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Eye-popping origami at Setting the Crease
Brill’s Double Cube, from Setting the Crease
Readers of Bridge Daughter might be interested in Setting the Crease, an origami blog I recently stumbled upon.
Just as I was amazed at the prizewinning origami displayed at Paper Tree in San Francisco’s Japantown (inspiration for a chapter in Bridge Daughter), Setting the Crease likewise is a demonstration of crafting stunning sculptures from flat paper. “No cuts, no tears, no glue.”
Calling itself a blog dedicated to “paper-based procrastination,” the origami is part of Setting the Crease‘s “365-2017” project: a new origami model for each day of the year.
Impressive stuff!
Bridge Daughter on sale for 99¢
Kindle Scout is celebrating its 2nd anniversary this month! To mark the occasion, the entire Kindle Scout catalog will be on sale for $0.99 from March 20th to April 3rd.
This sale includes Bridge Daughter, so if you’ve not picked up a copy for yourself or a friend, now is the time!
And check here for more Kindle Scout books from a variety of authors, from science fiction to mystery to contemporary.
Bridge Daughter on sale for 99¢ all December
Go ahead, open before Xmas: As part of Amazon’s “120 Kindle books” promotion, Bridge Daughter is on sale the entire month of December for the bargain price of 99¢!
Jump straight to Bridge Daughter on Amazon to take advantage of this deal or visit Amazon’s “120 Kindle books” to see all books priced at 99¢. (Sale ends December 31st.)
“Thought-provoking story blends action, introspection, and social commentary.” – Publishers Weekly
“Intelligent, gripping, and hard to put down.” – The Drifting Paige
“My favourite novel of 2016.” – Katherine Hayton, author of The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton and Breathe and Release
The Drifting Paige reviews Bridge Daughter
Book blogger The Drifting Paige recently published a flattering 5 out of 5 review of Bridge Daughter. To quote:
This is an incredible scifi novel that bridges (ha) the gap between religion and science. It is so emotionally superb and is not overhanded with any of the themes … Nelson achieved the nigh impossible. You learn and grow with Hanna, you come to understand the world she exists in and the choices that she has to make…
I would suggest this novel to everyone- it is intelligent, gripping, and hard to put down. … Nelson is a tried and tested author, and I genuinely suggest his book to all scifi and high fantasy lovers.
Read the entire review (which masterfully avoids dropping a single spoiler) at The Drifting Paige. If you haven’t already, download a preview of Bridge Daughter at Amazon.
Publishers Weekly reviews Bridge Daughter
Publishers Weekly has reviewed Bridge Daughter and I couldn’t be more pleased. An excerpt:
Nelson … smoothly realizes a provocative alternate present seen through the eyes of naive adolescent Hanna Driscoll. … Hanna is an engaging protagonist, and her thought-provoking story blends action, introspection, and social commentary in a stark but indirect critique of efforts to control female bodies and restrict reproductive rights.
I’m honored to be reviewed by Publishers Weekly, negatively or otherwise, and such positive comments are more than welcome. Read the entire review, and if you’ve not picked up a copy of Bridge Daughter, you can start by going here.
Real-life bridge daughter
A friend of mine stumbled on a true-to-life bridge daughter. Recall the premise of my novel:
Hanna is a “bridge daughter,” born pregnant with her parents’ child. In a few months she will give birth and die, leaving her parents with their true daughter.
Compare it to this Redditor’s story (from /r/raisedbynarcissists):
The summer before I turned 16 my parents went to a fertility clinic in the city to see about having another kid. My mom had been sterilized after my sister was born because of complications during lil sis’ birth that made it obvious that trying for another kid wouldn’t be healthy. 10 years later, all of my mother’s kids are grown into at least preteens and she was without a baby.
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Then [my parents] asked me, their 15 year old daughter, if I would allow 3 of my parent’s fertilized eggs to be planted in me when I turned 18. They wanted me to carry potentially 3 of my own siblings to term and give birth to them. Mom would take the next batch of 3, and the last egg would go to me.
The whole crazy story is here. Download a sample of a far saner version of this story at Amazon.