Amy Brock McNew’s design company, Amaeris Productions, recently created a book trailer for her latest release, Rebirth.

It is incredible.

We had to share it with you.

Also, we want to thank everyone involved with Rebirth’s cover reveal this past Thursday.

Below are the links to the sites of those who hosted a portion of the reveal.

Thank you for making Rebirth’s cover reveal a success, and enjoy Amy Brock McNew’s book trailer!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Lindsay Franklin

Emilie Hendryx

H.A. Titus

Kat Heckenbach

Ralene Burke

JC Morrows

Zachary Totah

Avily Jerome

Josh Hardt

Gretchen Engel

Jennette Mbewe

Jason Joyner

Robin Mason

Rosalie Valentine

Michele Israel Harper

And, of course, Amy Brock McNew

And a special thank you to those who shared on their social media pages!

Pam Halter

Brittany Valentine

Colette Pedersen

Sarah Armstrong-Garner

Deanna Fugett

And many, many more!

Thank you, everyone!

Today we are thrilled to interview Amy Brock McNew. Join us as we learn more about Rebirth: Book One of the Reluctant Warrior Chronicles and, more importantly, the author herself. Let’s get started!

We are so excited to have you on the blog today, Amy! Tell us a little more about your soon-to-be-released novel, Rebirth. How did you start writing the Reluctant Warrior Chronicles?

  • I’ve been writing all my life, pretty much. Songs, poems, short stories. I have several articles in local publications. But I’d always wanted to write a novel. It wasn’t until after I started having back problems and had to give up my job as a nurse that I finally decided to write a book. No more excuses, you know? I wanted to write something that wouldn’t just entertain, but would help people too. To use my rather dark past to reach out to young women especially. But I didn’t want to write a memoir. I love speculative fiction (putting it mildly!), it intrigues and challenges me, so I knew I’d go the paranormal/supernatural route. I decided to bring the spiritual world into the physical realm, making internal struggles external, and mix it with my personal experiences. The idea took on a life of its own!

Do you have any writing rituals?

  • Well, I’m OCD, literally, so yeah, I do! Music is number one. I can write on my laptop, my Surface, even my phone, no big deal, but I have to have my tunes. If I’m home, I crank up the stereo. If not, earbuds are my best friend. Once I have my music, I usually grab either coffee or a cherry vanilla Coke. Then I settle in a comfy seat and get busy. It doesn’t really matter where I am, as long as I have those things.

Wow, so music is huge for you! What do you listen to while you write? Do you have one big playlist or several?

  • I’ve been a singer and played piano all my life. In fact, the first thing I ever wrote was a song. Music is in my soul, so it shapes and informs my writing. I listen to a rather eclectic variety of tunes, from classical to hard rock, to Christian metal, to country, to orchestral numbers. Some of my faves are RED, Tremonti, Two Steps From Hell, The Rigs, Fireflight, The Protest, and Audiomachine. I have several playlists. For each main character, the main couple, certain types of scenes. Each chapter title in TRWC is a song title, a song that encapsulates the mood of the chapter. For me, writing and music are inseparable.

Love that! “Writing and music are inseparable.” What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received?

  • Two pieces of advice guide me. First: Get your characters stuck up in a tree, then throw rocks at them. The bigger the rocks, the better. And I follow that. I’m horrible to my characters! The second is a quote from Anton Checkhov. “Don’t tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.” Love that.

Although you don’t write typical CBA—your writing is intensely gritty and full of real-life heartache and struggles—Scripture seems to be a huge influence for you. Do you have a verse that inspires your writing?

  • That’s easy. My life verse. Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV): Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Beautiful. Thank you so much for joining us today, Amy! Before we go, what’s one weird or quirky thing others may not know about you?

  • Okay, confession. I have this thing about the packets you get with takeout orders that have utensils, napkins, and maybe salt and pepper or a hand wipe in them. I save them. In my kitchen, I actually have a drawer filled with them. Don’t ask. I have no idea other than it seems wasteful to pitch them, and hey, they may come in handy someday!

