Hey friends! We, The Twinsie Girls (Angie, Melinda, JM, Kelly, Tenise, and Dee) thought it was time to shine a light on all of the wonderful volunteers who have played their part in making Writers on the River such a successful event year after year. As we come down from our book signing highs from July and start to prepare for 2025, YEAR 10, we wanted to see what some of the people behind the scenes have to say about Writers on the River.

Today we chatting with Robyn Webber.  Writers on the River Head Security and Line Keeper. I just made up the second title but it fits! Before the signing begins, you can find her at the entry to the Dorris Talk greeting all of the guest who are there to hear how Dorris found Thistle Farms, the wonderful charity we all come together to support each July. Then on to the lunch line and finally off to the doors with Angie to countdown to them opening for VIP and then GA. 

When technology fulfills every dream, reality is a nightmare. But where can one rebel hide when even her thoughts might not be her own?

Below the streets of New State, the Grounders fight to remain free of the technological control of the world above. When dusk falls, Wren risks her life by entering the capital city as a raider to secure resources for the rebellion. Each step further inside puts her life in jeopardy from New State’s deadliest weapons – Phantoms. More machine than human, tortured until devoid of emotion and caring, Phantoms have only one objective. Kill. And they do it with exacting precision.

Wren is good at her job as a raider and committed to the cause until she meets Codex, a New State citizen who doesn’t quite fit her preconceived expectations. After a couple of awkward encounters, he shows her the meaning of hooking up—a computer simulation that allows people to live out their fantasies—without the complication of emotional entanglements or physical reality. But what Wren feels for Codex is very real. And it’s punishable by death.

As she and Codex grow closer, Wren convinces him to leave New State for the underground. But unrest between New State and the Grounders escalates, and Phantoms move in to destroy her world. Nothing goes as Wren planned. Families are arrested, loyalties are strained, and Wren’s forced to choose between her people and her feelings. The wrong choice could mean the end of her people, and reality could slip away—forever…

• ★★★★★ Science Fiction, Romance, and Lots of Action – Remote is one of those books that just hooks you from the first page… – Voracious Reader

• ★★★★★ Enjoyable & Innovative Novel – Enjoyable Sci-Fi Romance that I highly recommend….5 stars. Overall, novel was well-paced, characters are well-developed, and story is detailed but not too verbose. Although the relationship that emerges between [Codey] and [Wren] is predictable, it did not feel forced or rushed. – Janine

• ★★★★★ Remote is quite the page turner! – A unique and intriguing blend of science fiction and adventure that really engages the reader and makes one think long after the last page. This book is in the YA genre but will appeal to readers of all ages – there’s honestly someting for everyone. It also is poised for further installments and here’s hoping we can delve into this thrilling world soon again. – Frank T

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Hey friends! We, The Twinsie Girls (Angie, Melinda, JM, Kelly, Tenise, and Dee) thought it was time to shine a light on all of the wonderful volunteers who have played their part in making Writers on the River such a successful event year after year. As we come down from our book signing highs from July and start to prepare for 2025, YEAR 10, we wanted to see what some of the people behind the scenes have to say about Writers on the River.

Today we are chatting with Dakota Johnson! On event day you can more than likely find Dakota in the raffle room. She is in there every year making sure the constant stream of people get their tickets in a timely manner. I know every year when I see her I can count on friendly harassment and a whole lot of laughs. Love you, Kodi!

🎟Was this your first WOTR? If no, how many have you attended?

8? Idk lol I was like 12 when the first one happened

Well that is all for today, check back all month long for more Writers on the River reader and volunteer spotlights.

 

 

 

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Tickets for for the 10th annual Writers on the River go on sale November 4, 2024!

For event location, dates, times, list of 2025 attending authors, and other important information, please follow the link below to the event web page.

www.writersontheriver.com

Magic. Sailing. A murderer among heroes.

Gravedigger Volke Savan wants nothing more than to be like his hero, the legendary magical swashbuckler, Gregory Ruma. First he needs to become an arcanist, someone capable of wielding magic, which requires bonding with a mythical creature. And he’ll take anything—a pegasus, a griffin, a ravenous hydra—maybe even a leviathan, like Ruma.

So when Volke stumbles across a knightmare, a creature made of shadow and terror, he has no reservations. But the knightmare knows a terrible secret: Ruma is a murderer out to spread corrupted magic throughout their island nation. He’s already killed a population of phoenixes and he intends to kill even more.

In order to protect his home, his adopted sister, and the girl he admires from afar, Volke will need to confront his hero, the Master Arcanist Gregory Ruma.

A fast-paced fantasy with magical creatures for those who enjoy the Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera series) by Jim Butcher, Unsouled (Cradle Series) by Will Wight, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan.

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Raised by shifter parents, Sadie has always straddled the line between two worlds. Now, on the run, she’s desperately searching for a sanctuary where her shifter sister, Lily, can be safe and embrace her true nature. Along their journey, they encounter three brothers, but it’s Kile who awakens something deep within Sadie.

Kile, a wolf shifter working with his brothers at Stone’s Wolf Sanctuary, steps in when he sees Sadie being harassed by a pack hunting her and Lily. As his feelings for her grow stronger, he becomes determined to protect her, urging her to stay at the sanctuary where she can find safety—and where he can claim her as his own.

Now, Sadie faces a stay within the sanctuary’s haven or venture into the human world she’s been kept away from.

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I was so wonderful to get back to the Sanctuary. I forgot how much I loved these wolves. I may have to go back and do a reread.

Sadie was raised by shifter parents, but now finds herself on the run trying to protect her sister, Lilly. Sadie is determined to find a safe place for Lily in the shifter world. She is in search of the Sanctuary where rumor has it is a safe place for shifters. When Lily and Sadie’s past collide with what they are searching for their lives are about the change.

Kile works at the Wolf Sanctuary when he sees a beauty in trouble, he steps in to protect her and her sister. Kile knows Sadie is his but he has to convince her to stay at the sanctuary so he can protect her and her sister.  Sadie is determined to leave so no more harm comes to her sister or the Wolf Sanctuary.

I enjoyed seeing Kile and Sadie get to know each other. I loved seeing the Wolf Sanctuary growing and being reunited with the characters. Sadie does have issues believing she can live in the shifter world being a human. The way everyone, well ok everyone except for the unmated females, gravitate toward Sadie and Lily especially their cooking. Larry, one of the workers, had me in stiches I mean really. I really hope we get Lily’s story. There is so much more I want to learn about her and possibly Alex.

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Every day, thirteen year old Henry Bats has his usual bowl of Sugar Slugs, helps tend Cobalt Sidewinders at Frank’s Peculiar Pets, and keeps to himself with his comic book collection. Just your typical day in Grimworld, where the sky is always dark and shadows lurk in the streets. What’s not typical is a suspicious Nightspook luring Henry into a cemetery in the middle of the night with the promise of a prized comic book. The Nightspook steals part of Henry’s lifespan with a pocket watch, which begins counting down to his death. Henry is running out of time, and the pocket watch won’t stop ticking…

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