I have become greedy and thus as my stats “fall” on Amazon Kindle I find it “Lemon Grab-Level UNACCEPTABLE!”
Get out there and viral this puppy, kids so I can stop screaming UNACCEPTABLE (in my head…and sometimes out loud).
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UPDAATED!
Oh man…I had to update this! So I did this sketch again (and did a much better job – practice, yo!) – but most importantly Adam inked it for me – he’s SUCH A GOOD INKER. If this doesn’t show the power of a great inker I don’t know what does!
He also made some small drawing changes that super helped too. AMAZING. I’m in love with how it looks now and am going to pretend *I* did all by my lonesome! 😉
Pencils by Kelly Thompson, inks by Adam Greene
Felt the urge for some sketching this week. Did a fun one of Bonnie and Lola that I wanted to share with you all.
It’s also a great opportunity to remind you to BUY THE BOOK THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING.
You can buy digital and paperback copies on Amazon, and limited edition illustrated hardcovers (and cool swag) on TGWWBK website.
Also, if you’ve already purchased and read, but have not yet reviewed TGWWBK…get on that, son!
Crappy pencils AND inks by Kelly Thompson
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King
Two new blog reviews went up today for THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING – both rate the book 4.5 stars.
The first is from THE PREEMINENT LITTERATEUR and TGWWBK was the first book read in her Theme Month for March – “GIRL SQUARED.”
Caitlin sums it up as: “My love for this book has been like a stick of dynamite with a long fuse. It snuck up on me, and now I am eagerly awaiting sequels and movies.”
The second review is from Miranda from ON THE NIGHTSTAND and she sums it up as “everything [I’ve] ever wanted in a comic book, in book form.”
Thanks Ladies!
You all know where to buy the limited edition illustrated hardcovers, right???
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
A reminder that you’ve only got about 5 days left to enter THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING fan art contest!
And here’s a quick little sharpie fan art sketch I did myself to encourage you. GO! DRAW! SUBMIT! WIN! (maybe)
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Ross Campbell Lola and Bonnie Heads
For those of you who can draw (even just a little) – I’m going to run a THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING FAN ART CONTEST.
Grand Prize: a copy of the signed hardcover illustrated first edition of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING with an original sketch inside by yours truly. Winner will also receive the mysterious “blue envelope,” 3 oversized postcards, 3 bookmarks, both flat bendable TGWWBK magnets, 4 stickers, AND a limited edition 8×10 signed and numbered first edition print of either Ross Campbell’s Bonnie Braverman or Lola LeFever heads (limited to only five ever!). (Your choice if you want Bonnie or Lola). Value of this prize is over $100!!!
Rules are simple.
Email me your TGWWBK related entry (jpgs only please) –Â to: 1979semifinalist[at]gmail[dot]com
BEFORE midnight PST on January 31st, 2013.
Check out the current fan art already up and the website in general for inspiration! Anything TGWWBK related is fair game (i.e. you don’t HAVE to draw Bonnie and/or Lola). Do try to avoid spoilers however!
Winner will be drawn at random from all entrants on February 1st, 2013. Winners will be notified on the blog and emailed. International entries are welcome.
If we get enough entries (let’s say, 15 or more) then I will give away TWO grand prizes. One to a winner drawn at random, and one to my favorite of the entries (note: “favorite” winner will then not be included in the random drawing.)
Put your questions (etc.) in the comments or email them to me. All entries, including the winners will be posted both on this blog and on TGWWBK Fan Art Page indefinitely. *I reserve the right of course to NOT post your entry if it’s offensive (or something – basically, don’t be a jerk).
NOW GO DRAW!!!!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, TGWWBK Fan Art!, The Girl Who Would Be King
Photo by Eric Smith via Eric Smith Rocks Blog
So why write about superheroes as prose when they’re so visual?
