It’s hard to find an author with as many writing credentials under their belt as Kacen Callender. Author of multiple genres for multiple age ranges—seriously, they’ve got fantasy to contemporary, middle grade, young adult, and adult titles—practically every book they’ve written is decorated with badges and awards. Queen of the Conquered, an adult fantasy, was named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Best Fantasy Novels and won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. King and the Dragonflies, aimed at the middle grade audience, is a National Book Award Winner for Young People. And Felix Ever After, which was one of Wordsmith’s Book Club picks, is a young adult Stonewall Honor Book—oh, and TIME labelled it as one of the Top 100 Best YA Books of All Time, too.
Kacen’s novels drive straight to the heart of the narrative and resonate with readers across the board. And they’re coming to Wordsmith for a very special live seminar to talk about craft and writing!
You Don’t Have to NaNo Alone!
It’s very nearly November, which means it’s very nearly NaNoWriMo, which means it’s the perfect time for you to sign up for November’s Word Lab!
Word Lab is a wonderful investment in you and your writing. Twice a week, for two hours each time, join Beth Revis as she hosts a live writing session. We work on the pomodoro method—every thirty minutes we pause to check in, make sure everyone’s on task, and answer and on-the-spot questions.
Word Lab is, essentially, an online writing group. The timed commitment naturally makes you more focused to get more work done. If you’re thinking of doing NaNo—or if you just want to join our fun community—you definitely do not want to miss this opportunity!
Please note: Wordsmith will be taking December off—so there will be no seminar and no Word Lab during the last month of the year. If you’ve been thinking of joining us, now’s your last chance before 2022!
Authors, don’t forget that you can sign up for Beth’s Patreon for a behind-the-scenes look at a novel’s development. She’s wrapping up Blood and Feathers in mid-November, and the final vote for readers to determine the ending is online now. After Blood and Feathers, she’s going to start a brand new novel that will involve weekly polls, tarot card pulls, and other fun devices.
If you join her Patreon now, in November, you’ll get:
A free copy of the ebook of her short story collection, The Future Collection
A free copy of the ebook of Blood and Feathers, available before it goes on sale, once the ending is written based on your votes
A behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the development of The Museum of Magic, the novel she’s going to start next based almost entirely on chance and votes
…and more!