have I Done? Where am I Going? (Part One)

WHERE I’VE BEEN: It’s been a crazy two-plus months for me since I last posted in April–a good kind of crazy. Many of you already know that my spirits-meet-steampunk novel, The Engine Woman’s Light, won additional awards and honors in May. The Engine Woman’s Light was the Steampunk winner in the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards, and the Science Fiction winner in the 2018 San Francisco Book Festival. The total for my novel is now up to ten honors and awards. I’ve listed them below, at the end of this posting.

I’ve had several radio/podcast interviews: May 16 with Jennifer Devoe on “Jenny’s Real Talk on the Block” (LA Talk Radio; http://latalkradio.com/content/jenny-051618%20#audio_play). June 7 with James Lowe on KJAG Radio/the Jiggy Jaguar Show, which broadcasts to Kansas and parts of Texas, but also is online. http://jiggyjaguar.com/jigg/laurel-anne-hill/. June 21 on LA Talk Radio with Sam Hasson (Sam in the Morning). http://latalkradio.com/content/sam-062118%20#audio_play

Also, I served a program participant at the BayCon Science Fiction/Fantasy Con over the Memorial Day Weekend.

Laurel and her friend Patricia Watson at BayCon.

And the Literary Stage at the 2018 San Mateo County Fair (June 9-17) really kept me busy, particularly the “Build your own space alien” craft project on June 11, Kids’ Day.

Build your own space alien at the San Mateo County Fair.

Honors and Awards for The Engine Woman’s Light

by Laurel Anne Hill

* 2017 Independent Press Award
Steampunk Category: Gold Award

*Kirkus Star

*Kirkus Best Indie Books 2017

*Kirkus Best Indie Teen Books 2017

*Chanticleer Reviews, 2017 Ozma (Fantasy) First in Category

*Chanticleer Reviews, 2017 Dante Rossetti (Young Adult) Semi-Finalist

*12^th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA), Steampunk: Winner

*2018 San Francisco Book Festival, Science Fiction: Winner
Young Adult: Runner-Up, Wild Card: Runner-Up

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“The Engine Woman’s Light” Wins an Ozma Fantasy Award

Three of the Chanticleer First in Category Winners: Murray Richter, Laurel Anne Hill, and Dr. Scot Hodkiewicz.

Chanticleer Book Reviews (CBR) held its annual awards banquet on April 21, during the Chanticleer Authors Conference at the picturesque Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Washington.

Laurel Anne Hill was surprised–and delighted–to receive an Ozma Fantasy Award (First in Category Blue Ribbon) for her novel, “The Engine Woman’s Light.” Her book had been short-listed for both the Ozma and the Dante Rossetti (Young Adult) Awards.

As an additional bonus, Laurel attended excellent programs about writing and book promotion, and made new friends. “The quality of the speakers was amazing,” Laurel said. “All that and “The Engine Woman’s Light” is a blue ribbon winner, too.”

Mystery Mark: Will the Real Vampire Please Step Forward?

I don’t know where the mark on my right wrist came from. The blemish–which doesn’t sting or itch–suggests a miniature staple attacked me. I noticed the bruise surrounding the two pinpoint marks a week ago—the whole thing nearby a prominent vein. At the time, I looked with suspicion at a couple of the hand puppets in my bedroom: the purple-and-black vampire bat and the giant black widow spider. However, their mouth parts failed to match the dimensions of my injury. What was going on?

If some sort of vampire leprechaun lived at my house, I’d make a serious accusation. None does. And I doubt vampire bats from Texas or Mexico inhabit my attic crawlspace. David and I once had a bat infestation in a prior home. I know the signs. No bats in my belfry these days, although I am a bit “batty” at times.

Of course, as an author of fantasy, horror, steampunk and science fiction, I probably have a REALLY diverse fan base. And I HAVE created a bunch of scary fictional characters–such as Antonio in The Engine Woman’s Light. I suppose some creepy characters and creepy-crawly fans might reside in-between the walls. If so, will the real culprit please step forward? I need to know if it’s time for rabies shots.

With warm regards,

Laurel Anne Hill
(Author and Former Underground Storage Tank Operator)
http://www.laurelannehill.com

Project “Getting the Point” by Laurel Anne Hill

Laurel Anne Hill (photo by Teresa LeYung Ryan)

I’m so excited about the presentation I’m working on for The 2018 San Mateo County Fair Literary Stage, and potential other venues. Mark your calendars for June 10, 2018, and meet me at the fair!

“GETTING THE POINT”

Overall Description: Writers, particularly those with few or no publication credits, don’t always make the most effective story viewpoint choices. Award-winning author, Laurel Anne Hill, will discuss point-of-view (POV) options in this interactive workshop.

Content includes:

* Definition of POV and POV Character.

* Interactive demonstration of the basic points of view.

* Closeness, distance, attitude, numbers: What POV is best for your story?

* How people really think, and how to show thoughts (without distracting italics) instead of telling about them.

* Viewpoint errors Laurel often encounters when evaluating story manuscripts.

* Interactive rewrite exercises to correct POV errors. (Handouts provided.)

* Discussion, Q&A.

Warm regards,

Laurel Anne Hill
Author and former Underground Storage Tank Operator
(http://www.laurelannehill.com)

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