Check out the interview here: https://manybooks.net/featured-authors/alana-siegel-mag-a-private-school-run-by-famous-dead-people
Also, The Light of Supremazia is FREE today: https://www.amazon.com/Light-Supremazia-after-life-lessons-ebook/dp/B015M3KJGE
Find out what happens when Juliandra Winklevoss and her sister clean out the Winklevoss Tower and receive a glimpse into the life of their mother before Machiavelli’s previous rise to power. Comment on this post to receive a FREE copy of A Letter from Nashara Winklevoss to Ryan Stone, and I will send you the link!
Enjoy this picture of me reading Nashara’s letter!
Here are the links to the books on Amazon:
The Light of Supremazia: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015M3KJGE
The Curse of the Winklevoss Twins: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077Z9CCW4
The Betrayal of Bloodlines: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NCF6V1H
Check out my website: https://www.alanamagbooks.com/
Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanasiegel/
Check out the (after)life lessons Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AfterlifeLessons/
Learn about the rest of my books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Alana-Siegel/e/B006O3NOAK
Marketing for self-published books in a saturated market is difficult. In my latest attempt, I have decided to use video content to engage readers. I’m hoping that by including them in the book writing process, I am reminding them that I write books!
I will also be more active searching for interesting social media personalities. Engaging potential readers requires effort. It includes creating content and conversing with others who post content.
My recent video asks readers to help name two characters in the book I am currently writing (book three in a young adult fantasy series). One character is a jovial man from the 1700s and the other is a plump angry man with a monocle. Here’s the video. Let me know if you have any suggestions!
Another year, another set of teachers. That’s what happens at Vita Post Mortem Academy, a school run by famous dead people. Having special abilities, like being able to see spirits, means extra responsibilities. Jules Winklevoss, the protagonist in my fifth book, The Curse of the Winklevoss Twins, learns that firsthand when she returns for another adventure at the prized academy.
Check out the line up of teachers she has for her sophomore year:
Science: Marie Curie
Math: Charles Ponzi
English: Dr. Seuss
Social Studies: Princess Diana
Psychology: Steve Jobs
Nominate the book on Kindle Scout to be published by Kindle Press: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/24VKXYPLERGLP
She’s beautiful. She’s charming. Like the Sirens in Greek mythology, Olivia Hart can compel people with her mind.
Watch this youtube video to learn how to apply makeup just like her!
Check out the Olivia Hart and the Gifted Program series on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Alana-Siegel/e/B006O3NOAK
Nominate my fifth book to be published by Kindle Press on Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/24VKXYPLERGLP
I may not have won Kindle Scout, but I learned a heck of a lot about blogging and marketing. This blog post is recapping my 30 day campaign:
I think coming up with a cast for your book is a great exercise. Just like pinning ideas on a pinterest page, it helps you determine qualities of your characters and brainstorm traits you didn’t think about.
I put together a cast for my book currently posted on Kindle Scout, The Light of Supremazia! It’s about kids who can see spirits and attend a high school run by famous dead people.
Jules Winklevoss would be played by Kiernan Shipka, also known as Sally Draper from the Mad Men series. Just like Jules Winklevoss, she can be tough, brave, snotty, and vulnerable at the same time.
Jules has two best friends at Vita Post Mortem Academy. Dahlia Langdon is the shy and awkward friend who grew up in a prestigious, broken family. She would be played by Ariel Winter from Modern Family.
Jules’s other best friend, Logan Klomp, is a know-it-all, lovesick half-Asian dude who doesn’t care about fitting in. He would be played by Nickelodeon’s Ryan Potter.
Jules’s equally brazen, but less approachable, sister, Sharpee Winklevoss would be played by Emma Watson. Honestly, I picked Emma because she looks a bit like Kiernan, and of course I loved her as Hermione.
Sharpee’s best (and only) friend is Chase Hastings, a rich kid, living in his older brother Ryder Hastings the Third‘s perfect shadow. Chase and Ryder would be played by Nash Overstreet (from the band Hot Chelle Rae) and Chord Overstreet (Glee).
Vote for The Light of Supremazia on Kindle Scout!
What exercises do you use to understand your #characters better? Share with #author @alanasiegel (click to tweet)
Character Traits
Picking traits for the characters in your novel can be difficult. Is the person argumentative and always causing a scene? Is your character reserved and likes to hide in the back of a pack? Is the person loud and dramatic? Are they optimistic and happy?
Back Story
As an author, you need to consider why the character acts the way they do. Are they competitive? Have they lived in the shadow of an older, more impressive brother? Are they happy because they work at the job of their dreams? Are they lonely in a new town?
Teachers at Vita Post Mortem Academy
While I was writing my latest novel, The Light of Supremazia, I had to pick famous deceased people to teach at Vita Post Mortem Academy as spirits. The characters had to stand out on their own, but also make sense as part of the school’s faculty.
Who would you pick as an art teacher?
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Twitter-Size Bites
Who would you want as your art teacher? Author @alanasiegel has a view on #character traits in #fiction (Click to tweet)
How do you decide on #character traits? Writer @alanasiegel tells you her method (Click to tweet)
Optimist Superheroes 