Through the Wormhole

Welcome! I'm the author of The Faarian Chronicles, fantasmawonderful YA sci-fi about a girl who goes to live on another planet! Find more on my website: karenharristully.com. Until then... I hang out here, gathering things that motivate me, inspire me, book reviews for awesome YA reading, and just cool stuff I like. - Karen Harris Tully Image credit: Composite: NASA/JPL/Caltech/P.Appleton et al. X-ray: NASA/CXC/A.Wolter & G.Trinchieri et al.

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Just some cats living their best Christmas life. Turns out Uni the #CoffeeCat also loves licking gingerbread houses. 🎄 https://www.instagram.com/p/CX1ZeWNpZWp/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Friends, a little help? My newest book, Break the Sky, just launched on Reedsy Discovery and it needs votes! 🚀 It only takes two clicks of your time, but you can also read the blurb, the first chapter, and read (and post) reviews. The link below will take you right where you need to go. Q: How do these up-votes help an indie author like me? A: The top vote-getters win *free* advertising in Reedsy's newsletter, which would be a big help to me in getting the word out. And take a look around the site while you're there. You may just find your next favorite read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👉Link in bio @readsydiscovery #booklovers #indieauthor #indiebooks #bookstagram #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi https://www.instagram.com/p/CXzwykgr_bQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Gotta love this new review from Readers' Favorite 🥰 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviewed By Vincent Dublado for Readers' Favorite   Part of the Galactic Dreams Series, Break the Sky by Karen Harris Tully is a wildly imaginative and futuristic retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, and it lives up to expectations. Seven years after the attack of the Naturalist on planet Epiphany, the young pickpocket Jak Moon continues to ply her pickpocketing skills with even greater challenges as neighborhoods have built walls and hired private security. A loving sister who would do anything to protect her younger brother, Jak runs out of options when an ally betrays her trust. She breaks into the Tower, home of Epiphany's infamous Godmother, and gets more than she bargained for. Godmother gives her the mission of retrieving one piece of technology that proves to be a strange, shining beacon of hope in the night after the attack seven years ago: the Car. If Jak succeeds, Godmother promises to reward her efforts with a life-changing wish. Jak has a wish not for herself but for her brother. To fulfill the task, she would have to team up with her crush, Gill Cuvier, whose trustworthiness is questionable. I love reading fairy tale retellings. They meet the needs of readers searching for an alternative scenario to the bedtime stories they have grown familiar with. Karen Harris Tully is so inventive that I take my hat off to her spin on Jack and the Beanstalk. Break the Sky is original and thoroughly entertaining. One of the things that fascinated me is Tully's ability to apply speculative science in a fantasy story. It is a neat touch that you don't often find in other retellings. You cannot overlook the imposing space stations and occasional technobabble because they are essential to the world of Galactic Dreams. There are plenty of fairy tale retellings out there, but I strongly suggest that you start with this one. It has plenty more to offer than just "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum!" #scififantasy #retelling #readmorebooks #readersofinstagram #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi #amreading #amwriting https://www.instagram.com/p/CWyR1GFJ5up/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Catch it while you can! The first book of my trilogy is free for a limited time 🛸 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZTCKS10/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xwcNnBnmv/?igshid=158dnq30496ri

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What did I do this weekend? Hmmm... #smalltowngirl #autumn #pacificnorthwest #canning https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DOFKhhxnC/?igshid=8cyo4n34bcti

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Have you ever heard of a kitten that likes coffee?? Ever since we got her, she's been after my coffee! 😻☕ #catsofinstagram #kittens #amwriting #coffeeholic https://www.instagram.com/p/B2RfKhJBUWd/?igshid=16g39gne4q96d

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Halp! I is too cute. #catsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ReF-jB_H2/?igshid=1pi15743to7vq

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Today's writing helper, trying to eat my notebook. #catsofinstagram #amwriting https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PSPyLJSJu/?igshid=1picf850y6wqu

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So, this thing is un-put-downable. It's gritty, violent and funny. Yes, laugh out loud funny. I'm enjoying it so much! I mean, they're vicious criminals, yes, but smart, and with hearts of gold - under all the blood. The ebook is on pre-order now, it will be in print too (I finagled my way to an advance copy, so no spoilers!) And if this is the first you've heard of it, there are two equally engrossing books about the seedy criminal underbelly before this. Do yourself a favor. Rating: probably R https://www.amazon.com/Sharks-Hunt-Shark-Santoyo-Crime-ebook/dp/B07PLKPMG8 #bookstagram #books #bethanymaines #bluezephyr #actionadventure #crime #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/BwgZbmOAS7i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kjv81th9ghwx

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I'm coming out of my hidey hole! I'll be reading from my new book, The Little Nebula at Creative Colloquy in Tacoma April 15, with my sci-fairytale co-conspirators, Authors Bethany Maines and JM Phillippe! We would LOVE to see you there! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv1ztMXAQ-O/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mhzxscc6xu7b

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My new book arrived - out of (severe weather) shipping purgatory!! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv1yNVwAuLt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lrv14zn16ogx

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It's finally here!!! https://www.amazon.com/Little-Nebula-Karen-Harris-Tully/dp/1732086389 #bookstagram #scififantasy #littlemermaid #fairytale #fairytaleretelling #bluezephyr #amwriting #amreading https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPaGWvgLgS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fbn1hoi6wdpd

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Yes, we borrowed a sword! Well, not me 😉 Galactic Dreams, vol. 1. ⚔🚀 Digital box set on sale now for a limited time! (Print also available.) https://www.amazon.com/Galactic-Dreams-Cosmic-Fairy-Collection-ebook/dp/B079CQXN1V #bookstagram #fairytales #scifi #fantasy #galacticdreams #bluezephyrpress #mulan #sleepingbeauty #thumbelina #spaceopera #amwriting #amreading #amwriting #bookaddict https://www.instagram.com/p/BuMlKTwAESV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=txeuungvr053

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It's finally here! Launch Day for Galactic Dreams vol 2! https://www.amazon.com/Galactic-Dreams-Cosmic-Fairy-Collection-ebook/dp/B07N6M2F8F (print version coming in March) #fairytales #scifi #bookstagram #books #booklaunch #greatreads #whattoread #kindle https://www.instagram.com/p/BuExQeRg8I6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vqc42rlzkrd5

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Therapy cat #catsofinstagram #blackcatsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEp3WJg3Wj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1arkx4edlrntv