Tag: YA

Blog tour begins next week for Flames of Nevyana!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
October 14, 2016
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I’m looking forward to the blog tour for Flames of Nevyana, organized by my publisher, Rebelight Books, through Chapter by Chapter. Here’s the schedule–hope you’ll check out everything! Week 1: October 17, 2016 – Books,Dreams,Life – Spotlight October 17, 2016 – Susan Heim on Writing – Guest Post October 18, 2016 – The Silver Dagger Scriptorium – Spotlight October 18, 2016 …

Flames of Nevyana has been released!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
August 1, 2016
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It’s release day for my new YA fantasy novel, Flames of Nevyana, from Rebelight in Winnipeg. The paperback version is available for order now, with the ebook still to follow. Here’s the synopsis: Blue Fire is both blessing and curse. A gift from the gods, its mystical light and energy powers and protects the land …

Flames of Nevyana has been printed!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
July 18, 2016
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It’s not formally on sale yet, but as you can see, Flames of Nevyana, my new YA fantasy novel from Rebelight Publishing, has taken on corporeal form and exists in three-dimensional space, complete with length, width, volume, and mass. Also a really cool cover. Here’s the description: Blue Fire is both blessing …

Read the first two chapters of Flames of Nevyana…also, it has a map!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
July 10, 2016
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Although I don’t have a release date yet for Flames of Nevyana, it’s getting close. Its page is now active on the Rebelight Publishing website, and to mark the impending release, I’ve posted the first two chapters of the novel here: read and enjoy! Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Blue Fire is both blessing and curse. …

Cover art reveal: Flames of Nevyana

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books
June 3, 2016
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My next published novel will be Flames of Nevyana, a young adult fantasy published by Rebelight Publishing in Winnipeg, and here’s the cover art. Flames of Nevyana began life as Blue Fire, and was the last novel (for the moment) I’ve written “on spec”: that is, I wrote the whole thing and then tried to sell …

CanLit for Little Canadians likes Cave Beneath the Sea

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
May 25, 2016
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Helen Kubiw at the excellent CanLit for Little Canadians site has been a fan of The Shards of Excalibur from the beginning, and she likes Cave Beneath the Sea quite a lot: In Cave Beneath the Sea, Edward Willett has created as exciting a read as the earlier books in the series, continuing to develop his characters and their …

Read the first two chapters of Door into Faerie!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
April 2, 2016
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We’re just six weeks from the May 15 release of Door into Faerie, which means it’s time to give you a sneak peek. Normally I only post the opening chapter of the books, but for the finale, I’m giving you two. Click here to read the first two chapters of Door into Faerie! And remember, …

Another nice review of Lake in the Clouds

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
October 27, 2015
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This one is from Resource Links, and is posted to Coteau Books‘ website: “The overlay of the Arthurian legend on a modern Canadian context works surprisingly well. Merlin’s magical powers are invested in Rex Major’s spyware embedded in the internet. Wally’s loyalty and courage accurately reflect both Arthur’s strength and his fatal flaw. Ariane’s coolly calculated actions …

Sneak peek at Cave Beneath the Sea: read the first chapter!

By Edward Willett in Books, Writing and Editing
September 12, 2015
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I turned in the final edited manuscript of Cave Beneath the Sea this week to Coteau Books, which is aiming for a November release. But you don’t have to wait that long to start it: here’s a sneak peek, in the form of the first chapter. Enjoy–and be ready for the release of Book 4 …

Faces makes it official–I have committed trilogy

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
July 23, 2015
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Although I’m still waiting for the bulk of my author’s copies of Faces (which is why the top three winners in my giveaway haven’t received their books yet), Faces has officially hit bookshelves and is available for order through your local bookstores (if they don’t have it in stock) or online at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Indigo, …

Song of the Sword long-listed for the Sunburst Award

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
June 1, 2015
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I’m excited to announce that Song of the Sword has been long-listed in the young adult category for The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, an annual award celebrating the best in Canadian fantastic literature published during the previous calendar year. The winners receive a cash prize of $1,000 as well as …

Twist of the Blade nominated for Aurora Award!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
May 23, 2015
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The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has announced the ballot for the 2015 Aurora Awards, recognizing the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy, and I’m pleased and proud to announce that Twist of the Blade is on the ballot in the Best Young Adult Novel Category. Others nominated in that category: Lockstep by Karl Schroeder, Tor Books; Rain by Amanda …