You never know, right? We hear you have some exciting news about your book’s cover? Maybe even a release date?

  • Hmmm…maybe you’ll have to go to my website (AmyBrockMcNew.com) on March 31st to find out. ;)

Thank you again, Amy. We cannot wait until March 31st!

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Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Today we are interviewing Michele Israel Harper. Her books, Wisdom & Folly, parts one and two, released November of last year, and Zombie Takeover will release later this year. Let’s find out more about her!

Welcome to the blog today, Michele! What is the most important thing to you when it comes to telling a story?

Hi! Thank you so much for having me! :) Oh, wow, that’s a tough one. I almost hate to say this, but I think it’s the ending. Just about anything can go wrong with my characters–whether I wrote them or someone else–but I’ve got to have my happy ending. I need closure. Resolution. Without it, I’m a crying, sobbing mess (books come to life, people!) and I walk around in a state of mourning for days. Or until the next book comes out. Which can be a long time.

How did you come up with the story for Zombie Takeover?

It was a dream. I’m not joking. I’d written this monstrous historical fiction, and it was terrible. Seriously. So bad. I had no idea where to go from there, but I knew I wanted to write more. But what? I prayed about it, went to bed, and had the most awesome dream in my entire life. Seriously. So freaking cool. It was more vibrant and intense than any movie I’d seen. Gerard Butler was in it (um, swoon!) and we were at a movie theater in the middle of the desert. Something stupid happened and all the other movie-goers turned into zombies. I was so freaked out–I hate anything scary! ANYTHING–but he was all awesome and badass and saved our lives. I woke up at a crazy intense part and almost cried. It couldn’t be over yet! It couldn’t!

The next night, same dream, but I got the ending this time. I woke up amazed. That had never happened to me before. I spent the next couple of weeks writing the book start to finish, taking several month to fill in the gaps and flesh out the story–then spent three years querying publishing houses, getting it edited, polished, the cover designed–you name it. The acquisition editors loved it, but most publishing houses don’t publish Christian zombie fiction. Especially with such a quirky and spastic main character as Candace Marshall. (No resemblance to me whatsoever. None.)

What about Wisdom & Folly?

I was reading Proverbs 8 and 9 about the woman Wisdom being around before the world was formed, being the Lord’s master craftsman, building her home, and sending out her maidens to gather those who wanted to learn from her. Then I read about Folly, who was loud and brash and her paths led to the deepest hell. I started shrieking and bouncing all over the place–a common occurrence, unfortunately–and I could not get away from the idea that Wisdom could be a real angel, Folly could-maybe-might-possibly be her sister, and what if they actually existed? I mean, what if?

Then I read the Apocryphal book of Wisdom in which Solomon asks to marry the angel Wisdom, and more bouncing off the walls commenced. I had to explore. And I don’t know if other authors feel this way about their books, but I am in love with this story. God showed me his outrageous love with every stroke of my keyboard.

Do you have a release date for Zombie Takeover?

For the love, hush! I can’t give that out without crazy fanfare! Lots of hype! Screaming, shouting, dancing–telling the whole world! In other words…no clue. It’s in another round of edits. Again. But when I get it back from my editor–oh ho ho boy!–you’d better believe there’s gonna be a release date. ASAP. (But I may have just seen a sneak peek of my cover for Kill the Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling, from the talented Sara Helwe. Ahhh! Does that count?)

Absolutely that counts! Thank you so much for joining us today, Michele. We cannot wait for your upcoming news.

My pleasure! I can’t wait either. ;)

Thank you for joining us today as well, readers. Visit MicheleIsraelHarper.com to learn even more about our author. Next week, we interview Author Amy Brock McNew. She has exciting news to share about her new release, Rebirth. You won’t want to miss it.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Michele Israel Harper
The Lost Slipper

The Lost Slipper

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Beast Hunter and Other Fairy Tales

Beast Hunter and Other Fairy Tales

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Features an exclusive special-edition hardcover from artist Laura Hollingsworth and six brand-new stories in the Beast Hunters storyworld.

