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December 22, 2017
Author Interview with Yours Truly
If you want a few tantalizing tidbits about my new WIP, not to mention solving the burning question of who’s my favorite dragon, check out the amazing K.J. Harrowick’s Winterview with me here.
This is the novel aesthetic for SINS OF THE SEVEN, my new project. The always wonderful @DanielleRogland created this far more artistic effort for me.
Don’t forget to stop by these Winterviews partner blog links!
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November 30, 2017
Winterviews 2017-2018!
With a successful NaNoWriMo behind me, I’m looking forward to K.J. Harrowick’s 2017-2018 Winterviews. The blog hop will feature interviews with the amazing and talented Kaelan Rhywiol, Lexi Miles, Chloe Quinn, Hilary, A.J. Super, and yours truly. I’ll reveal some tidbits about my new project, a historical fantasy based on Regency England and Qajar Dynasty Iran. Sit by the fire, sip some hot cocoa, and check out all the participant interviews, coming over next several weeks!
October 14, 2017
Cover Reveal: Tina Lecount Myers and THE SONG OF ALL
With wintry weather around the corner (at least here in New England), it’s the perfect time to look forward to great fantasy releases coming to us in 2018. The amazing Tina Lecount Myers will release her debut novel, THE SONG OF ALL, on February 20th, 2018 with Night Shade Books. The first in a trilogy, her novel has depictions of indigenous Scandinavian culture and I can’t wait to get my hands on it! Check out both the amazing cover and an excerpt from the novel here, and then pre-order THE SONG OF ALL at B&N or Amazon.
September 25, 2017
Son of a Pitch!
I’m a finalist in Kate Hampstead’s #sonofapitch contest, a twitter and blog contest that offers up a writer’s query and first 250 words for critiques and interest from agents and publishers.
Check out my query pitch and first 250 words here!
August 26, 2017
CPMatch and My New WIP
I recently participated in #CPMatch, a Twitter event that helps writers connect with critique partners. Check out Megan Lally’s blog for all the details. It’s a recurring event! Currently I’m revising KORE, a YA fantasy novel loosely based on the Greek myth of Persephone. For the event, I came up with a 140 character Twitter pitch:
A girl raised by monsters. A boy raised to kill them. Kore needs to trigger a school shooting. Attis needs to stop her. #CPMatch #YA #F CS
Twitter pitches are always a struggle for me. Check out this article for tips and suggestions on how to craft one. Especially for a project that’s just beginning to come together, condensing my characters, main conflict and stakes into a few short sentences was a helpful exercise.
I also created a book aesthetic for the event:
I found some great on-line resources about putting together these visual representations of the written word. I downloaded the free images from Pixabay, and used Canva to fit the images into a single jpeg file.
Coming right on the heels of the huge Twitter pitch event #PitchWars, CPMatch was a great way to jumpstart my revision work and meet other writers. I had luck connecting with some potential CP’s, but if anyone else out there is interested in helping me out with KORE, shoot me an email. I’d love to hear about your project and exchange chapters!
