Tag: fantasy

New York, New York! A.K.A. Book Expo America

Posted May 28, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in Author business, blog, Books, Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Today, I’m on my way to New York City, for my third time attending Book Expo America. It’s sure to be a B-E-A-utiful time! I’m going more with my blogger hat on (for The Bevy Bibliotheque) than my author hat, but if you see me wandering around the Javits Center (or, hey, the city) please say hi! This is my face: And these are the places I’m planning to be: Events outside the conference: -The Teen Author Carnival -Macmillan Happy Hour -Book Blogger Picnic In the Javits: -Adult Book & Author Breakfast (with Neil Patrick Harris as emcee) -Children’s Book & Author Breakfast -Sarah J. Maas signing -Morgan Matson signing -Heather Demetrios signing Attempting to obtain ARCs of: Mortal Heart Salt & Storm The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet I really hope to see you there! And I’ll even have a […]

Looking back on release week

Posted May 26, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Books, Self-Publishing, Threats of Sky and Sea / 1 Comment

Threats of Sky and Sea release week was kiiiind of the bomb. I was ecstatic to be releasing Threats of Sky and Sea in general and release day would have been great regardless. But a few things made it stand-out fantastic. Like all of the tweets and Facebook posts supporting me and linking to buy Threats of Sky and Sea. Like an awesome release day Twitter chat, with fun questions from great participants. Like the paperback breaking the top 5K of books on Amazon. Like ranking in THREE categories on Amazon. Like breaking the top 7K of all Kindle books. We also threw a book launch celebration! There was cake, I signed a few books, and we set up a table with swag to grab. There were friends, family, food and drink. MOST excellent. Basically, I couldn’t have asked for much more […]

A love letter to Threats of Sky and Sea on its release day

Posted May 20, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Books, Threats of Sky and Sea / 5 Comments

Dear Threats of Sky and Sea, TOSAS (may I call you TOSAS?), you and I have been through a lot together. Way back from the time when I was consistently getting your name wrong and calling you “Apparent.” (What, oh what, was I thinking?) We’ve been together for years now, ever since that first scene jumped into my head way back in 2011. But I was only flirting with you then, TOSAS. It wouldn’t be until about a year later, in 2012, that I was finally ready to commit to you and only you. To take you seriously. We had our struggles. Sometimes, I just couldn’t understand you. You wanted to go everywhere– you wanted to go nowhere. You were overly dramatic or you fell totally flat. You made no sense! Sometimes, I wanted to break up with you. But […]

Threats of Sky and Sea book trailer reveal and bonus content!

Posted April 21, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Books, Threats of Sky and Sea, Video / 1 Comment

I’m so pleased to be able to share the book trailer for Threats of Sky and Sea with you all today! Threats of Sky and Sea trailer from Jennifer Ellision on Vimeo. Add Threats of Sky and Sea on Goodreads I created the trailer myself using stock video clips from free stock video websites and iMovie because I didn’t have a budget for a book trailer, to be honest! But I wanted one anyway, and I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. The passage in the trailer is one of my favorites too. I’ve also created a few Threats of Sky and Sea graphics. Use them as you see fit! Other things! Inaccurate Realities, a YA literary magazine, announced that they’ll be publishing an exclusive Threats of Sky and Sea prequel in their “Magic” issue, out April 29th. […]

ICYMI: The first chapter of Threats of Sky and Sea

Posted April 9, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Threats of Sky and Sea / 0 Comments

You may have missed it the other day, but I shared the first chapter of Threats of Sky and Sea over on Wattpad last Friday. Figured I’d also toss it up on le blog for those of you that would prefer to read it here. —————————————— Chapter One I am already frozen when the scream reaches me. The air bites my ears and numbs my hands. Seeking warmth, I burrow into the coat I’m wearing. The forest is still around me, the dead wood asleep. The distant river plays a lullaby. I thought I was alone. It’s a gray morning, but Da sent me out for firewood and I’d intended to gather enough for the hearth to burn through dinnertime at the tavern. My axe kept me company, the steady thud of its beat against the tree a part of […]

My Writing Process “blog tour”

Posted March 31, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Writing / 4 Comments

Hello friends! Today, the lovely Elodie Nowodazkij, author of One, Two, Three, invited me to participate in the “My Writing Process Blog Tour.” A little about Elodie: The short story: Young adult author, Elodie Nowodazkij writes the stories swirling in her head during her commuting time. ONE TWO THREE, about a ballerina struggling to move on after a car crash, is her first novel. Website | Books | Twitter *cracks knuckles* Now, to the questions! What am I working on? Well, I’ve just wrapped up a short story that accompanies Threats of Sky and Sea and will be in the upcoming issue of Inaccurate Realities (Issue #3: Magic). Shout-out to this YA speculative fiction literary magazine real quick because it’s fantastic. I’m also tinkering with edits on another ToSaS short story for release in September, titled Sisters of Wind and Flame. […]

Cover reveal day and tour sign-ups for Threats of Sky and Sea!

Posted March 27, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Threats of Sky and Sea / 2 Comments

It’s here, it’s here! I can finally share my cover with you guys. I may be biased, but LORD. I love it. My amazing cover artist, Nathalia Suellen, totally and completely nailed it. I’m so excited for you all to check it out! You can see it for yourself on IceyBooks! You can also enter to win an eARC of Threats of Sky and Sea! So, what do you think? Let’s hear it! AND IN MORE EXCITING NEWS… You can also sign up to be a part of my blog tour here!

Threats of Sky and Sea Teaser #2!

Posted March 11, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Threats of Sky and Sea / 3 Comments

Threats of Sky and Sea comes out in just over two months! Be sure to add it on Goodreads! In the meantime, here’s your first teaser from one of my favorite characters. ^_~

Threats of Sky and Sea: A Call For Street Team Members!

Posted February 24, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Uncategorized / 8 Comments

As I move along in the publishing process for Threats of Sky and Sea, I am more and more thankful for those of you who have extended your congratulations, RTed the news, or added the book to your shelves on Goodreads. The book’s stats on Goodreads definitely show the power of social media, especially among other writers and bloggers. If, like me, you read the acknowledgements when you read a book, you know that a book is not an individual effort. It takes people to give early feedback and to edit it; to get the word out, promote it, and review it. So… now I’m asking if there are any Katnisses among you to help me with more book promotion. Okay, that was perhaps a bad metaphor. No fights to the death, folks. Just, hopefully, volunteers to join my street […]

A Valentine’s Day Threats of Sky and Sea teaser!

Posted February 14, 2014 by Jennifer Ellision in blog, Threats of Sky and Sea / 11 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovelies! Here are some “presents:” First, I announced yesterday that Threats of Sky and Sea’s release date is officially scheduled for May 20, 2014! Secondly, have a short Threats of Sky and Sea teaser! I hope you enjoy! ————————— “Got a name?” I ask. I bite at a frayed nail. Maybe he’s a wealthy merchant’s son. The fibers in his cloak are certainly finely-wrought enough. “A name?” “Something to call you by. For example, my name is Breena Perdit.” I extend a hand. “I’ve also been known as Bar Maid, Bree, or, when I’ve got my most shining personality on, Brat. Something like that. Got one of those?” “Breena,” he repeats thoughtfully, finger to his chin. Something about the way he says my name is disconcerting. He rolls it on his tongue like a wine. Nonsense. He’s […]