Hey there, Snow Angels! We are very excited today to reveal the cover of Amy Bearce’s upper middle grade paranormal book, Detours (Secret Psychics, Book 2). The cover illustration was done by Katie Archambault, and the cover was designed by Qamber Kids. How psyched are you to see the cover? Keep ... READ the POST
Archives for March 2021
Exploring New Angles on Old Favorites
A guest post by Alicia Gaile What makes a story endure hundreds of years of retellings and reimaginings? Not only are fairy tales, myths, and legends handed down from generation to generation, but as C. S. Lewis once said, “Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” ... READ the POST
Cover Reveal: Shortcuts
Hello, Snow Angels! We are so excited to be revealing the cover of Amy Bearce's upper middle grade paranormal book, Shortcuts (Secret Psychics, Book 1). The cover illustration was done by Katie Archambault and the cover was designed by Qamber Kids. Are you dying to see the cover? Keep ... READ the POST
From Notecards to Novels: My New(ish) Plotting Method
A guest post by Mary Fan Everyone has their own strategies, tricks, and systems for getting a story written. Me, I’ve always started out with some kind of outline, mostly because blank pages terrify me and I like knowing where my story is going. And also because I often come up with story ideas out ... READ the POST
Cover Reveal: Angel Down
Hey there, Snow Angels! Today we are very excited to have a surprise cover reveal of Micky O'Brady's Angel Down. The cover was designed by KimG Designs. Are you ready for the cover? Check it out below! Ten years ago, the Founders, angel-like creatures, arrived in their spaceships and conquered ... READ the POST
Channeling Fears into Fiction
A guest post by Heather L. Reid I don’t remember when they started—the dreams of faceless entities, of black figures standing by my bed whispering in the deep shadows of my childhood room. Sometimes I would wake from their dark grasp and find my six-year-old self standing at the end of my parent’s ... READ the POST
How creative have you been during the Covid pandemic?
A guest post by Sarah Dale I personally have struggled. I’ve pushed back one deadline already, and Something Twisted, the 5th Tale of the Zodiac Cusp Kids, was completed front to back during the pandemic. (“Completed” is the keyword there—yay!) I see others’ answers to that question on social ... READ the POST
Announcing BOWS, the Book Owl Word Search!
Hey Snow Angels! We're so excited to announce another fun new feature that we're bringing to you in 2021. We are organizing the first ever "Book Owl Word Search," an interactive game that will let you connect with your favorite authors and win some great prizes. We'll have more information about ... READ the POST