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July 20, 2015
It Happened Again
Three years ago, someone posted an ad for her daughter’s book on the Facebook page that was then the Olympia Heights page, but now my general author page. I went on a huge rant about why you don’t do that, but I blurred out concrete identifying information because I’m not interested in doxxing someone.
Well, it’s happened again. This person, who this time posted on my publisher’s company pagefor her own novel (not for someone else), is exactly the kind of person who gives indies a bad name. S...
July 14, 2015
Shoestring Book Trailers
Last year I talked about how we could make better book trailers, focusing on action and refraining from spoilers. I don’t claim to be the queen of book trailers by any means. I have taken one film class at the college level: I am not an expert. Still, I am quite good at making book trailers on the cheap.
This one cost $150.
And this one cost $100
I have another in the can right now that cost $60. I’m just waiting for a book cover to insert. I didn’t rely on still images, and I edited them...
July 12, 2015
Hades is NOT the Bad Guy
If you look at popular culture interpretations of Greek Mythology, you see a lot of stories in which Hades is the archetypal devil-figure, hell-bent on destroying the hero because… dead guys are creepy…or something. That’s because these interpretations often equate the realm of Hades with Hell; thus the rulerbecomes aligned with Satan. And that’s just not right.
The most classic example is Disney’s Hercules. Now, I understand how it might be a problem to make a children’s movie that starts w...
July 3, 2015
Launch Day Giveaway: Enter to Win
The Book This novel is Part Twoof the Royer Goldhawk series.Get part one here. This is a completed series.
Upon their arrival in Fairy, Royer Goldhawk and his companions are swept away by an encampment of free humans who are fighting a war on two fronts.
Royer must broker peace between these humans and the fairy rebels in order to defeat their common foe, Major Bedloe, and to stop the horror he is about to unleash upon the world.
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June 28, 2015
Books from Concentrate
Tell me about your book. Go.
Okay, stop. Now think about what you just said. How long did it take? Did you give me the names of multiple characters? Did you use more than one made-up word?
Last weekend I went to a convention, UtopYA in Nashville, and like every convention I attend where there is more than one author, I meet some authorswho are great at pitching me their books…and then some authors who arenot.
On Thursday night of the con, that was the focus of one of our hotel-room conversati...
June 18, 2015
UtopYA Liveblog!
I’m at UtopYA Con in Nashville this weekend! Check back all weekend as I post updates to this post.
In addition to my updates, you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram and read tweets from other authors at the event through the #UtopYA2015 hashtag.
Jump to LiveblogJune 7, 2015
Escape Cover Reveal
It’s finally here, the cover reveal for Escape OR, Major Bedloe’s Cold Iron War Machine! Still haven’t read book one? Grab it here.
Here’s the description for Escape:
Upon their arrival in Faerie, Royer Goldhawk and his companions are swept away by an encampment of free humans who are fighting a war on two fronts.
Royer must broker peace between these humans and the faerie rebels in order to defeat their common foe, Major Bedloe, and to stop the horror he is about to unleash upon the world.
T...
June 4, 2015
Nashville Readers: Event Announcement
Fans living in or near Nashville, I’ll be appearing at an event open-to-the-public on June 20. Come get your books signed (or buy books to sign!) TheAuthors Are my Idols signing is part of UtopYA con, but you don’t have to buy a weekend pass to come to the signing event.
The signing is from 10a-3p at the Millenium Maxwell Hotel. You can either bring $5 to enter or donate a new or gently-used kids book to get in for free. Come meet a host of fantastic authors. I’ll be added to this list shortl...
May 28, 2015
That’s a Wrap! (Lightning Rod)
The first issue of the Olympia Heights comic is wrapped! You can read all of issue one, “Lightning Rod“ at www.olympia-heights.com/comic
Want to support the comic? You have a few options:
1. Read it on Kindle or iBooks. Comixology format coming soon.
2. Buy a signed paper copy. There’s nothing that beats a beautiful, full-color comic in your hands.
3. Buy shirts, mugs, stickers, etc from the Redbubble estore.
4. Donate.
Issue two, “Give up the Ghost,” debuts on June 19 with a new cover page....
May 18, 2015
Three Things We Need to STOP Doing in YA Literature
Reading YA literature, I am becoming disappointed in the messages we are repeatedly sending to young girls. I have teenage students who read a lot who seem to echo the messages of these books in their day-to-day speech. That can be good sometimes, like when we teach people to be tolerant and brave and curious. That can also be bad. Here are three things we need to STOP doing over and over again in YA literature, especially when it targets young women.
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