The young heroes of Fortune’s Wing have a lot on their plate. They have to battle monsters and sorcerers, protect one another from harm, and save the world. But they’re still in high … Continue reading Teenagers Saving the World…and doing teenage stuff
Long long ago, when I was in middle school, I developed an appreciation for Japanese anime and manga (graphic novels). This appreciation had a great influence on my artwork and writing, and it continued past my high school graduation. Many of my character designs have an anime-style look to them. When I began working on Fortune’s Wing, my plan was to draw a graphic novel. However, I already knew I could write a book faster than draw a graphic novel, and I really wanted to get the story on paper as soon as possible. While I did draw a small portion of the would-be graphic novel, I set it aside and wrote the book instead.
I’m trying to bring myself to a stopping point (temporary, not permanent) in terms of writing. I’d like to take a little break from writing, and work on my artwork, mainly my comics and graphic novels. What does this mean? It means there will be a Fortune’s Wing and possibly a Valentine graphic novel in the works. In order to finish them, I’ll need to cut off certain distractions, mainly writing.
Just giving a birthday shout out to my mother and fellow author, June Parris! Love you, Ma!
June’s Books:
December 2019 marked the tenth anniversary of the first book I ever published: Fortune’s Wing. Originally written in 2002, it became the first of a three-book series about a young … Continue reading 10 Years of Fortune’s Wing
It’s Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air….well, maybe for some of us. How about the love of books? It may not be a romantic love, but it is a love, just the same.
This Valentine’s Day weekend, the first of all three Valentine series will be FREE. You can download the ebook versions of Valentine, Allan and Mac, and Lucia and the Saints Volume One, for Kindle and Kindle App for free. Yes, FREE. If you haven’t read any of the books from these series, I want you to get acquainted with them through the first books. You can follow Val Entienne on her road trip, join Allan and Mac Avery on their adventures in the Syndicate, and meet Lucia and her band of girl-bosses known as the Lady Saints.
The books will be free Friday February 14 through Sunday night, February 16, 2020. If you download any copies, I hope you enjoy them. If you enjoy them, please consider leaving a review! 🙂
February is celebrated as Black History Month. During my younger days as a student in elementary, middle and high school, each year I found myself learning about the same historical … Continue reading Octavia Butler
March 27, 2010: it was a wonderful time. My second published book, Valentine, had just been released. It was a proud moment for me, because Valentine was a book I had written just a … Continue reading Valentine’s 10th Anniversary
I had a few people email me yesterday (much obliged, btw!) about the sale on Woolaston Entertainment’s website. All W.E. books are 25% off in honor of W.E.’s 25th anniversary. While that sale was scheduled to end tonight, Cyber Monday, I’ve been asked if I can extend it. My answer: yes! Orders that were placed over the weekend will be shipped tomorrow. All other orders will be shipped by the end of the week. So, the sale will continue until Saturday, December 7. Enjoy!
Three wonderful things are happening this weekend. Today is Black Friday, tomorrow is Small Business Saturday, and Sunday is Woolaston Entertainment’s 25th Anniversary. In honor of these three events, I’m … Continue reading Black Friday/Shop Small Sale
Every writer can look back at some point in their life, and recognize the person, place or thing that encouraged them to start writing in the first place. Or, something that had an impact on their style of writing. For me, there have been many, many books which have influenced me. The number one book: Bunnicula by James Howe. My second grade teacher read it out loud to my class, and I was instantly hooked. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was receiving a lesson on personification (giving human attributes or qualities to a non-human object). I was already creating short picture books for myself, but this book made me want to be a WRITER.
The actual list of influential titles is too long to post here, so I managed to narrow it down to 12. I still feel like it should be 15 strong, but we’ll stick to 12, for time’s sake. Here it is, in no particular order:
this book made me want to be a WRITER.
It’s a pretty eclectic list, isn’t it? Childrens’ chapter books, Japanese manga, horror stories and fiction. I have to give an honorable mention to Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman as well.
So, which books would make your list? Feel free to share in the comments below!
