Exciting news! Today we are announcing a new author joining the Snowy Wings Publishing family. Please give a warm welcome to BJ Pierson! Snowy Wings Publishing is pleased to announce that we will be publishing SUPERDREW AND THE SECRETS OF DONHIL CORP, a middle grade adventure by BJ Pierson, on ... READ the POST
The Importance of Beta Readers
A guest post by Janina Franck Typically, before a novel is finalized, beta-readers will make a pass over the story and pick out any remaining issues with the plot or writing. I usually try to get a minimum of three people to beta read because viewpoints can differ so much from person to person. In ... READ the POST
Coming of Age Rites
A guest post by Mindy Klasky In Keara’s Raven: Escape, twelve-year-old Keara runs away from home instead of sacrificing Caw, the raven darkbeast she has been magically bound to all her life. Pursued by Inquisitors who will punish her for heresy, Keara joins a performing troupe of Travelers and ... READ the POST
Reigniting the Joy of Writing
A guest post by Clara Kensie The most recent book I published was Kill Me Once, Kill Me Twice in October of 2019, and I haven’t written much since then. The stress of Covid and 2020 in general had a part in it, but the truth is I had been planning on taking a (possibly permanent) hiatus from ... READ the POST
Paranormal Extravaganza: Writing a Series Featuring Vampires, Mermaids, Faeries, and Angels
A guest post by Amy McNulty In 2017, after writing several high fantasy YA books and dabbling in contemporary romance under a pen name, I thought it might be time for me to combine the two and try my hand at urban fantasy. As a fan of Twilight, I’d wanted to try my own take on a teenager meeting ... READ the POST
Five Delightfully Creepy Creatures from Celtic Myth
A guest post by Annie Cosby Celtic mythology is full of magical, strange, and delightfully creepy creatures. There are the ones you’ve heard of, like the banshee, and the ones that may be unfamiliar, like the merrow. I first started to realize the depths to Celtic mythology — you know, beyond ... READ the POST
Creating a Near-Future World
A guest post by Lyssa Chiavari I recently saw a meme that said, "We're now officially closer to 2050 than we are to 1990." This took a lot of people aback, and probably would have thrown me harder if this wasn't something I thought about a lot. You see, my ongoing series, The Iamos Trilogy, takes ... READ the POST
Cover Reveal: Sing, Goddess!
Hey there, Snow Angels! We are so excited to finally be revealing the cover of Snowy Wing's upcoming YA anthology of Greek myth retellings edited by Jane Watson, Sing, Goddess! The cover was designed by Najla Qamber Designs. Are you dying to see the cover? Check it out below! Aphrodite. Zeus. ... READ the POST
#BOWS2021 is here!
Hey, Snow Angels! We're so excited to announce that the 2021 Book Owl Word Search is now underway! In this fun bloggish scavenger hunt, you can visit various authors to learn more about their books and collect a secret word. Gather all the secret words to enter a drawing for some great prizes, ... READ the POST
Prioritizing the Process in YA Fiction
A guest post by Tracy Korn There are few things that can make me hurl a book across the room more quickly than the insta-love trope in young adult fiction. I insta-hate it like no other because all too often it’s portrayed as mature love where characters then go on to have expectations of ... READ the POST
What Inspired Your Stories?
A guest post by Victoria Gilbert A few years ago, I was scrolling through Twitter and noticed agents and writers chatting about interesting concepts, one of which was re-telling fairytales or folktales from the villain’s point of view. This intrigued me. I needed a new story concept, and wanted to ... READ the POST
Connecting Writing to RPGs
A guest post by Janina Franck A pastime I share with a lot of my friends is playing tabletop, pen & paper RPGs. Most people will have heard of Dungeons & Dragons, but trust me, there are many more systems out there. I’ve been an active player for about ten years now, but up until last year, ... READ the POST
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
A guest post by Amy Bearce Where do you get your ideas? This is probably the top question I get from readers or friends when the subject of my books come up. I think we all have stories inside of us. I also write short stories for assessment companies and have sold over 350 short stories, poems, ... READ the POST
Excerpt from Angel Down
We have a special Author Takeover post this week: in lieu of a guest post, we are sharing an exclusive excerpt from Micky O'Brady's brand-new sci-fi, Angel Down, which released this week! Check it out below! The sun sinks behind the grey houses on my right as I cross Melrose and head toward ... READ the POST
Chakra Magic: A look into the magic system in the Empire of the Lotus series
A guest post by Dorothy Dreyer When creating a story with fantastical elements, authors usually incorporate some kind of magic system. There are common ones—for instance, witch magic, shifter magic, or elemental magic—but when I was creating the Empire of the Lotus series, I went with something ... READ the POST
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