"I'd be interested, Zoe. My fantasy novel has a lot of magical elements in it.I'm not a published author though - is that a requirement?
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Podcasts and audiobooks - your advice please
Started Jun 26, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
I am looking at how to create both podcasts and audiobooks and put them on a blog. I was thinking of offering a weekly (maybe more) poem or reading. But I am a complete newbie and need some advice. I…Continue
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Fi Phillips replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Blog hop' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
Zoe Brooks commented on the group 'Novelists (Struggling or Not)'
"I am currently in a Czech hospital after an emergency operation, which is why I have been so quiet/silent over the last four weeks. But I'm on the mend now, so hopefully I will be online more soon."
Zoe Brooks added a discussion to the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
Magic Realism Blog hop
I was wondering whether any bloggers here might be interested in taking part in a magic realism blog hop.For anyone who doesn't know about hops, we would all agree to put write a post about magic realism (could be a review, thoughts on why you like magic realism, etc) for our individual blogs and then we would link to all the other blogs on the hop. I would be willing to create the link html and maybe the button for the tour.If interested please respond below or message me. See More
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"New reviews are up:
The Tragedy of Fidel Castro by Joao Cerqueira
This Magnificent Desolation by Thomas O'Malley
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan
Tracks by Louise Erdrich
Man Who Walked Through Walls by Marcel Ayme
Tomorrow the review of…"
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"New reviews up on http://www.magic-realism.net
The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
The Inner City by Karen Heuler
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
The Threads of the Heart by Carole Martinez
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
The…"
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"Gosh, is it really over a month since I updated this thread!
New reviews up on http://www.magic-realism.net are for:
Sputnik Sweetheart, One Thousand Years of Solitude, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Scholar of Moab and the…"
Zoe Brooks commented on the group 'Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction'
"Hello everyone
I've just set up a magic realism facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442828489103204/
Please do pop by and join me."
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"Two new reviews are up on http://www.magic-realism.net ;
They are for The Alchemist and Chocolat "
Nancy Hinchliff left a comment for Zoe Brooks
"Hi Zoe, Thanks for the friendship....very much appreciated
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Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Anyone Had Any Luck With Review Blogs/Sites?' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"On the Indie Exchange they have a very useful resources page, scroll down and you will find a list of 11 book blog directories.
http://theindieexchange.com/resources-for-writers/"
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"Three new reviews are up on http://www.magic-realism.net. They are of
Kafka's Metamorphosis
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
Fludd
I am now reading The Alchemist
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Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"The review of The Silver Cloud Cafe is up on http://magic-realism-books.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-silver-cloud-cafe-by-alfredo-vea.html . A flawed masterpiece in my opinion, but not so flawed as to stop me thinking about it for the weeks to…"
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"I've just reviewed Like Water For Chocolate on http://magic-realism-books.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/like-water-for-chocolate-by-laura.html
I'm now reading The Silver Cloud Cafe by Alfredi Vea, which I plan to review next week."
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Magic Realism Book Challenge' in the group Surreal Fiction, Magic Realism and Flash Fiction
"The review of Beloved is now up on http://www.magic-realism.net.
The next book is The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht"
Barbara Ehrentreu left a comment for Zoe Brooks
"Hi Zoe. Please forgive me for how long this took!! Thank you for the friendship and hope to get to know you better."
Zoe Brooks replied to the discussion 'Our Published Novels!' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)
"I have just published the second book in the trilogy that began with Girl in the Glass. It's called Love of Shadows and is available on Amazon on
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009PCG602
Here's the blurb & cover:
"I had…"
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- I am a British writer and poet. I spend half my life in a partly restored old farmhouse in the Czech Republic, where I write all my novels and poetry. I was a successful published poet in my teens and twenties, (featuring in the Grandchildren of Albion anthology). Then my son arrived and I was juggling motherhood and career and somehow there wasn't time for the writing. So many women will know how that feels. I worked with disadvantaged people for about twenty years. It was emotionally hard work but very rewarding. Nevertheless it took its toll and a few years ago I realised that I couldn't continue. I needed to start writing again.
