Five more days to release! Soon the BLOG TOUR OF MAJESTY AND TERROR begins, not to mention the *actual* tour. Yesterday I published an article on Flames Rising about worldbuilding, fear, and familiarity, which might interest some of y’all:
Familiarity is a key to fear, and to more than fear. A reader’s familiarity gives her strong expectations that can be subverted and manipulated to provoke fear, fury, or passion. A reader entering an unfamiliar setting doesn’t know what to expect; she views the new situation as an adventure, a curiosity. It’s hard to punch someone so distant in the gut.
Three Parts Dead has received an excellent review from Geek Speak Magazine. I’ll be posting an excerpt on the review page, but Geek Speak deserves your eyeballs.