June 10, 2019

Indie Superhero Summer, Writing Tips

So You Want to Write a Superhero Novel - #IndieSuperheroSummer

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Let’s be honest: a novel is not really the first thing that springs to mind when you say the word “superhero”—and that’s okay. These stories originated in the pages of comic books, after all, and once they fully jumped the gap to the big screen, they became one of the biggest sources of revenue in Hollywood. It’s easy to see why: the splashy, bombastic fight sequences; the glorious (or sometimes gloriously bad) costumes; the larger-than-life powers. It all translates incredibly well to visual forms of storytelling.

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June 3, 2019

Guest Authors, Indie Superhero Summer

A Chat with Stefani Chaney - #IndieSuperheroSummer

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Today it’s my genuine pleasure to welcome Stefani Chaney to the blog for the first interview of #IndieSuperheroSummer! Stefani is the author of The Opposition series, a story about a group of teenagers who sign up for a medical trial and end up with more powerful (and deadly!) consequences than they could have ever imagined. The first two books, Midnight and Liminal Boy, are available now in both ebook and paperback. My favorite part about these stories is far and away the characters. Whether it’s bossy and impulsive Jo, long-suffering Jamie, or sweet, tortured Langdon, Stefani brings everyone to life with realism and grace. You’ll fall in love a dozen times over—just in time to get your heart broken (in the best possible way).

In addition to writing her wonderfully engaging and grounded stories, Stefani is just a delightful person—always willing to cheer on my own writing process or provide cat pics as a balm after a bad day. So let’s get to know her a little better, shall we?

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June 1, 2019

Announcements, Hopefuls, Indie Superhero Summer, Sales and Promotions, The Private Life of Jane Maxwell, Who’s Afraid of Amy Sinclair?

#IndieSuperheroSummer Begins!

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Hey, friends!

Welcome to June, and welcome to the first-ever Indie Superhero Summer! This is an event I’ll be hosting here on my blog for the duration of June, July, and August in celebration of self-published supehero books. Why? Well, as an author of a book that fits that category, I obviously have a vested interest in it—but also because there’s been such an increase of excellent superhero books in these last few years since I first published The Private Life of Jane Maxwell, and I wanted to celebrate that.

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May 22, 2019

Hopefuls, Monthly Author Check-In, Who’s Afraid of Amy Sinclair?

Monthly Author Check-In: “Seriously, Where the Heck is Your Next Book?” Edition

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Forgoing my usual template, because I’m just going to jump straight to it: Yeah, I said that Who’s Afraid of Amy Sinclair? would be out in “early 2019” and… obviously I dropped the ball on that, hardcore. I’m sorry, and I’m really sorry that I haven’t been more present here on my blog and more open about the delay.

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February 27, 2019

Announcements, Hopefuls, The Private Life of Jane Maxwell

So, this happened

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Read the full review at Publishers Weekly.

For once, I have no words.

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