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October 2, 2016
Audible Giveaway Winners Announced!
Thanks so much to everyone who entered my Audible giveaway! I’d like to announce the following winners:
Grand prize winner (3 months of Audible):Hannah Sheldon of Fort Worth, TX
Five additional winners (audiobook copy of Moonburner):
Linda Romer of Staten Island, NY
Theresa Snyder of Caledonia, MI
Charles Darnall of Jackson, MS
Ilona Fenton of Glenrothes, Scotland
Alyssa Weinzapfel of Henderson, KY
Congrats! If you’re a winner, I’ll be contacting you directly to claim your prize!
September 27, 2016
How to Get your Book into the Library
Is there anything better than leaving the library with a bigol’ stack of reading material? Free books, so magical! As a reader, I love the library. As an author, I was unsure how to get my book into the system. I knew I wanted to make it available to check out, but how?
In July, I attended a presentation at the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association conference that answered this question for me! Differentlibraries have slightly different ways of doing things, but there are basically two track...
September 17, 2016
Moonburner is Officially an Audiobook + Narrator Interview + Giveaway!
At long last, Moonburner is officially an audiobook! You can buy it through Audible, Amazon, or iTunes. If you aren’t an Audible member, you should think about it, it’s amazing. Every month you get a free audiobook, plus you get 30% off all audiobooks, all for $14.95 a month. As an Amazon prime member, you can get a three-month free trial membership, or as a regular old human, you can try it for free for a month. (Plus, if you start a new membership and Moonburner is your first purchase, I ge...
September 12, 2016
BOOK REVIEW: A Mortal Song, by Megan Crewe
September 6, 2016
Update on Sunburner (Plus Some Editing Insights)
I’ve been posting a lot about reading and books lately because I’ve been indulging in some summer reading. But that’s not all I’ve been up to! I’m now working on my second big edit of Sunburner, the sequel to my debut novel, Moonburner.
Some SneakPeaks of Sunburner:
If you’ve read Moonburner, you know that in the epilogue, the moonburner oracle tells a new prophecy:“And in the reign of Kailani Shigetsu, daughter of Azura, there will be a great war. A war of gods and men. For Tsuki and Taiyo a...
August 29, 2016
BOOK REVIEW: Rebel of the Sands, by Alwyn Hamilton
Check out my review of Rebel of the Sands on the YAshelf.com, reprinted below!
This YA fantasy book sweeps you away to a dark mystical landscape full of shifting sand, nightmare monsters, and fantastical tales. Add a gun-toting kick-butt heroine straight out of a wild-West movie, a handsome stranger with a mysterious past, and aband of brave but out-numbered rebels, and you have the makings of a book that I gobbled up in one sitting!
Amani lives in Dustwalk, a backward desert town on the edg...
August 22, 2016
Seven Ways to Snag Free Books
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. There are a ton of free books out there! So if you love a deal or just can’t waitto get until your library holds come in, this list is for you.
Bookbub and Book-bub wannabes
There are a ton of websites out there that specialize in delivering free or reduced priced e-books right to your inbox. Readers love it, because they can pick up great books for cheap or free, and authors love it because they get new readers for their discount books or later...
August 15, 2016
BOOK REVIEW: Truthwitch, by Susan Dennard
Truthwitch is a fast-paced fantasy featuring the daring adventures of two best friends. Think Thelma and Louise meets Jason Bournemeets Lord of the Rings!
The story features Safiya and Iseult, two bad-ass chicks with dangerous magical abilities. High-born Safiya is a truthwitch, a rare gift that helps her tell truth from lies, and would make her a valuable asset for any king or noble. Iseult, her BFF, isa Nomatsi threadwitch, Nomatsi being a group that is hated by most of society (I think the...
August 11, 2016
Moonburner is on Sale for .99 cents!
Just a quick note to let you know that the Kindle version of Moonburner is on sale this week for .99 cents! If you were on the fence about buying a copy, now is your chance!
Buy your copy HERE!
The sale ends tomorrow, August 12.
Happy reading!
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August 10, 2016
This is the One Bookish App you Must Be On!
Have you heard of Litsy? No? Well let me gush about it. Likened to the baby of Instagram and Goodreads, Litsy is a newcomer to the social networkscene (only available oniOS currently, sorry!). It is the app for book-lovers and frequent readers!
It’s pretty simple. You can do three things when it comes to a book you read: post a Quote from the book, write a Blurb about the book, or Review the book.
Posts can contain photos, text, or both, but they have to be linked to a particular book. When...
