One of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had as an author is the opportunity to go back to school. No, it’s not what you think. I’m not breaking open the textbooks, but I have been invited to speak to students about writing or reading in general.
Last year, I was invited to help close out Right to Read Week at an elementary in southern Ohio. In the morning, we did some random dancing whenever Continue reading “Indie Life: Engaging the Classroom”
Merry Christmas!Giveaway Package Includes:
Transfer Student by Laura A.H. Elliott
Shadow Slayer (Shadow Series, #2) by Laura A.H. Elliott
Just this week, I received brand new bookmarks (left) for the upcoming Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. I love the beading on the end of the tassel. You can’t tell by the pic, but it sparkles like the whole night sky is jammed in it. Stop by the booth and I’ll show you what I mean. I hear that I’ll be located near the nefarious Mothman statue.
And speaking of bookmarks, this week’s Main Attraction in the YA Indie Carnival is SWAG. Swag can be anything from bookmarks to t-shirts; from refrigerator magnets to jewelry. The author’s (or the marketer’s) imagination is the only limit.
Over the last month, I asked book reviewers about Continue reading “YA Indie Carnival: It’s All About the Swag”
Pinterest, of course! Yeah, they don’t call me the Queen of Corn for nothing. I couldn’t help making the awful joke as a segue into this week’s YA Indie Carnival topic.
How do indie writers use Pinterest?
I’ve been dabbling in this social medium for a while now. I can tell you Continue reading “What do you get when you mix a seamstress with a banker?”
Congrats to Emma Michaels, winner of last week’s big YA Indie Carnival Anniversary Giveaway. Emma receives 13 indie novels including books 1-3 of the Midnight Guardian series. Nice!
The giveaway was so much fun that Continue reading “YA Indie Carnival: Chemistry Contest”
This week’s indie carnival topic is Villains. The nastiest nasty I’ve written about has got to be Bov Gammen.
The son of the original boogeyman, Bov certainly lived up to his father’s example. He ruled the Mogdoc Empire with ruthless determination and harvested humans like grapes for their fine wine. Now that he has passed on (death at the tip of a poisoned dagger),
only time will tell if his children, Broo and Brun, will carry on his legacy.
You can read about Bov in OF SUN & MOON.
Read about other Big Bads from these indie authors at http://yaauthorclub.blogspot.com