Those who were familiar with me before I published THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING are less curious since they know about my love of comics, and superheroes specifically. They also know I crave strong and complicated women in my fiction, I can’t get enough of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and love nothing more than sassy chicks that kick a lot of ass (hence, Buffy!), but even those familiar with my affection for these things sometimes wonder why I chose to write about superheroes as prose, instead of comics.
And the answer is simply this…I didn’t.
When I began THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING (way back in 2004) I started writing it as a screenplay. Now, that’s still not a comic, but films are obviously great places for excellent visual action and for good or ill, a lot of superhero movies have been made — certainly there was a lot more than I had seen of superhero prose in 2004. But as I tried to write this screenplay (I had written one before, it was terrible) I kept finding myself wanting to go deeper into the characters heads. To explore them more fully than I though I could in either film or comics. Now, thinking I couldn’t do that in those other mediums may have just been my lack of experience, but the end result was that I decided to try my hand at writing my superheroes as prose…and thus my first novel was born.
I had a lot of doubts over the years (even more than I had version of the book – which is saying a lot) – but when all was said and done I was really happy with my decision to delve so deeply into my heroes as prose. And once the book was done I found myself fantasizing about someday adapting it not only into a film (circle of life and all that) but possibly into a comic book. It intrigued me to almost go backwards, starting with a comic book idea, but executed in prose, and then taking it back to its more natural roots. It’s something I would love to try someday.
The added benefit is that while I spend a ton of my life trying to talk about women in comics, and getting more women to read comics, and understand how wonderful they can be, I love even more the idea that a lot of women and girls might love TGWWBK as a novel and then come along to read an adaptation of it, and thus discover comics.
That’s dreaming big at this point I suppose, but it’s certainly a place I’d like to go…and to have others follow me. You know one of the things that made doing TGWWBK as a comic book some day feel like a reality? All the amazing artists that helped make the book what it is – cover and interior illustrations artist Stephanie Hans, as well as comics creators Ross Campbell and Meredith McClaren.
Their work is too inspiring not to get any writer’s mind fantasizing about what might be next…
Lola and Bonnie heads by Ross Campbell
Tags: BookTrib, meredith mcclaren, ross campbell, stephanie hans
Awesome Meredith McClaren Lola and Bonnie “itty” magnets that all the $50 and up people will be receiving. LOVE THEM!
Hey, kids!
Just a little update about THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING reviews and news and such.
First up, it looks like, thanks to my badass printers, the print editions may get to me by the end of the month! This is much faster than expected and I hope it works out so I can get this out to all of you as quickly as possible! Fingers crossed!
Secondly, I finally got THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING up on iBook. Barnes & Noble is up next and is already in process…hopefully it will go live this week. One word of caution – on iBooks it’s linking TGWWBK to another book by a different Kelly Thompson – this is NOT my book.
The reviews continue to come in and they are AWESOME. Here are two from independent blogs (and if you write a review on your blog make sure to send it in so that I can link to you!):
First up is Lewis Smith’s review from WITLESS PRATTLE who has said some of my favorite things ever about the book. It’s a great read!
Also up is this sweet review from Jessica Anderson.
And here are some badass excerpts from things people have said at Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Goodreads – I honestly could not ask for more wonderful feedback – THANK YOU EVERYONE – and, because I’m greedy – KEEP THEM COMING! 
