I’m excited to help reveal the cover for Katie L. Carroll’s middle-grade adventure, Pirate Island. I just recently finished reading Carroll’s YA fantasy Elixir Bound, so can’t wait to read Pirate Island when it’s out in October. So, without further ado… PIRATE ISLAND by Katie L. Carroll (katielcarroll.com) Cover Illustration by Susan Tait Porcaro (susantaitporcaro.com) Coming October 2017! A thrice cursed island, a legendary pirate treasure, and one not-so-brave boy. What could possibly go wrong? For centuries, the whereabouts of Captain William Kidd’s lost pirate treasure has remained a mystery. When Billy’s best friend, Andy, proposes they look for it on nearby Pirate Island, Billy thinks it’s just another one of their crazy adventures.…
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Are Genres For More Than Just Finding A Book? An #InkRipples post
The topic for #InkRipples this month is genres. Growing up I didn’t think about genres. If a book looked interesting, I read it. To be honest, I can’t even really say when I started to think about genres. Maybe when I worked at Borders? This happened to coincide with the time I started thinking about taking my writing more seriously and attempting to write a novel myself. But what are genres really for? For me, genres are simply a nice way to find a book to read when I’m looking for something new. I have to admit, my go to genre is fantasy. Are you surprised? I love the elements of magic and…
