Hey everyone! The Kooky Bookworm welcomes you! And today we're participating in the Lichgates Tour! We have a handful of stuff for your guys today. How about we start with a guest post from the author of Lichgates!
Hey guys! I’m S. M. Boyce (call
me Boyce)—fantasy author of the young adult Grimoire Saga. I’ve been invited
over to chat about the “spark,” or what made me start writing.
If you’re also a writer, I’d love
to hear your response in the comments—and if you’re strictly a devout bookworm,
what got you into reading?
When I was five, I entered a
writing contest on my parents’ encouragement and wrote a short children’s book
about a lonely pickle and her hunt for friends. I don’t remember how it ended,
and that’s probably a pretty good thing—it’s kind of a morbid story when I
reflect on it. I mean, the pickle had friends before. The jar didn’t come from
the store with just her in it. So how my five-year-old brain rationalized
personifying leftovers is beyond me. I’m sure you’ll be completely surprised to
hear that I didn’t win the contest. [insert sarcastic laugh]
Since then, I’ve continued to
write and thankfully improved. I graduated from Florida State University with a
degree in Creative Writing, and I’ve been lucky enough to edit manuscript after
manuscript for my fellow authors.
I spent 7 years drafting the plot
and world-building for my debut series, the Grimoire Saga. The first in the
series, Lichgates, even hit the
Kindle top 100, and I’ve since decided to make it free. If you enjoy adventure,
sarcasm, strong heroes, and magic, you’ll probably really like Lichgates. The links are below if you
want to give it a try.
So now it’s your turn. For all my
writers out there, what got you writing? And for my bookworms, what got you
into reading?
About
Lichgates (Grimoire Saga #1)
Kara Magari
is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things—Ourea.
Kara, a
college student still reeling from her mother’s recent death, has no idea the
hidden world of Ourea even exists until a freak storm traps her in a sunken
library. With no way out, she opens an ancient book of magic called the
Grimoire and unwittingly becomes its master, which means Kara now wields the
cursed book’s untamed power. Discovered by Ourea’s royalty, she becomes an
unwilling pawn in a generations-old conflict—a war intensified by her arrival.
In this world of chilling creatures and betrayal, Kara shouldn’t trust anyone…
but she’s being hunted and can’t survive on her own. She drops her guard when
Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And though
she doesn’t know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her undoing.
For twelve
years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance at
redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life.
Though he begins to care for this human girl, there is something he wants more.
He wants the Grimoire.
Welcome to
Ourea, where only the cunning survive.
About
S. M. Boyce
International
Amazon Bestseller. Fantasy Author. Twitter addict. Book Blogger. Geek.
Sarcastic. Gooey. Odd. Author of the action-packed Grimoire
Saga.
S.M. Boyce
is a novelist who loves ghosts, magic, and spooky things. She prefers
loose-leaf tea, reads far too many books, and is always cold. She’s married to
her soul mate and couldn’t be happier. Her B.A. in Creative Writing qualifies
her to serve you french fries.
Boyce likes
to update her
blog a few times each week so
that you have something to wake you up in the morning.
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2 comments:
What got me into writing? That's a good question. I don't remember. However, I do recall one of my first writing assignments that I one a prize for. Oddly, it was not for English class, nor Creative Writing: It was for Science class. I think I was in the tenth grade (I was 15 for those not in the US). We received an illustration of the water cycle, and the teacher asked us to write a story, explaining the process.
I don't recall how it went, but I recall it ended with the hero, a droplet of water, being separated into oxygen and hydrogen in a experiment explaining yet another aspect of science.
I've not stopped scribbling since then, but only recently considered publishing.
Awesome answer! And it was lovely having you, S.M.
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Kacii