{"id":33920,"date":"2016-12-31T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T17:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=33920"},"modified":"2016-12-30T21:52:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T08:52:12","slug":"the-most-read-on-anything-really-posts-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/the-most-read-on-anything-really-posts-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most-Read “…on Anything, Really” Posts of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the time of year for lists and I can think of no better day to share the Top 10 posts that featured here\u00a0 “…on Anything, Really”<\/em> this year.<\/p>\n

To mix things up a bit year I’m listing them chronologically, so I hope you have fun with that. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Now, here’s that list.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

\"daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\"<\/a>

USA<\/p><\/div>\n

The 10 Most-Read Posts of \u201c\u2026On Anything Really\u201d, 2016:<\/h3>\n

1. January 26 — Here At Last: Let’s Welcome Daughter of Blood<\/em>!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, that was a moment: so glad it made it into the “most-read” list for the year. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"UK\/AU\/NZ\"<\/a>

UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n

2. February 5 — Daughter Of Blood<\/em>: Deleted Scene \u2014 Malian & Raven In Aralorn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Delighted, too, that some of you wanted moar<\/em>!
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Leaving<\/a>3. February 23 —<\/strong> Leaving The Red Zone: Poems from the Canterbury Earthquakes<\/em> \u2014 An Anthology Edited by James Norcliffe & Joanna Preston <\/a><\/p>\n

I felt honoured to have work (poems) included in this very important publication.
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Guy<\/a>

Guy Gavriel Kay<\/p><\/div>\n

4. July 4 —<\/strong> An Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay<\/a><\/p>\n

Yes, doing that interview was definitely a ‘moment’, as I am a long<\/em>time fan of the great GGK.
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"KimFalconer\"<\/a>

KimFalconer<\/p><\/div>\n

5. July 21 — <\/strong>Guest Post: Kim Falconer on \u201cNarrative Point Of View\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Kim’s guest post was part of her blog tour celebrating publication of The Blood in the Beginning<\/em><\/a> — and her insights into narrative point of view appear to have rocked “…on Anything, Really”<\/em> readers’ world. Great stuff!
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Moreton<\/a>6. August 1 —<\/strong> Trees in Fantasy Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n

Trees were something of a theme this year, but this post put them into a Fantasy context. So glad you all seem to have enjoyed the exercise.
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kristen<\/a>

Kristen Blount<\/p><\/div>\n

7. August 12:<\/strong> The Wall of Night Character Series: Kristen Blount Features Raven<\/a><\/p>\n

This series arose from a mystery giveaway I did here on the blog — and decided to let everyone who entered be a winner. (Why not?) Readers seem to have felt Kristen Blount’s guest post on Ser Raven, International Man of Mystery, was a winner, too. \ud83d\ude42
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

8. August 27 —<\/strong> Use of Names, Part 2: Character and Identity — When Names Have Deeper Meanings<\/a><\/p>\n

This post was part of a Use of Names post series (or mini series) but although its fellow instalments were popular this is the one that seems to have really struck a chord.<\/p>\n

\"dune1\"<\/a>9. October 20 —<\/strong> The 50th Anniversary of Dune<\/em> & Why It’s Still Significant<\/a><\/p>\n

Invoking the title, Dune<\/em>, is probably a case of “enough said.” But although the actual 50th anniversary was last year (2015), I wanted to expand a little on why I think the book remains significant and still speaking to us, 50 years after it was first published.
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Our<\/a>

Paul Weimer<\/p><\/div>\n

10. December 8 —<\/strong> An Avid Reader Special: Paul Weimer’s Top 5 Reads of 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s always a thrill when a blog contributor makes the Top 10 & ‘three times counts for all’ — so I’m delighted that Paul’s Top 5 SFF reads of 2016 have found favour with readers. A post that well repays the investment of your reading time if you havena read it already.<\/p>\n

Enjoy — both the list above and<\/em> your New Year’s Eve!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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