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Reader Bonus: Through His Eyes

11.21.2014 by Starla Huchton // 1 Comment

Since the release of Shadows on Snow, one person after another has poked at me, asking to see a bit of the world through the lens of Leo’s perspective.

Well, I listened. I took suggestions from readers, narrowed it down to three choices, and set it to a vote. And then, I flipped the chosen scene.

So here it is, fresh from my fingertips for your eyeballs. Be warned: if you have not yet read Shadows on Snow, this will be spoilery for you. Go no further in this post unless you’re at least half-way through the book. If you like being spoiled, well, keep reading, I guess. Just don’t say that I didn’t warn you.

Catch you after the jump!

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Categories // Flipped Fairy Tales, General News, Writing Tags // fantasy, flipped fairy tales, Read, romance, shadows on snow, YA

On the Importance of Community

11.13.2014 by Starla Huchton // 2 Comments

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Wanna hear something cool? Shadows on Snow is still ranking, 10 days after release, in three different categories on Amazon. While that’s not long-term results, it’s a big thing for me. To date, my new releases have gotten a big bump on release day, then tend to fall away after three days or so. Yay for progress!

But that’s not really what this post is about, although it is related. How? I’m getting there.

I’m firmly convinced that the only reason this book has done so much is because of the people around me that have supported, shared, or otherwise helped out with Shadows on Snow. Today, I’m going to talk about that a little.

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Categories // Flipped Fairy Tales, General News, Stuff, The Dreamer's Thread, Writing Tags // community, FIerce Five, flipped fairy tales, gratitude, Learn, marketing, Misty Provencher, SFR Brigade, shadows on snow, support

The ‘F’ Word

11.06.2014 by Starla Huchton // Leave a Comment

No, not THAT ‘F’ word.

The ‘F’ word that I’m talking about is one that appears in my Facebook and Twitter feeds every single day. It’s a word that polarizes, one that invokes revulsion and sometimes disturbingly violent behavior. It’s a word that makes people uncomfortable. It’s a powerful word. It’s a scary word.

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Categories // Flipped Fairy Tales, General News, Stuff, Writing Tags // blog tour, fantasy, feminism, flipped fairy tales, Learn, shadows on snow

Shadows on Snow Release Day!

11.03.2014 by Starla Huchton // 6 Comments

It’s here! It’s here! OMG it’s release day!

SHADOWS ON SNOW IS LIVE!

Lots of awesome stuff is happening today. Ebooks are magically appearing on Kindles everywhere. The big Release Day Celebration is going to be a blast. And, of course, it’s blog tour time!

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Categories // Flipped Fairy Tales, General News, Stuff, Updates, Writing Tags // blog tour, fantasy, flipped fairy tales, giveaway, Learn, release schedule, Sarah Ashley Jones, shadows on snow, YA

The State of Starla: Release Schedule and a Hypothesis

05.14.2014 by Starla Huchton // 3 Comments

So, back in January, I decided that 2014 would be my Year of No Queries. Admittedly, it’s been a hard habit to break, but, so far I’ve only slipped twice, that being responding to a reply to a query I’d sent out last year (which I reluctantly backed away from), and a what-the-hell Twitter pitch I threw out that I immediately regretted doing. Anyway, I embarked on this year with a little hypothesis I wanted to test.

The idea was that rapidly releasing books would make a large impact on my career as an author.

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Categories // Flipped Fairy Tales, General News, Stuff, The Antigone's Wrath series, The Evolution Series, Updates, Writing Tags // Antigone's Wrath Series, Cover Reveal, evolution series, fairy tale, fantasy, Learn, MASTER OF MYTH, New Adult, release schedule, romance, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Romance, SciFi Romance, SFR, shadows on snow, steampunk, superheroes, the evolution series

Teaser Tuesday – Once Upon a Time

04.29.2014 by Starla Huchton // 1 Comment

We’re one week away from the release of Evolution: SAGE, but, this week, I’ve decided to switch gears a bit.

As a writer, I’ve learned to just sort of go with the ideas I get and not worry about keeping all of my stories confined to a single genre. Most of what I’ve written the past two years has been Science Fiction of one sort or another, but I didn’t start off that way. For most of my life, I considered myself firmly entrenched in the fantasy world, never to stray from that. Well, things change, as they often do, and my creativity drifted outside of my self-imposed box. But I’ve spent so much time out of the realm of the fantastical lately, I actually wondered if I could ever have my heart in a story about magic again.

I can now say, without hesitation, that I had no cause for worry. An idea hit me a few weeks back, and, having finished another project and not really feeling another, I decided to pursue something completely different. It’s a refreshing change, and I think it’s one that people who enjoyed The Dreamer’s Thread will heartily welcome.

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Categories // Flipped Fairy Tales, General News, The Dreamer's Thread, The Evolution Series, Writing Tags // evolution series, fairy tale, fantasy, Read, shadows on snow, superheroes, the dreamer's thread, the evolution series

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