Today I'll be interviewing Shakyra Dunn, author of the debut fantasy coming-of-age novel, The One Left Behind: Magic! Adelle Yeung: Tell us about The One Left Behind. What is it about this story that made you want to self-publish it? Shakyra Dunn: The One Left Behind is actually a rewrite of a series that I … Continue reading Indie Author Interview – Shakyra Dunn
To complement The Book Binger's readalong for The Starriest Summer, the eBook is now 99 cents from June 27-July 1! The eBooks are available here: Kindle - Nook - Smashwords
Ahoy! Got a fun announcement. The Book Bingers will read The Starriest Summer and An Eclipsing Autumn for their first book club read-along! (More details here.) Here's the schedule for the readalong! July 1st-July 15th: The Starriest Summer July 16th-July 30th: An Eclipsing Autumn July 31st: Twitter chat at 8 am EST Follow The Book Bingers … Continue reading The Book Bingers Read The Cycle of the Six Moons
Today begins the first stop of The Cycle of the Six Moons "Name Before the Masses" tour by Goddess Fish Promotions! I've written a guest post over at Long and Short Reviews YA. If you can't tell by the appropriately named title, it's about the importance of food in storytelling. I even made a nifty … Continue reading Guest Post – Storytelling and Food
I'm going to start an indie author interview series, in which I'll interview fellow authors about our approach to self-publication! Check out the questions here, and if you'd like to share your own approach, sign up here! The purpose of these interviews is to connect with other authors, inform upcoming authors, connect with readers, and … Continue reading Indie Author Interview Series
I had author business cards printed. And then I devised a plan. I had glued to the backs of these cards a QR code and a URL that leads to a book trailer The Cycle of the Six Moons, which is...secret.* *Anyone who has access to these cards will clearly see The Last Winter Moon's cover … Continue reading Guerilla Marketing, Book Style
I jumped in and joined JJ, Marc, and Shana on the Frozen North gaming podcast 😀 They discuss their video game "book club," Final Fantasy IX, what it means to "complete" a video game, and I jump in at 39:40 to discuss The Starriest Summer and its video game influences! As you'll hear in the … Continue reading Frozen North Podcast
Thank you everyone who came to my event the other day 😀 It was a lot of fun. I think my performance for the reading was better than the first time, too. Here are some short recordings of the reading! 😀 https://www.facebook.com/AdelleYeungBooks/videos/587773708047868/ https://www.facebook.com/AdelleYeungBooks/videos/587776091380963/ Check out The Avid Reader website here!
Barely a month has passed since the release of the second book in the Cycle of the Six Moons trilogy, An Eclipsing Autumn, and already I've jumped into the first of many edits for The Last Winter Moon. Since April began, I put off opening the document containing book three for eleven whole days. I'm … Continue reading Why I’m Scared of Completing The Cycle of the Six Moons
I'm an outliner. I daydream up a story while I'm lying in bed, unable to sleep 'cause I can't shut off my thoughts, and when I know that the thoughts in my head are definitely what I want to write, I write 'em down and make an outline. Then I get on to the actual … Continue reading Outline vs. Actual Book
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