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Marie Judson's books:

Fantasy

Braided Dimensions Series
Braided Dimensions
Stretched Across Time
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Elf Stone of the Neyna
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Strange Alliances
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From Marie Judson's blog:

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High or Epic Fantasy

Fantasy stories are deemed "high" or "epic" if they have epic settings, characters, themes or plots. What makes a setting epic? High fantasy is set in an alternative or fictional world with its own rules. Well, most sci fi and fantasy is. I came across the word extraordinary to describe the main character or hero of epic fantasy. An extraordinary …

What characterizes urban fantasy?

Does it just mean it takes place in a city? I don't think so. Is it gritty? Dark fae? Typically futuristic dystopian? Urban fantasy incorporates magic—wizardry, the supernatural—in modern or future urban settings. In some plots, everyone in that world is aware of magic. At other times, only some know of it. Hence the name fantasy even if it is …

What makes steampunk unique?

I've had some vague sense that steampunk involves anachronism. Technologies out of place for their time. It might mean parallel universes since it entails a world with much of what our world has, but some alternative history took place, leaving steam trains alongside advanced tech. I decided I really must research it since I need to know if there are …

When you’re writing an emotional or difficult scene, how do you set the mood?

I realized today that I enter a difficult scene with excitement now, rather than getting intimidated by its logistics, because I know to find the emotional hook first. Rather than keeping it a cerebral exercise, I ask myself, "What does it feel like to the character?" Once I get in touch with the feelings and sensations in the setting, momentum …

What are common traps for new authors?

There are a few fallacies that writers fall into, I think, creating stumbling blocks for themselves. One of them is the fear that others will steal their plot. There are a lot of writers out there these days. I admit that. And some might decide to grab someone else's idea rather than see what emerges from their own interior realms. …

What would you say to an author who wanted to design their own cover?

Since I started writing novels, I've imagined designing my covers, expressing my vision. This is a tough topic because I kind of straddle the fence on the demand for a professional look for covers. I love when people dare to show only a part of their story, a glimpse that gives a feeling but doesn't try to convey all that's …

What does success mean to you?

I guess the answer is touching people. Lately I've felt successful as a writer. It's certainly not because I'm making money from it. In fact, more often I'm paying out just to create my books. No, lately, I've known the satisfaction, in my soul, that's the reason I worked so hard to write my books over the past dozen years. …

What comes first, plot or characters?

I've worked on two series. I don't know entirely how each started but I'm pretty sure plot concept preceded any character ideas. I believe the main character, in each, emerged from the concept. In my first series, which is fantasy, I accepted a challenge to write a short story for a newsletter contest. I believe my invitation to myself in …

Supergirl

I stumbled on this series which is not my typical choice. Well, sci fi is, but I don't often choose an American series unless it's Lucifer or Angel. Occasionally one like Pretty Little Liars draws me. The "girl" moniker, and stereotypically genderized outfit, could easily have driven me away. I mean, they don't call her adult cousin "Superboy." I suspected …

What is your favorite scene in any of your books?

Over time, the scene my mind goes back to with most relish is the medieval solstice faire. I loved crafting the journey there as well as the time at the faire. The events that immediately precede it are some of the most important in the series. I never broke down the factors that make it my favorite until yesterday, when …
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