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Silence the Siren Special Edition

Silence the Siren Special Edition

This high-seas adventure is a Little Mermaid fractured fairy tale influenced by Hans Christian Andersen, and although it is the second book in the Beast Hunters series, it can be read as a standalone.

Finalist in the 2022 Christian Indie Awards

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Silence the Siren

Silence the Siren

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Wisdom & Folly Sisters

Wisdom & Folly Sisters

Wisdom has orders to thwart her sister. Folly’s orders are the same. And both are determined to win.

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Ghostly Vendetta

Ghostly Vendetta

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Kill the Beast

Kill the Beast

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Beast Hunter

Beast Hunter

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A curse has overtaken Ro's kingdom, blackening the soil, wiping out crops, and bringing ruin. The only people who thrive are the huntsmen, brought in to stem the flow of ravenous creatures. When Ro kills a wolf, an idea begins to form. Could she become a huntress? Before she can act, her father trades her life for his—to a magical beast.

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Zombie Takeover

Zombie Takeover

Finalist for the 2017 Excellence in Editing Award from Christian Editor Connection

Semi-finalist for the 2015 Genesis Award from ACFW

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Wisdom & Folly: Sisters, Part One

Wisdom & Folly: Sisters, Part One

Wisdom. She's been given the task to defeat her sister. But how can she fight her sister, when all she wants to do is to bring her home? Folly. She thinks defeating her sister just may be the key to Lucifer's heart. But she wasn't counting on one thing. Missing her sister. Sisters. Separated. For eternity?

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Wisdom & Folly: Sisters, Part Two

Wisdom & Folly: Sisters, Part Two

Discover the conclusion of Wisdom and Folly's tale in book two. Will the sisters ever be reconciled? Or will countless creatures be destroyed in their wake? Find out in this emotionally-charged battle that spans the ages.

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Today we are featuring Author Sarah Armstrong-Garner. We are so glad you’ve joined us to learn more about Sarah and her novel, Sinking. Let’s get started!

Welcome to the blog today, Sarah! What has been your favorite part of your journey with Sinking?

The first would be holding the finished book in my hands. It was amazing to be able to say, “That’s my book!” Then there was seeing Sinking in The Avid Reader’s bookstore window; that took my breath away.

What about your launch party for Sinking? How was that?

It was a lot of fun. We had the party at De Vere’s Irish Pub with a mermaid entertainer. We figured since Jocelyn began her journey in Ireland, it was only right to start ours as close to Ireland as we could get.

And how wonderful to have a mermaid! Do you plan to have mermaids at other events?

Yes, there will be a mermaid at a few of the other book signings.

Oh my goodness, that sounds like so much fun! How do you balance family life and writing?

It’s one of those things I have to make time for. Late nights, when everyone else is asleep, is my work time—or when my wonderful husband, friends, or family take the kids for a few hours. I don’t have a set schedule, but I’m not a person who does well with scheduling and organization. Just look at my desk.

Do you see yourself writing anything other than the Sinking trilogy? Or are those the only books you plan to write?

No, I have billion book ideas I hope to make into books. My only worry is running out of my lifetime before ideas.

Speaking of other books, have you started writing Drifting?

Drifting is a work in progress. I know I’m going to have a few sleepless nights, but my goal is to have it published this year.

Exciting news! I must know: Who is your favorite character in Sinking?

Anna. I love how in tune she is with her environment, and how well she knows herself.

Most stories have a message, even if it’s only a hint. Does Sinking have a message?

Anna puts it best. “I do not care what color your eyes are, my dear. Do not ever be ashamed of who you are.”

Thank you so much for joining us today, Sarah. We have enjoyed getting to know you better!

Sarah Armstrong-Garner will be at The Avid Reader Bookstore in Davis, California this Sunday from 2-3pm. She will read a selection from her latest release, answer any questions you may have, and sign your very own copy of Sinking.