I aim to write popular books, which have complex characters and themes that get under the reader's skin. I find my experience of working with people on the edge of society an inspiration for my fiction.
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- My blog http://zoebrooks.blogspot
My twitter handle is ZoeBrooks2
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Girl in the Glass (novel)
Mother of Wolves (novel)
Fool's Paradise (poetry)
Owl Shadows (now out of print)
Poetry anthologies: Grandchildren of Albion (ed Michael Horovitz), People Within (Thornhill Press)
I also write a blog Adventures in the Czech Republic.
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Poetry, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- I will review books re the Czech Republic on http://czechproperty.blogspot.
- I found out about She Writes from:
- Ink Gypsy
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The Next Big Thing
Posted on August 22, 2012 at 9:00am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Remember how when you were a kid if you were tagged in the playground you might have to do a forfeit and then tag someone else? Wll that's what happends in The Next Big Thing. Only my forfeit is to answer ten interview questions about my next book Love of Shadows, the follow-up to Girl in the Glass, on my blog before tagging five other authors to do the same on their blogs next week.…
Continue Publishing Women's Fiction Newspaper
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 3:37am 0 Comments 0 Likes
About a month ago I created an online newspaper using the paper.li website. It's called Women's Fiction and is dedicated to books by and for women, which gives me quite a large brief. It has the web address of http://www.womens-fiction.net. My aim with the newspaper is to gather together some of the best articles on the subject.
A paper.li newspaper is effectively a pinterest board of articles, the reader gets the opening paragraph…
Continue Lessons From History
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 2:34am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Stuck for ideas for your novel? Look to the past.
I'm a historian by training (I spent three years at Oxford University studying it) and by inclination. This means I see the world in a historical context and when I write I create a world in a historical context.
I am not, I repeat, not a writer of historical novels. Academic training can be a problem: I would spend all my time worrying about my accuracy, that's if I ever stopped researching the period I was writing in.…
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- At 6:13am on December 20, 2012,
Nancy Hinchliff said… Hi Zoe, Thanks for the friendship....very much appreciated
- At 10:12am on October 22, 2012,
Barbara Ehrentreu said… Hi Zoe. Please forgive me for how long this took!! Thank you for the friendship and hope to get to know you better.
- At 8:05am on September 21, 2012,
Claudette J. Young said… Hi, Zoe. Though I don't often get to spend time here, I do watch activities when I can. I'm always glad to add new friends. I'm happy to add you and hopefully get to know you.
- At 5:39pm on July 30, 2012,
Carrie said… Hi Zoe, nice to meet you and always nice to add a new friend. Looking forward to getting to know you better. Happy Writing!
- At 7:29am on July 28, 2012,
Judith van Praag said… Hi Zoe, Delighted to connect with you here. I'm sorry it took a while, I haven't been on SW site as often as I was in the past. This remains a wonderful place to peruse resources, to join groups and connect with fellow writers. My server doesn't want to link to your blogs, but I'm interested in your reviews of Czech literature. And will try again later. My last name means "from Prague" in Dutch, and recently I learned, thanks to genealogical studies of a deceased cousin that we are distant relatives of Kafka. And him I've been studying for decades. Write On! And see you around! Best, Judith
- At 6:16am on July 10, 2012,
Deborah Batterman said… Great newsletter, Zoe. Just shared it on Facebook and Twitter. Looking forward to connecting here, too.
- At 6:55am on July 7, 2012,
Nancy Mueller said… Thanks for your friend invitation, Zoe!
- At 11:52am on July 5, 2012,
Ruth Berge said… Hello, Zoe! I apologize for the delay in accepting your friend request. I'm glad to "meet" you! Ruth
- At 1:59pm on June 27, 2012,
Becky Green Aaronson said… Thanks for the friend request. Welcome to She Writes! I think you'll enjoy it. I look forward to learning more about you and your work.
- At 10:06am on June 26, 2012,
Carol Apple said… Hello Zoe. Thanks for the friend invite. I was delighted to accept and look forward to getting to know you better.
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