Summers Always Make Me Think Of The Prisoner

How I started in publishing | getting started as an indie author | NJ Author | YA Fantasy author | Brianna R. Shaffery

I talk a lot about the inspiration behind my writing and the process, but I’ve never really talked about the first time I shared my writing publicly. Before the snippets shared to Tumblr or my Heirs of Tenebris trilogy and To Sway a Flame, there was The Prisoner. And yes, you guessed it, I started…

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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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