Details are as follows: The Avid Reader Independent Bookstore, 617 2nd St., Davis, CA, March 13, 2016 from 2-3pm. (Need directions? No problem! Follow this link.)

And who knows? Will there be mermaid at this event? Or perhaps another? There’s only one way to find out! (Besides bribing Sarah with a speaking engagement or her favorite beverage, of course.)

We hope to see you there!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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Today we are featuring Author Deanna Fugett. We’d love for you to get to know her better. What can you expect from this author and her debut novel, Ending Fear? We are so glad you asked. ;)

Deanna! We’re ecstatic to have you on the blog today! Let’s get started. What genre do you write, and why do you write it?

This is actually kind of funny, because I never set out to write a dystopian, it just kind of happened. I knew I wanted to write a book similar to Hunger Games and Divergent, but I didn’t even know about the dystopian genre. I had never heard of it before. I simply wrote my book and afterwards tried to figure out what genre it fell into. It took me months of researching to decide I write YA Dystopia. So there you go.

Why do I write it? Because I wanted to take a popular idea that centers on violence and show teens that we can have morals and values in dystopian novels too. We can live in a cool, albeit often scary, futuristic world and still hold on to our beliefs. It’s not impossible.

Do you ever write outside?

Oh heavens no! I know this may sound uppity, but I don’t do bugs. Plus, I’ve tried it before, and the glare on my screen from the sun makes it impossible to see.

Did you read a lot of Dystopians before you wrote your book?

Actually, no. Not really. I saw the movies The Hunger Games and Divergent and knew a lot of young teens were reading them, so I thought, “Well now, let’s go with that.”

What is something that’s made writing difficult?

Honestly? My kids. But since you can’t really get rid of kids, (plus, I kind of like them) I’ve had to learn to work around their schedules. I’m sure every mommy writer with young ones still in the house has this same issue. Your kids must come first, but you also need to make writing a priority. Sometimes it’s just plain tough to figure it all out. But it’s always worth the effort in the end.

Are you excited about your book coming out?

Do I really need to answer this? Oh yeah, baby! Of course I am. There’s no denying how happy this makes me. Someday I will get to hold my book in my hands! That idea is so insane and such a dream come true, it’s still hard for me to fathom it’s actually going to happen. Me? Have a book published? Unthinkable, and yet totally and completely wonderful.

Are you good at proofreading your own book?

No. Not at all. That’s why editors were invented. :)

I’m great at the creative side of things, such as creating your own world, characters, and plot, but when it comes to the technical stuff…I do my best to have a whole slew of critique partners, beta readers, and editors helping behind-the-scenes. I seriously couldn’t do this without them.

Thank you so much for joining us today, Deanna! We simply cannot wait to publish Ending Fear!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Finally! One more week until Sinking’s release! To celebrate, we are bringing you a behind-the-scenes look at Sinking and the author’s writing process, through a week-long blog tour.

Sinking’s blog tour kicks off Monday (tomorrow), February 15th on Michele Israel Harper’s website, MicheleIsraelHarper.com, with a book review of Sinking.

The rest of the tour is as follows:

Tuesday, Feb. 16th, archaeolibrarianologist.blogspot.com: Unique Author Interview

Wednesday, Feb. 17th, kathyboydfellure.wordpress.com: Behind-the-Scenes Peek

Thursday, Feb. 18th, afesmith.com: Guest Post by Sarah Armstrong-Garner

Friday, Feb. 19th, lifeofanerdishmum.blogspot.com: Unique Author Interview

Monday, Feb. 22nd, janeenippolito.com: Book Review

Then…

Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, Sinking releases! Available anywhere books are sold.

Don’t forget to join us for prizes. Where? We’re so glad you asked!

Thursday, Feb. 25th, Facebook Launch Party

Prizes include: gift cards, two signed copies of Sinking, and lots and lots of books!

Keep in mind Sinking’s special pre-order price of $2.99 for the eBook will go up to $4.99 after the Facebook Launch Party.

We hope you are able to join us in celebrating Sinking’s release!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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