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
In Defense of the Mess: Trauma and the Creative Journey
A guest post by Leigh Hellman One of the most prominent pitches for the creation and consumption of fictional worlds and stories is that of “escapism”—the idea that we want to make and engage with fiction because it offers an expansion of reality that we can’t get elsewhere. The mundane, petty, ... READ the POST
Cover Reveal: A Spark in Space
Hi, Snow Angels! We are so excited today to be sharing the cover of Janina Franck’s Young Adult scifi fantasy adventure, A Spark in Space (A Space Witch Novel). The cover was designed by KimG Designs. Are you ready to see the cover? Check it out below! Global warming has long since forced ... READ the POST
Sharing the World of the Leyendas Series
A guest post by Selenia Paz When I had my first school visit, I was terrified. At the time my first book, Life and Death, was out, and the second book, Gods and Demons, was going to be released. I had brought bookmarks and postcards and ten copies of the second book. As the students started to come ... READ the POST
Cover Reveal: Something Twisted
Hey there, Snow Angels! Today we are revealing the cover for Sarah Dale’s Middle Grade/Young Adult Supernatural Adventure novel, Something Twisted, The Fifth Tale of the Zodiac Cusp Kids Series. The cover was designed by Janina Franck. Are you ready for the cover? Check it out below! Two years ... READ the POST
The Elemental Beings of Nature
A guest post by T. Damon The Forest Spirit series takes place in an enchanted Forest, one that resides within what is referred to as the Earth Realm. Within that realm live the nymphs, faeries, trolls, gnomes, and forest-specific animals. In The Haunting, the beings of the Forest are first ... READ the POST
You’ve Got the Power
A guest post by Micky O'Brady Congratulations to everybody who can read the above headline without singing those words out, SNAP-style. I do apologize though if you now have a song stuck inside yo’ head. (See what I did there? Lego Movie 2, anybody?) Anyway. The reason for this slightly cruel ... READ the POST
Interview with the Dudebro
A guest post by Jane Watson Hi, everyone! Jane Watson here. I am very excited today to be joined by one of the main characters of my Dudebro series, a YA Romantic Comedy series based on Shakespeare’s comedies, the Dudebro himself, Kurt Minola! Kurt: “’Sup! Thanks for having me, Janey.” Jane: “So, ... READ the POST
Old School Drafting and Why You Should Do It
A guest post by Dorothy Dreyer I remember talking to another author about writing first drafts. He was very surprised when I told him that I do a lot of my first drafts by hand. Like in a notebook. With a pen. I was actually taken aback that he was taken aback (especially because he’s older than ... READ the POST
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