Sweet Success! N.K. Traver

Compiled by Kathie Scrimgeour

N.K. Traver’s cyber-thriller novel, Duplicity (working title) has been accepted by Macmillan Entertainment and is scheduled to be released in 2015.

When teen hacker Brandon's mirror reflection grows a mind of its own, the crimes he's committed come back to haunt him and he risks being sucked into a dangerous alternate world that puts both his sanity and his life at stake.

As a freshman at the University of Colorado, N.K. Traver decided to pursue Information Technology because classmates said “no one could make a living” with an English degree. It wasn’t too many years later Traver realized it didn’t matter what the job paid—nothing would ever be as fulfilling as writing. Programmer by day, writer by night, it was only a matter of time before the two overlapped. You can find her at her website and GoodReads.

We love to hear of fellow Pikes Peak Writers' Sweet Successes, including story acceptances, winning contests, getting published and book signings. Please email Kathie Scrimgeour at ppwsweetsuccess@gmail.com if you've got a Sweet Success you'd like to share.

Sweet Success! C.L. Roth

C.L. Roth's (a.k.a. Carol Englehaupt's) middle-grade fantasy novel, Cosmic Shift (ISBN: 978-0-9846619-0-9, softcover and paperback, 248 pages), will be released by C.L. Roth Publishing on November 22, 2012. The book will be available through Kindle, Nook, and Amazon CreateSpace. The author's website is at www.clroth.com.

Bo Tanner and Mark Cooper anticipate a summer of fun when a strange rip in the sky spews dimensional renegades, pursuing Hunters, and a strange being known as Cosmos into Earth's atmosphere setting off a chain reaction that will change the world.

C. L. Roth is an artist, caregiver, and author. She's spent twenty-five years learning her crafts. She spent a year writing articles for her local newspaper, a job that taught her to write tight and meet her deadlines. She is a full-time caregiver for her son. Joshua was born with cerebral palsy, but much to C. L.'s surprise indicated a love of art and has become a very talented watercolor and acrylic artist. C. L. manages Our Home Studio, which showcases her son's artwork as well as rare pieces of her own work.

We love to hear of fellow Pikes Peak Writers' Sweet Successes. Please email DeAnna Knippling at dknippling [at] gmail [dot] com if you've got a Sweet Success you'd like to share.

September Write Brain: Size Matters, With Carrie Vaughn, Free Online

This month's Write Brain will be available online as a free audio file.  The link will be up on the sidebar tomorrow, or you can go directly to http://www.pikespeakwriters.com.

When: Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Where: Free, Online at http://www.pikespeakwriters.com

What: Size Matters, presented by Carrie Vaughn

This Write Brain covers the differences and strategies for writing various lengths of fiction.  Learn how to expand a short story into a novel, to extract a short piece from a long one, and to write an ongoing series without burning out.

About Carrie Vaughn: 

Carrie survived her Air Force brat childhood and managed to put down roots in Colorado.  Her first book, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, launched a popular series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk-radio advice show.  She has also written many short stories and is the author of the young adult novel, Voices of Dragons.

You can find more information on Carrie, including her blog, at http://www.carrievaughn.com.