Leslie Swartz's Blog

Journals

Hey, everyone! So, yesterday, instead of writing I made notebooks/journals featuring the artwork for Seraphim and my Barachiel sigils. All are 400 lined pages. Should I make more? What would you want to see on a journal cover? Lmk in the comments.
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GIVEAWAY UPDATE

Goodreads has chosen the 100 winners of the Seraphim giveaway. If you didn't win, I hope you consider reading free on KU, purchasing a copy, or requesting it from your library using ISBN #'s
ISBN-10: 1097632806
or
ISBN-13: 978-1097632800
Thanks so much to everyone who participated and stay tuned for more giveaways. :)

GIVEAWAY!

I'm giving away 100 copies of #Seraphim. Enter here:
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Interview

Check out my interview with Book Goodies! We talk inspiration, the future of publishing, and my process.
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Playlists

Lately, a lot of people have asked what I listen to when I'm writing. The answer to that is a little complicated.
When I'm actually writing, I listen to purple noise to keep me from getting distracted. Link here: https://youtu.be/0eJV2tECL68
As far as music goes, I make playlists for every book before I start writing, usually during the outlining process. I'll go back and listen to certain songs that go with certain scenes to get me in the right headspace to write them.
Some of my biggest influences are songwriters. Freddie Mercury, Don McLean, Bernie Taupin, Paul McCartney, and Kurt Cobain all have a huge impact on how I see a story in my mind. Scenes play out in my brain with accompanying music like in a movie, so it just makes sense for me to create what are essentially soundtracks to the books I write. So, if anyone's interested in seeing what the inside of my head looks like, here are the links to playlists for all of my published books. Happy listening!
Seraphim: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Nephilim: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Elohim: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Cain: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Alukah: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Coven: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

*FREE BOOKS*

To celebrate Alukah's pre-launch, Seraphim and Nephilim, books 1 and 2 in The Seventh Day Series, will be #FREE 7/7-7/11!
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Review

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FREE EBOOK

Seraphim is FREE now through Sunday!
Mental illness and family drama plague 4 angels, born human, as they help the world's first vampire and a pissed off Lucifer save humanity from demons, monsters, and themselves.
"Like if Dean Winchester and Buffy had a baby and it grew up a little slutty." Allen Black
"A masterpiece of imagination and literary devices." Dan Santos
Get it here--https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RPZ72Q4

Book 3 available

Elohim, book 3 in The Seventh Day Series, is available now!! Get your copy here--https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085PYJK6L

COVER REVEAL

Cover reveal for book 3 in The Seventh Day Series!
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