This will be a sneak peek into What's Happening On My End In Publishing, keeping you steeped in all the fun things coming up as we approach my debut month and after, giving you access to secret information before I share it widely
INTRODUCING MYSELF feels weird, but we'll roll with it.
I'm Ciannon Smart (pronounced Shannon), and I'm the debut author of WITCHES STEEPED IN GOLD, a Jamaican-inspired YA fantasy that follows two witches from rival orders, Ira and Jazmyne, as they're forced to work together in order to take down a mutual enemy - the witch who killed Ira's family, and just so happens to be Jazmyne's mama.
My duology sold in 2018, which felt like a life time ago, but releases in five months to this day - April 20th, 2021
Book Smart - a diary entry of sorts about publishing. This edition's all about my initial journey, with a look into what's happening on the debut side of things
News - Witches Steeped in Gold was up for it's first award, earlier this month
Also, Harper Teen is running a giveaway on Goodreads to win 5 copies of Witches Steeped in Gold
Still to come: a sneak peek at a passage from Witches Steeped in Gold I haven't posted anywhere else, as well as some tv and book recommendations - but first, Book Smart
Craft Books Mentioned
Book Smart Part 2, Debut Diaries
Two Books I read and loved in October
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October's Film & TV
October was the month of Netflix binging. I expected to love Rebecca, and to be terrified by The Haunting of Bly Manor. Instead I was so-so about the former, and I loved the latter.
Of the two, I'm not sure if I'd recommend either; at a push, probably Bly - it wasn't what I expected, fright wise, but to quote the show "it's a love story." And that was by far the best part.
A Sneak Peek at Witches Steeped in Gold
Bookstagram Love
Every edition I'll share bookstagram posts I've been tagged in - thank you for reading x
