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The North Ink Volume 1 Issue 2

Thank you to The North Ink for featuring the Ash Born Series in Volume 1 Issue 2.

Get the fist preview snippet of the book here: https://thenorthink.wixsite.com/the-north-ink

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Meet Konn Lavery on Canvas Rebel

I had an interview on canvasrebel.com to discuss who I am and the creative journey. It dives into both my writing, how it came to be, and my graphic design background.

Read the Interview Here

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Simon Rose and Konn Lavery chat about World Mother Ascension

Thank you Simon Rose – Author for having me back on his blog to chat about my new dark fantasy novel World Mother Ascension.

We chat about the hero and villain, Synarion and Valturus, and how the novel came to be.

Give it a read here: https://simon-rose.com/?p=10464

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Live Book Launch and Reading: World Mother Ascension

Join award-winning author Konn Lavery as he launches his new novel, a blood cult supernatural thriller with the impending apocalypse.
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The last balancer of the Grove, Synarion, must stop the queen of vampires and her blood cult from summoning the apocalypse through Mother Nature’s wrathful twin sister, who claims Earth and its creatures belong to her.
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The Book: https://konnlavery.com/novels/world-mother-ascension/
When? January 30, 6pm PST
Where? facebook.com/konnlavery
We will cover the following:
– About the Book
– Chapter Reading
– Artwork
– Q&A

See Event

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Dealing with Imposter Syndrome Interview on Bold Journey

I’m pleased to share that I was interviewed by Bold Journey discussing how I dealt with Imposter Syndrome in the early days of my writing and graphic design business.

We also chat about my background, the top three important qualities I focus on, and the most impactful things my parents did.

Read the Interview

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What is Your Hero���s Journey? by Konn Lavery on Speak Up Talk Radio

New Guest Post

Firebird Book Award-winning author Konn Lavery (CRYSTAL MOTH CONSPIRACY) shares some tips on multidimensional character building in today’s Blogatini post.

Read Today

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Interview on Simon Rose’s Blog

I am pleased to share that I was back on Simon Rose’s blog to chat about Crystal Moth Conspiracy. Check it out here.

We cover:

How did the idea for the novel come about?Talk about the characters. Who is the hero, the villain?What was your favourite scene to write in Crystal Moth Conspiracy?Great segue to the artwork of the book. How have your design skills impacted your writing?And what is next for you?Where can readers discover you?Read the Interview

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Gold and Bronze Awarded to Crystal Moth Conspiracy

Crystal Moth Conspiracy made some headway with critical reception and was placed in two award programs. I received my first gold medal, which has been a goal for a while.

GOLD Medal in Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards 2023 Fantasy/Contemporary CategoryBRONZE Medal

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Simon Rose, Calgary Author, The Stone of the Seer

My guest today is Calgary author Simon Rose, who has published eighteen novels for children and young adults, eight guides for writers, more than a hundred nonfiction books, and numerous articles on a wide range of topics.

Your most recently published books were those in The Stone of the Seer series. Remind us again of what it���s all about.

The Stone of the Seer is young adult historical fantasy series, featuring The Stone of the Seer, Royal Blood, and Revenge of the Witchfinder. The exciting story is mostly set in the mid-seventeenth century during the English Civil War. In The Stone of the Seer, Lady Elizabeth Usborne, Kate, and Tom encounter a magical stone, mysterious parchments and manuscripts, and an incredible time viewing device. In Royal Blood, Lady Elizabeth, Kate, and Tom are in London, witnessing the political turmoil at the time of the Civil War, including the king���s trial and execution. Revenge of the Witchfinder takes place in multiple time periods. The story features weird dreams, disturbing visions, parallel lives, and a bewildering identity crisis, as the lead characters discover to their horror that not even the passage of centuries can prevent a bloodthirsty witchfinder from the 1640s from seeking his deadly revenge.

Do you have any current projects?

Right now, I���m working on another historical fantasy novel series, this time set in the early years of World War II, that I���m hoping to publish next year. I���ve recently finished another story that takes place in the later stages of World War II and am putting the finishing touches to that one as well, potentially for publication the following year. Yet another series is currently in development in the same paranormal genre as my previously published Flashback series, which can learn more about on my website.

I���ve also been working on the script for a film project and continue to work on the adaptations of my Shadowzone series into screenplays for movies and TV shows. You can learn more about my work writing screenplays for clients and creating adaptations of my own work here on my website. 

Anyone interested in keeping up to date with the projects that I���m working on is always welcome to subscribe to my monthly newsletter, which you can do on my website.

You certainly seem to be very busy. You also do other work related to writing and publishing, right?

Yes, I offer coaching, editing, consulting, and mentoring services for writers of novels,

short stories, fiction, nonfiction, biographies, and in many other genres, plus work with

writers of scripts and screenplays.

I���m also a writing instructor and mentor at the University of Calgary and have some courses coming up in the fall, including Writing for Children and Youth. My own online courses, including Writing Historical Fiction and Writing for Children and Young Adults, are also always available.

I’ve just wrapped up work on a study guide for a fellow author’s historical fiction novel, set in World War I and World War II. You can learn more about my various coaching, editing, and consulting services, for all age groups and genres, on my website, as well as my services for business writing projects. 

So where can people buy your books?

People can buy The Stone of the Seer, Royal Blood, and Revenge of the Witchfinder, as well as all my other books, at Amazon and all the other usual places online, which you can link to on my website at www.simon-rose.com I���ll also be making some personal appearances at local events in the fall, where people can buy autographed copies of all the books in the series, as well as all my other novels.

Thanks Simon, for being my guest here today.

You can learn more about Simon and his work on his website at www.simon-rose.com

where you can also link to him on social media and at other locations online.

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New in Books Interview

I was featured on New in Books regarding my new novel, Crystal Moth Conspiracy. We cover the following

What���s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Crystal Moth Conspiracy?If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Crystal Moth Conspiracy, what would they be?What���s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?What books are on your TBR pile right now?What scene in your book was your favorite to write?Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?Give it a read

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