Monthly Archives: July 2015

Guest Post: Grimdark and the Dangerous Type by Loren Rhoads

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

All about the grimdark! Reposted from Tracie McBride’s blog: When Publishers Weekly reviewed my novel The Dangerous Type, they accused me of trying to bring the style of grimdark fantasy to space opera. I wasn’t familiar with the term grimdark … Continue reading →

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Raena’s Foremothers: Jeri Cale

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

When I first started thinking about the Raena stories, I’d just seen Star Wars.  The only main female character was a princess. She was a kickass gun-waving princess who withstood torture, but she wasn’t the hero of the story. Her … Continue reading →

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This Week in Guest Posts

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

A whole bunch more of my guest posts have gone live since my last update, so I’ve collected up the links. My hope with the guest posts is to reach audiences who might not ever hear of my books otherwise. … Continue reading →

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The Dangerous Type live

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

It was amazing to see so many of my friends at Borderlands on Sunday, including people I haven’t seen in a long while.  Better yet was seeing all the people I didn’t recognize.  I wish I’d taken a photo of … Continue reading →

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I’m reading at Borderlands this weekend!

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

Just a reminder:  I’ll be reading from The Dangerous Type at Borderlands Books in San Francisco on Sunday (July 19) at 3 p.m. Please come! I’m nervous about having an audience. The Dangerous Type has been described as La Femme … Continue reading →

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