Misti Wolanski

Misti Wolanski has always loved to play in fantasy land and practiced writing all through her teens. She now freelances as a web writer for her day job, to use those writing skills. In her spare time, she likes crocheting and knitting jewelry, baby clothes, and small toys. She does not, however, embroider.

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• The Freelancer's Survival Guide: Third Edition on April 14, 2011
  
  Fantastic. I had read much of the blog posts before buying this, and bought this as both a thank-you and a way to have a copy handy. Now I'm wondering if I should get the paperback version, because I know a lot of people who can benefit from this. "The Freelancer's Survival Guide" isn't just for independent contractors. I'm an independent contractor who also independently publishes fiction, and much of what's in this book is helpful for both my endeavors.
  
• Dis: An Urban Midgard Short Story on June 07, 2011
  
  Dis is an enjoyable short story that introduces the reader to a promising world. Definitely recommended to urban fantasy fans. A few details are confusing if you aren't too familiar with Norse mythology, but I'm sure they'll be clarified as Margo writes more in that world. Colbie didn't seem to like Zaj much, which made me wonder how he got access to enter her apartment. Also, I felt the… avatar-ish thing… needed another line of introduction; it completely lost me about what was going on there until I'd finished the story and pondered a certain character action. Those 2 things kept me from enjoying the story as much as I could've, but it was still enjoyable. I'll definitely watch for Margo's further releases!
  
• Red on Aug. 26, 2011
  
  I read this book right after it came out, and since then I've been trying to come up with something negative I could say about it, to add some balance to this review. Not happening. If the premise interests you, read it. This is a fantastic YA werewolf title that I'd gladly hand to friends. Elodie is a girl who believes she's due to become a werewolf, a ravaging monster, due to a family curse. Sawyer is a hereditary werewolf who's fighting his own demons for the recent death of his mother. Making things work out between them is difficult enough--and someone might be trying to kill Elodie...
  
• Keep on Dec. 27, 2011
  
  I've been eyeing this short story for a while and kept wanting to buy it. It was the first thing I read on my new nook Simple Touch. I had some trouble getting into the story, due to some turns of phrase and sentence structure that I found awkward. As I kept reading, I was drawn in and realized I wasn't reading it with the right flow, and therefore I wasn't quite picking up on all the meanings right. Once I caught on, I *loved* it. I'm sure I'll be re-reading it in the future. "Keep" is a fascinating classic fantasy story that both abuses and uses the overused tropes. I recommend it to anybody who likes traditional fantasy.
  
• City of Dis: An Urban Midgard Short Story on Jan. 03, 2012
  
  This story picks up where "Dis" left off (but also can stand alone). Snappily written though long enough to be considered a "novelette", "City of Dis" tantalizes with hints about what's forthcoming in further Urban Midguard books. Fans of urban fantasy will enjoy the rich worldbuilding and Norse-based mythology. Like urban fantasy, particularly when the author doesn't use the usual mythologies? Try this.
  
• Beneath the Surface (The Emperor's Edge 5.5) on Jan. 30, 2013
  
  Don't let the "novella" descriptor fool you—the 56k words puts it into "novel" territory, per SFWA definitions. The "novella" is only comparative; the main entries in the series are twice that or more. Even so, Beneath the Surface isn't some filler or spin-off story to tide the fan over between books. It's a transition between book 5 and book 6, and must be read as such— And for that, it's as witty and enjoyable as the rest of the series. ^_^
  
• Wounded on Feb. 07, 2014
  
  A fun sweet romance in which the relationship (and lack of hot and heavy) feels organic rather than coerced. Like the other reviewer, Afifa Khan, I was smiling throughout most of the book. The heroine, Tara, reminded me of Amaranthe, the author's lead character in her Emperor's Edge series, so if you like one woman, you'll probably like the other, though they do have some notable differences. (Namely, Tara's from this world, and Amaranthe's from a fantasy world, and they differ in the life backgrounds, events, etc. that derive from that.)
  
• Balanced on the Blade's Edge (Dragon Blood, Book 1) on April 01, 2014
  
  Sardelle is a sorceress from an era when magic is respected. The mountain where she lives is attacked—and she wakes up from her stasis chamber to discover it's been 300 years, nobody else made it to the bunkers, and her soulblade's buried deep inside the mountain where she used to live…which is now a prison for people convicted of capital crimes. And the history books claim her people were tyrants, and witches can be murdered without repercussions. "Balanced on the Blade's Edge" blends magic, steampunk, and military—which might sound like the author's main series on the surface, but she did it in a different manner in this book, in a way that well suited the story. The end result reminded me of Patricia Briggs's epic fantasy (the Raven duology, the Hurog duology, or "The Hob's Bargain"), though it also had me thinking of Linnea Sinclair's Wintertide books ("Wintertide" & "An Accidental Goddess", both originally published under the penname Megan Sybil Baker). This is a title I'll enjoy re-reading.