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Okay, the big Storykiller Holiday Sale is now live. If you’ve been wanting to pick up a limited edition illustrated hardcover copy of the book for yourself or for a loved one for the holidays, now is the best possible time. Prints, swag, and postcard books are also all on sale – everything at its lowest price (ever) and the closest prices to the original Kickstarter campaign. Run don’t walk and all that nonsense!
http://bit.ly/1wjSuz1
Tags: storykiller
Bonnie and Lola by Stephanie Hans
For any of you that may have missed it, we had some big news break this week – that The Girl Who Would Be King has been optioned to become a film!
Head on over to io9 to read all the details.
And if you’re interested in writing process and such, there’s a bit of a “spin off” piece on io9 that piggybacks off of one of my comments from the main piece. That’s here.
Of course we’re all sold out of limited edition hardbacks, but you can buy paperbacks and digital editions of TGWWBK on Amazon and B&N and digital only on iBooks.
Also, if you missed out on Storykiller, we still have limited edition signed/numbered hardbacks of those at the webstore and of course digital and paperback at Amazon. Enjoy and thanks for reading!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Film option, Lola LeFever, Movies, The Girl Who Would Be King
Just a quick shout out to all of you that were so instrumental in helping us fund STORYKILLER, and more than that, be absolutely DOMINANT in doing it.
THANK YOU! And for posterity, and bragging rights (for all of us, cause this is a community win!) here’s the final page screencap:
I hope the novel meets (nay, exceeds!) your expectations, though to be honest, both are going to be tough given the incredibly talented artists that lent themselves to the project – and the general success of the campaign – but I’ll try my best.
If you’re anxious for more on Storykiller and haven’t checked out the website in full, make sure to do that, there are lots of hidden pages and fun things to find like bios and an “official Storykiller Playlist.”
If you’re not already following STORYKILLER on Facebook – please consider doing that. And DEFINITELY add us on Goodreads!
Thanks again, everyone. It takes a village and all that. So thank you, my village!
xo
kelly
Tags: kickstarter, storykiller, Tessa Battle, things made of awesome
Hey Everyone!
We’re in the final hours to back STORYKILLER, so run don’t walk and make sure to get your copy of the novel full of illustrations by some of comics’ best artists:
Dustin Nguyen, Stephanie Hans, Meredith McClaren, Rebekah Isaacs, Ross Campbell, Kris Anka, Noelle Stevenson, Jake Wyatt, Delcan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire, Renae De Liz & Ray Dillon, Ming Doyle, Matthew Southworth, Ben Caldwell, Kyla Vanderklugt, Stacey Lee, Caanan Grall, Cassandra James, Thomas Boatwright, and Brett Weldele.
Here is just SOME of the art for the project:
You can also see a similar post (good for reblogging) on Tumblr, here.
Okay, so they’re not ALL mean, but they’re certainly not traditional!
Click to get the largest possible version! And go to STORYKILLER NOW to support the project!
And don’t forget to BACK STORYKILLER. We’re in our LAST WEEK! WOOOOOO!
Tags: storykiller, Tessa Battle
I wrote an essay of sorts for THE MARY SUE about my love for Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Buffy specifically and how she is (and was) a feminist touchstone for me as a writer and fan and how her existence in the world helps make my own Tessa Battle (of STORYKILLER!) possible.
If you like any of the words above, head on over to The Mary Sue and check out the piece. People seem to be vibing it. 
Also, we are ALMOST at 30k – which will mean FIRST STRETCH GOAL REACHED!
Come and help put us over the edge, will ya?
An avid collector and THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING superfan purchased everything available from THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING book and Kickstarter campaign down to the last sticker and had it all mounted together into this amazing 90″ frame that has plates identifying each print and object, as well as a plate I signed for him.
Absolutely incredible.
Check out these pictures he sent me!
Just, wow.
It’s hard to believe that because of all the artists I have on board for my next book, STORYKILLER, its frame would be even more massive – as there will be probably double the number of signed prints alone!
So…let’s take a look at the current review numbers for 2013!
On Amazon (US) we’ve got a staggering 150 reviews – a number I never even dreamed of getting a year ago when we put the book up on Amazon. Even better, we’ve maintained an amazing 4.5 rating!
On Amazon UK we have 8 reviews and a perfect 5.0 rating!
On Amazon CA (Canada) we have 5 reviews, but again, a perfect 5.0 rating!
On Amazon FR (France) we have only 1 review, but it’s 5 stars!
On Amazon IT (Italy) we have only 1 review, but a perfectly respectable 4 star rating.
On Amazon DE (Germany) we have only 1 review, but again, a perfectly respectable 4 star rating. (thanks to commenter and Marco on Facebook that corrected me that DE is actually Germany!
Amazon Japan, India, Estonia, Brazil, Australia, and Mexico have no reviews at this time.
Goodreads lists TGWWBK with 437 ratings and 106 reviews! Goodreads is a tough critic (generally in my opinion) but TGWWBK is holding strong at just under 4 stars (usually varying between 3.75 and 3.90).
You can also go to my SHINY NEW WEBSITE to check out some of my favorite quotes about TGWWBK from the last year and links to the full reviews.
Thank you to ALL OF YOU that made an effort to review and generally spread the word about the book. There are some really exciting things still to come for TGWWBK and the sequel, which I hope to have out in 2014.
AND…for those of you that may have missed the tweet or blog post about my new project STORYKILLER, I’ve got a new project headed your way in January 2014 – STORYKILLER. You can read a bit more about it here, and keep your eyes peeled for more information soon! If you’re not already on my general mailing list, feel free to shoot me an email at: 1979semifinalist[dot]com and I’ll make sure you’re added.
Happy New Year to you all!
A fan made this amazing THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING skin for his Kindle. He sent me photos of it, and it was just too cool not to share!
Yes!
New THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING fan art!
This is by Adam Greene and it is amazzzzing.
And keep in mind that fan art is ALWAYS WELCOME.
THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING is available in both digital and print (paperback) at AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE.
It is also available digitally once again on for iBOOKS.
And I have a (very few) illustrated hardcovers left here.
We’re up to 143 reviews on Amazon (US) and maintain a 4.5 rating…what??? Amazing. There are another 13 reviews on various other non-US Amazon sites (UK, Canada, France), where the book generally maintains a 5 star rating (double what???).
Over on Goodreads we have 96 reviews and 391 ratings. Barnes & Noble has 4 ratings (but all 5 stars!)
It’s pretty much awesome, and THANKS TO ALL OF YOU who have helped make that possible!
Keep your eyes peeled for some awesome announcements in the months to come.
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
