Misty Massey (born 1970) is an American
fantasy
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The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
author. Her first novel, ''Mad Kestrel'' (), was published in 2008 by
Tor Books
Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City. It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles.
History
Tor was founded by Tom Doherty, ...
. It was given a three-star rating by ''
Romantic Times
''Romantic Times'' was an American magazine, genre magazine specializing in romance novels. It was founded as a newsletter in 1981 by Kathryn Falk. The initial publication took nine months to create and was distributed to 3,000 subscribers. In ...
''. Massey has also published short stories in magazines.
Massey is one of the founding members of the blog, MagicalWords.net. Magical Words is dedicated to helping newer writers with all aspects of the craft and business of writing, and a book based on the blog, ''How To Write Magical Words: A Writer's Companion'' was published by Bella Rosa Books in 2011.
Massey lives in
South Carolina
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with her husband and son. She works as a
middle school
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Afghanistan
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librarian
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.
[Official media page](_blank)
Hobbies include
belly dancing and playing a
pirate
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at
Renaissance fair
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Renaissance festivals generally include costumed entertainers ...
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References
External links
Official homepage
A Hazardous Occupation
- Misty Massey's Livejournal blog
Magical Words
- Writing blog of Misty Massey, David B. Coe, Faith Hunter, A.J. Hartley, Stuart Jaffe, and Edmund R. Schubert
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21st-century American novelists
American fantasy writers
American librarians
American women novelists
Living people
Novelists from South Carolina
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century births
American women science fiction and fantasy writers
21st-century American women writers
American women librarians
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