Monthly Archives: May 2019

The Big Surprise: Interview with Author Chris Babu

Book Reviews, Interviews May 13, 2019 Leave a comment

Hello, hello, folks!

Remember a few months back when I foreshadowed some big reveal on Twitter? Well, here we are:

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Chris Babu, author of The Initiation and The Expedition, both YA sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, dystopian first books in the trilogy with Permuted Press.

PLEASE NOTE that this is an audio interview (I’m sorry I said “video” in it).

On this, I really hope you enjoy this interview with Chris Babu! It was a fun experience for me (my very first interview!) and I won’t stop there.

Thank you to the awesome Chris Babu and Permuted Press for this glorious experience!

Listen here:

The Interesting Links

Chris Babu’s Web site

His Goodreads account, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

The Initiation: Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Indigo, Goodreads, LibraryThing, WorldCat

The Expedition: Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Indigo, Goodreads, LibraryThing, WorldCat

My review of The Initiation and my review of The Expedition

Permuted Press

Tell me, what did you prefer? What answers spoke to you or not? Also, are you excited for the third book?

Thank you very much for tuning in!

See you next post, lovelies. *Mwah!*

My YA Urban Fantasy Novel: First Chapter Free for You!

My project, Nightshade (My Series) May 7, 2019 Leave a comment

Hello folks and lovelies!

I have excellent news today!

Yes, yes, yes. Remember my Nightshade series? Well, the first chapter of Nightshade: The Death Stone (first volume) is FREEfor you all on Inkitt! YES!

Here’s the blurb:

Rosellia Rowland-Lovelace lives three lives at the same time: in three different dimensions! A teenager raised in Montreal by a poor mother, she misses her deceased father and struggles with serious heart issues. But that doesn’t stop her from exploring the worlds beyond… Until some black-hooded men come and kidnap her. What is the Death Stone they’re talking about? And who are the Nightshade they want to find? Speaking of the devil, a Nightshade rescues her. From then on, Rosellia agrees to become one of them and enjoys her time in other worlds now that her powers are known. But what if she can find the Death Stone before everyone else? Will she be able to bring her father back with its resurrection powers?

You can read it the chapter here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/fantasy/298025

Please like or leave a comment as more of these might help me strike a publishing deal on this platform! Also, feel free to give feedback as well.

I can’t wait for you to read it!

YAY!

Thank you!

See you next post, lovelies. *Mwah*

Writing Update: My Poetry Collection This Year

My project, poetry May 2, 2019 Leave a comment
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Good writing news, folks!

I’ve never been so close to a finished book!

Well, I have in libraries and bookstores, but I mean my own book. In fact, I’m halfway through categorizing and finalizing the poems in my poetry book. Then, it’s off to literary agents who are looking for that genre!

YAY!

I found a few through the amazing (and cheap, if not free when you don’t buy “premium”) QueryTracker, but I got anxious, very, very anxious: there is none from Canada!

So I sent a Tweet asking my friends in publishing if I could query agents that fit my criteria in countries other than mine. Barely a few minutes later, the sweet and talented Debbie Zaken (check her out on Twitter here!) answered my question: yes, I could do it! If said agents didn’t mention they disapproved of it. Thank you again, Debbie!

What I will do is first finish the manuscript completely. Meanwhile, I’m also making a Gantt chart to plan when and how I’ll go about realizing this project. I plan on having the completed book in 4 months and start querying as soon as it’s done.

I’m so excited about this project! But don’t worry, I’m still writing Nightshade: The Death Stone (my novel), but I’m focusing on finishing it while querying and publishing my poetry collection.

Updates will come when I reach significant milestones or if I have something interesting to say about this poetry book project of mine.

I can’t wait for you, ladies and gents, to have it in your hands and read, diving into my world.

Thank you for reading!

See you next post, lovelies!