Just a quick note today to let you all know that “Gale,” my short sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, is now available at ebook retailers outside of Amazon! Miranda doesn’t want to be different. On Gale, being different can get you killed. When her seizures began, Miranda tried to keep her abnormality secret. But then the visions started—ominous hallucinations of strange lights in the sky, an otherworldly monster with…
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Looking back on 2018
I posted this on Twitter about a week and a half ago, but I wanted to share it here as well: Since everyone’s been doing threads talking about their accomplishments from 2018, I wanted to join in because I’m really proud of how much I got done this year. 🎉 I edited an anthology for the first time since 2015! It was a lot of work and will probably be the…
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One last holiday book giveaway!
I’ve got my final holiday book giveaway going on Twitter right now. Open through tomorrow, you can win a paperback copy of one of my favorite holiday fairy tales: https://twitter.com/lyssachiavari/status/1072885089908846592
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Another holiday book giveaway
As promised, I have more holiday goodies in store! If you’re over on Twitter, I’m giving away a paperback copy of my friend Heather Dixon Wallwork’s new Nutcracker retelling, The Enchanted Sonata! Here are the details: https://twitter.com/lyssachiavari/status/1070834604255236097
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Bookish Holiday Giveaway
Happy December! Holiday season is upon us! Hanukkah begins tomorrow evening and Christmas is just over three weeks away now! You all know I get a little excited about the holidays, and this year is no exception. I’ve got a lot of fun things planned this month, starting with this fun bookish giveaway I’m co-sponsoring with a few of my YA author friends… I’m excited to be one of eight authors…
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Interview with Adrian Mayes, narrator of CHEERLEADERS FROM PLANET X!
It’s been a busy month for me! This last weekend I attended Portland Book Festival, my first real author event! I was at the Snowy Wings Publishing booth along with fellow author T. Damon, signing and selling books. It was a lot of fun and I hope to be able to go again next year! I posted a few pictures from the event on Instagram, if you’d like to see…
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What’s next
New World‘s been on shelves for about a month now, and I’ve been taking a much-needed break to recharge my batteries. But I’m starting to feel human enough again to start thinking about what’s next for me, and I wanted to share that with all of you. 2018 was my most productive year so far. I had stories in two anthologies published this year, one of which I also edited.…
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YA Scavenger Hunt, featuring Julia Ember!
Note: The YA Scavenger Hunt is now over! Thanks to everyone who played and congrats to the winners! I’ll be leaving this post up for posterity, but note that the game is over as of October 7. Welcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt for Fall 2018! I’m so excited to be participating again, and to be a part of Team Orange! For those of you who might not be familiar…