Jennifer Estep's Blog, page 39
April 13, 2015
Free Comic Book Day coming up on May 2 …
Note: This blog will also appear tomorrow, April 14, over at Magical Musings. It seems like every day is some sort of holiday. Of course, you have your biggies, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, but there is something to celebrate every day. There’s even a National Day Calender where you can keep track of important holidays like Talk Like A Pirate →
Published on April 13, 2015 04:00
April 6, 2015
Dark Heart of Magic, Black Blade #2, coming Oct. 27 …
Cold Burn of Magic, Black Blade #1, will be out on April 28 (almost here!), but I wanted to go ahead and give everyone some information about the second book in the series. Dark Heart of Magic is the title of Black Blade #2, and it will be released on Oct. 27. Woot! I really like this title, and I’m →
Published on April 06, 2015 04:00
April 2, 2015
YA Scavenger Hunt …
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue →
Published on April 02, 2015 01:00
March 30, 2015
Conference schedule for 2015 …
Today, I thought I would share my conference schedule for 2015: May 2 — Mountain Empire Comics, Bristol, Tenn. I’ll be signing here as part of the store’s annual Free Comic Book Day events. Some other authors and artists should be on hand, and there will be giveaways, sales, and more. Exact signing time to be determined. May 12-17 — →
Published on March 30, 2015 04:00
March 23, 2015
How do you read …
Note: I posted this over at Magical Musings last week and wanted to share it here as well. How do you read? Do you start at the beginning and read straight through a book, with no skipping ahead at all? Do you flip through a book, stopping here and there to skim a few pages before you start reading in →
Published on March 23, 2015 04:00
March 16, 2015
Fandemic, Bigtime #5, to be released on June 2 …
Some of you have seen this online already, but I wanted to make a formal announcement here on my blog. Fandemic, the fifth book in my Bigtime superhero series, will be released on June 2. Woot! I’m so happy that I was able to write and self-publish another Bigtime book, and I hope that everyone enjoys seeing what all the →
Published on March 16, 2015 04:00
March 9, 2015
Print ARC giveaway for Cold Burn of Magic …
My publisher was nice enough to send me some print ARCs (advanced reading copies) for Cold Burn of Magic, Black Blade #1, which will be out on April 28. I have two print ARCs left, and I’m going to give those away here on my blog. If you receive an ARC, please consider taking the time to read the book and post →
Published on March 09, 2015 04:00
March 2, 2015
Young adult epic fantasy books …
One of my favorite things to read is young adult epic fantasy. I just really enjoy the genre. Plus, the books always seem to have the most gorgeous covers. Here are some YA epic fantasy books that I’m looking forward to this spring and summer. Note: The descriptions are from Goodreads. Hidden Huntress by Danielle L. Jensen — out on →
Published on March 02, 2015 03:00
February 23, 2015
To pre-order or not to pre-order …
Note: I posted this over at Magical Musings last week and wanted to share it here on my blog as well. Do you pre-order? You know what I’m talking about — all those tempting little buttons next to books by your favorite authors. The ones that let you pre-order a new book months in advance. Whenever I’m talking about my →
Published on February 23, 2015 03:00
February 16, 2015
Cold Burn of Magic, Black Blade #1, coming April 28 …
I’ve been getting some questions about my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series, which wrapped up with Killer Frost, book six, last year. As of right now, I don’t have any plans to write any more Mythos Academy books. Instead, I will have a new young adult urban fantasy series out in 2015. Woot! It’s called the Black Blade series, →
Published on February 16, 2015 03:00