Hullo, everyone! I haven’t gotten a chance to write any of the posts that you all voted on in that poll a while back, but I did have a few updates to share with you. Most of you probably saw the cover reveal for Lightporter, of course, but several other cool things have happened.
First, I got to do an awesome author interview over at Books and Teacup Reviews! I had a lot of fun answering Yesha’s questions. You can also check out her review of Twinepathy here.
Second, I’ve been getting feedback from betas on Lightporter, and I’m super excited about how close I’m getting to editing. Editing may not be fun, but it means it’s one step closer to being in your hands, so that’s worth celebrating! I’m excited to see how this book turns out.
I also have a post planned for a few days from now with a review of a new Christian dystopian novel that I got an eARC of, and I really enjoyed, so stay tuned for that!
I’m also super excited to tell you about my new project! I’m actually not working on book 3 of the IDIA series yet. I’ve worked on some plotting for it, but I chose to start a different project first–a superhero retelling of Snow White for the Rooglewood Press short story contest! I’m really excited about this story, and even if it doesn’t win the contest, I hope to be able to share it with all of you. It’s definitely been an exciting change from the IDIA universe, and I’m enjoying it quite a bit.
And a final announcement that I’m hoping you can all help me with. Twinepathy‘s one-year birthday is July 4th! Because of that, I’m going to be holding the first IDIA Fan Contest. In this contest, you’ll be able to submit any fanart, fanfiction, or other fan-created material to win a prize (which is yet to be determined). I also haven’t decided if I’ll be picking my favorite or if you guys will be voting for your favorites. The contest will open July 4th and run through the end of July. I’m announcing it now so that you’ll have plenty of time to think of ideas! There may be prizes for different categories, depending on the number of submissions. You will be able to submit anything IDIA-related: quote pictures, drawings, fan fiction, costumes, pictures of the book, your own mask, recipes, anything! (If you’re looking for ideas, you can check out the IDIA group board on Pinterest!) Comment below with any suggestions or ideas you have for the contest, and if you’re excited about it or plan on participating!
Thanks so much for reading through these updates! You guys are awesome, and thanks for sticking with me even with the irregular blogging schedule! 🙂
Eeep!! Yay, I’m so excited for the contest so I can see everyone else’s fangirly (or fanboy-ish) stuff!!! 😄
I REALLY would LOVE to do a cosplay for it….I’ll have to see if I can get one out in time. (I’ve already been hinting to my sis that we need to cosplay together as Jazz and Pop sometime, so just maybe…) 😀
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Same here! 😀 Yes, that would be so cool! I don’t describe their clothing much, so there’s a lot of room for imagination. 🙂
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Yes, but I love that! I’m thinking probably something pretty simplistic, basically a Scarlett Witch-style dress with leggings, then the masks like they’re described in the book. I’m really excited to get started on it!! 😉😊
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Aaaaaah, that sounds so awesome!!! I can’t wait to see how it looks! 😀
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Oooh, Snow White with superheroes? Sounds cool, and right up your alley! (I am slightly disappointed that I’ll have to wait longer for IDIA 3, but oh well . . .) And yay for fan-works contest! I’m glad you’re opening it to fanfiction as well as fanart, since I’m not much of an artist.
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I know, I’m definitely excited about it! I keep thinking up little things I can put in as reference to the original. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer, since this one has a max word count of 20k.
Yup, I knew I had to include fanfic! I’m hoping I’ll get a few of those, because I love reading them. 🙂
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That’s always fun!
You’ll get fanfic if I have anything to do with it! Of course, I have to come up with an idea first . . . And probably write it early, ’cause, you know, Camp NaNoWriMo.
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Yeah, coming up with ideas is always the harder part of fanfics. I hope you come up with something! 🙂
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Thanks! Question: are crossover fanfics acceptable?
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Absolutely! So are ones with your own characters.
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Cool beans. The ideas I just came up with fit both those categories . . .
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Yessss, I can’t wait to read them! 😀
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Ooh! A superhero Snow White?! That sounds awesome!
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I hope it works out, because I’m really excited about it! I’ve been wanting to do a superhero fairytale retelling for a while, and I figured this was my chance. 🙂
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Hehe! I’m super excited to hear about how it turns out. 🙂 I’m doing a fantasy/western for the contest. 🙂
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Wow, that’s an interesting combination! I can’t wait to see where you go with that. 😀
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The IDIA fan contest sounds awesome! The gears in my mind are already turning…. 🙂
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Hehe, awesome! I hope it’ll work out! Even one entry will make me super happy. 😀
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Yay, you’re doing the Rooglewood contest!! So fun! I would totally love to read a superhero retelling of Snow White. That would be Amaaaaazing. Good luck writing it! ^_^
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Yep! This is my first time with the contest, so we’ll see how it turns out. Hopefully you will get to read it! 😀 Thanks so much!
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