Rebecca Kightlinger, Author of The Bury Down Chronicles Series
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Time to simmer

12/21/2017

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Mulled wine
Winter soups
Long, dark nights under a hand~knit blanket
with a good book or a wonderful movie.
Time to let the ether do its work
unmolested by meddling.
Christmas is coming!
Let it snow!
​*
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Release Date Announced

11/24/2017

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Zumaya publications has just announced the release date for
MEGGE OF BURY DOWN


February 1, 2018

Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox,
the first of February is celebrated as the pagan festival of Imbolc
and the Gaelic feast day of Brigid,
patron saint of babies and blacksmiths, midwives and poets.
It marks the coming of spring.

For me and for many, 
it will likely be a cold, snowy day followed by a long, cozy night
~ the perfect time to curl up with good story~
Please enjoy Megge's.

~​Rebecca

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Ramping Up for Launch

11/16/2017

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Zumaya publisher Liz Burton just released six Advance Reader Copies of Megge of Bury Down for pre-publication reviews. We are in the final proofing stage and are shooting for a release day in December.
It's a pleasure talking with with librarians and bookstore owners, and I'm especially looking forward to readings, where I can reconnect with friends and meet readers. I hope you'll all enjoy getting to know Megge and the women of Bury Down as much as I have. 
My best to you,
Rebecca
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Reading periods

10/24/2017

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We're deep into the reading period for the Stonecoast Review and the New England Review. I'm enjoying these submissions and am always on the lookout for the one that whispers Pushcart.

Normally, I read fiction, and that's what I'm doing for NER. This time, though, I submitted a fiction piece to SCR, so I have the privilege of reading creative nonfiction. The same rules apply, and we look at technical elements and content.

For technical/mechanical elements, we look at everything: grammar, punctuation, word choice, formatting, structure, cohesion, and comprehension. Not every "rule" has to be followed as long as the author demonstrates that he or she knows the rules. But don't kid yourself: spelling always counts.
 
Content? That's easy. The story has to work. It doesn't have to feature huge, gut wrenching, or shocking scenes, but there has to be a story: something has to happen, even in a flash piece or a vignette. Whether or not the protagonist changes as a result of what happens is immaterial (to me) as long as the ending is both organic and believable. 

Every reader has priorities: I look first at whether the author has chops: a mastery of the basics (see technical/mechanical, above). Then I look for a narrator with an engaging voice who tells an absorbing story about nuanced characters. Add realistic dialogue, a twist I don't see coming, and an ending that derives from the entire story and doesn't feel tacked on, and I see publication possibilities. 

Tell it spare, with gorgeous syntax, and I hear Pushcart.
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Getting there!

10/15/2017

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Working closely with Zumaya publisher Liz Burton to put the finishing touches on Book One of The Bury Down Chronicles.

Set in thirteenth century Cornwall, on a sheep farm in the shadow of Bury Down ~ known for a thousand years as the Land of the Second Sight ~ MEGGE OF BURY DOWN is the story of a young herder struggling renounce her place in the great line of mystical healers and seers of Bury Down.

More updates as we progress toward launch date!

~ Rebecca
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