The Inspiration Behind My Standalone Cozy Romantasy Novel, To Sway a Flame

What Inspired Me to Write My Standalone Cozy Romantasy | To Sway a Flame Writing Inspiration | New Adult Romantasy | Brianna R. Shaffery | epic fantasy, NJ author, NJ fantasy author

If you’ve been around a while, you’ll have probably heard me talk about my struggle to write romance despite enjoying romance subgenres as reader. Like me when I first set out to write my standalone cozy romantasy novel To Sway a Flame, you’ve probably wondered “how did this happen?” Well, it’s a sort of funny, coincidental story.

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October 10: Winds of War’s Release Day FAQ

As many of you know, Tuesday (October 10) is Winds of War’s (the final book in my young adult fantasy trilogy) release day, and in order to get ready for it, I wanted to share some answers to some frequently asked release week questions.

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Symbols on the Heirs of Tenebris Covers

One of the first things I did when I decided to publish my young adult fantasy trilogy, the Heirs of Tenebris, was seek out a cover designer. I didn’t even have a concept in mind for the cover art, but as I am not an artist myself, finding a cover designer was the most daunting…

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July 18: Embers of Eternity’s Release Day FAQ

As many of you know, tomorrow (July 18th) is Embers of Eternity‘s (the second book in my young adult fantasy trilogy) release day, and in order to get ready for it, I wanted to share some answers to some frequently asked release week questions: Q: I’m in the Kindle/Amazon app on my mobile device (phone/tablet/etc.)…

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Feature in Kirkus Reviews’ Indie Issue

This month, I celebrated Indie April with Kirkus Reviews! Head on over to Kirkus Reviews to read the full Q&A article in which I talk about my debut young adult fantasy novel, Fire & Flight, my writing process, and how much interacting with readers means to me.

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Exciting things coming soon, but first…

I’ve been working on some new things to share with all of you as well as drafting the third and final book in my young adult fantasy series, the Heirs of Tenebris. Before I can share my exciting news with all of you, I could really use your help.

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In Honor of Spooky Season, I Tried My Hand at Horror????

With the Halloween season and October in full swing, I’ve been participating in a Twitter event hosted by FantasyIndies. #FantasyIndiesSpooktober is a series of prompts that encourage writers to share things from their books, WIPs, and anything else about the writing process. For the fifth day of Spooktober, participants were prompted to writing a horror…

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The Journey Continues: More to Come for this YA Fantasy Adventure

As many of you know, I spent the month of August working to complete my revisions on the second book in my young adult fantasy series, the Heirs of Tenebris trilogy,in order to get it ready for publication. Today, I’m so excited to announce that not only have I signed on with Paper Raven Books to bring you Embers of Eternity, but the third and final book in the series too!

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