“The writing is electric, relying on colorful imagery and breakneck pacing that brings to mind comic panels fed into a HD film projector … The whole thing comes off like if Neil Gaiman and Brian Michael Bendis had locked themselves in a cellar to determine what made superheroes great and what made a great superheroine and launched their results from a trebuchet at the internet.” – January Hooper, 5 Star Review, Amazon
“What a great book. Curveball of an ending, but a must read if you are at all interested in superhero stories. the narrative voice fits the characters so well, it is brilliantly self aware of its genre, and it just sweeps you right up into these two extraordinary girls’ lives. TGWWBK is a force to be reckoned with, and I cant wait to see more of Kelly Thompson’s work.” – Rachael Stephen, 5 Star Review, Amazon (UK)
“A Masterpiece of Classic Fiction and Comic-book Hero/Villain duality.” – Grant Hayward, 5 Star Review, Amazon
“Smart and grown up!” – Lauren Las, 5 Star Review, Amazon
“Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down.” – Megan S., 5 Star Review, Amazon
If you like strong female leads and non-stop action, this is definitely for you.” – L. Cappelli, 5 Star Review, Amazon
“[TGWWBK] was everything I needed in a good book. It has it all. Adventure, mystery, and great characters. I fell in love with both Bonnie and Lola. Their Stories are both compelling and heart wrenching … a week later I still can’t stop thinking about this book.” – Lisa Higgins, 4 Star Review, Amazon
“[TGWWBK] is a totally original concept, and without giving anything specific away about the ending, this could EASILY be the first book in a series (although I would settle for a sequel). However, traditional publishers thought that we needed another vampire romance or dystopian trilogy more than we needed this book. I strongly disagree, and I suspect you will too. I highly recommend this book for mature teens, fans of strong female characters, comic book enthusiasts, and anyone who enjoys solid YA lit that doesn’t follow all the rules.” – Jessica, 5 Star Review, Goodreads
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
So who won the five deluxe THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING packages from the contest this week?
First, check out what they won:
1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-sized post cards, 6 bookmarks, and eight stickers.
Each package is worth nearly $70.00! Woo!
Here are the winners!
Lisa Higgins
Angela Graham
Leonard Ingram
Emmanuel
Cindy Mei
If you’re a winner, you’ll be getting an email from me today so I can get your mailing details. Packages will ship sometime in November when the hardback edition has returned from the printer and I begin shipping out Kickstarter rewards.
Thanks so much for participating everyone!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King
Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it – today is the LAST DAY TO ENTER! Prize giveaway will happen tomorrow – Saturday October 13th – so come back (at noon Eastern Standard Time) to see if you won!
You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.
Here’s what you’re competing to win:
1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-sized post cards, 6 bookmarks, and eight stickers.
One of 5 packages worth nearly $70.00 and which will be given away in a drawing at the end of the week.
Here’s how you enter the drawing:
Write ABCDX at the top of your comment/ballot, then:
1 point for just entering your name, age (you must be 15 or older to enter), and email address.
You can also get additional points for all of the following:
2 points for a link showing me how you’ve promoted TGWWBK in some way – this can be a tweet, a blog post, a tumblr, whatever.
2 points for referring someone to the contest and getting them to enter (they must confirm you sent them in their own entry)
5 points for answering a question correctly from Part I of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING. If you don’t have it yet, you can buy it on Amazon (for Kindle) or on Lulu (Nook and iPad).
You must include the code ABCDX on your comment entry, so that only I can see your entry form!
Today’s question from the book is:Â What is the name of the strongwoman that both Bonnie and Lola are hoping to meet at the end of Part I?
And we’re off!!!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King
Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it!
You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.
Here’s what you’re competing to win:
1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-sized post cards, 6 bookmarks, and eight stickers.
- One of 5 packages worth nearly $70.00 and which will be given away in a drawing at the end of the week.
Here’s how you enter the drawing:
Write ABCDX at the top of your comment/ballot, then:
1 point for just entering your name, age (you must be 15 or older to enter), and email address.
You can also get additional points for all of the following:
2 points for a link showing me how you’ve promoted TGWWBK in some way – this can be a tweet, a blog post, a tumblr, whatever.
2 points for referring someone to the contest and getting them to enter (they must confirm you sent them in their own entry)
5 points for answering a question correctly from Part I of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING. If you don’t have it yet, you can buy it on Amazon (for Kindle) or on Lulu (Nook and iPad).
You must include the code ABCDX on your comment entry, so that only I can see your entry form!
Today’s question from the book is:Â Name two animals Bonnie sees in her dream about “the storm”
And we’re off!!!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King