#enclaveescape

✨💎✨COVER REVEAL✨💎✨ 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙡𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Banished from her underground home by Betony, the queen of the Cornish piskeys, young Ivy sets out to forge a new life for herself in the world above. But a deadly threat lingers in the mine, and Ivy cannot bear to see her people suffer while Betony refuses to believe. Somehow she must convince the queen to let them go. ✨ Her mission only becomes more complicated when Ivy starts to dream of the ancient battles between her ancestors and the spriggan folk. Who is the strange boy in her visions? Could her glimpses of his past help Ivy find a new home for her fellow piskeys? ✨ To find the answers, Ivy must outfly vicious predators, outwit cunning enemies, and overcome her own greatest fears. And when evil threatens the people Ivy loves best, it will take all her courage, faith, and determination to save them. ✨ NOMAD is Book Two of the Flight and Flame Trilogy, and will be released in limited edition hardcover in November 2020. US readers can also preorder it right now at bit.ly/Nomad-Book for the fantastic sale price of $13.99... but hurry, the sale won’t last long! . . . . #yafantasy #IreadYA #fairybooks #fae #rjandersonwriter #preorder #coverlove #coverreveal #enclavepublishing #november2020 #nomad #nomadbook #flightandflametrilogy #EnclaveEscape #christianfantasy #piskey #pixie #pisky #cornishpiskey #cornishpisky #cornishpixie #spriggan #spriggans https://www.instagram.com/p/CAc2HWSAEYW/?igshid=197s2gwtiky0k

I was thoroughly delighted by @tombstone_crepsley_cosplay’s new post today, because it was perfect timing — today’s entry in #mybookalphabet is K is for Knife! . Knife is a character that I sketched when I was 16, years before I ever wrote a word about her. But as soon as I’d drawn this a fierce-looking, dagger-wielding young woman with white hair and dragonfly wings, I knew she had a story and I was going to tell it someday. It took me six more years of pondering to figure out exactly what that story would be, and another fifteen of off-and-on revising and resubmitting — including two total rewrites — before the book was good enough to attract the attention of an agent and publisher. But thanks to some wonderful early encouragement and feedback from Claire Eddy at Tor Books, I never stopped believing that *someone* in publishing would want to hear Knife’s story if I could just figure out how to tell it right. . As those of you who’ve read the whole #noordinaryfairytale aka #faeryrebels series know, Knife goes through a lot of dramatic experiences and equally dramatic changes over the course of the books. But she’s still one of my favorite characters to write, at any age and in any setting. She makes a couple of cameo appearances in the #flightandflametrilogy, and I’m working on a short story that involves her right now — though at a different time of her life and through very different eyes than we’ve ever seen her before… . . . . #rjandersonwriter #enclaveescape #enclavepublishing #noordinaryfairytale #speculativefiction #christianfantasy #fairybooks #fairybook #fairiesofinstagram #booksaremagic #bibliophile #igreads #instaread #lovetoread #booksarelife #bookaddicts #whattoreadnext #readallday #bookworms #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #booknerd #yareads #yafantasy #fantasybooks #fantasybookseries https://www.instagram.com/p/B_-7FyegdK8/?igshid=19ygg1kszx1jl

Proudly presenting the beautiful new cover of SWIFT, releasing from @enclavepublishing in August 2020! TO SAVE HER PEOPLE, A WINGLESS GIRL MUST LEARN TO FLY... As a piskey girl born without wings and raised underground, Ivy yearns for flight almost as much as she misses her long-lost mother. But the world outside the Delve is full of danger, and her dreams seem hopeless until she meets a mysterious faery who makes her an enticing offer: If Ivy helps him escape the Delve’s dungeon, he’ll teach her how to fly. Freeing Richard could cost Ivy her reputation, perhaps even her life. But when her fellow piskeys start to disappear and her beloved little sister goes missing, Ivy has no choice but to take the risk. Deadly threats and shocking revelations await Ivy as she ventures into a strange new world, uncovers long-buried secrets about her family’s past, and finds that no one—not even herself—is entirely what they seem. This is Book One in The Flight and Flame Trilogy, and the Limited Edition Hardcover is now available for preorder: http://bit.ly/SwiftRJ #yafantasy #fairybooks #rjandersonwriter #preorder #coverlove #coverreveal #enclavepublishing #august2020 #swift #swiftbook #flightandflametrilogy #EnclaveEscape https://www.instagram.com/p/B8tfqIqpSkC/?igshid=1w1mnrq8yootm

Guess what flew in to my mail this week? . Isn’t it gorgeous? I know the finished hardcover is sure to be even more beautiful, but it’s exciting to have the ARC in my hands! . Today it’s been so weirdly cold that we had snow flurries (why. WHY.) but I’m realizing more and more that August is only three months away! As we get closer to the release date I’ll be sharing more preorder incentives and other goodies, but right now I’m still in the planning and prep stages and it’s making my head whirl. So much to be done and so much more that I *could* do... . Have you participated in any cool preorder campaigns or giveaways recently? What kinds of incentives do you enjoy? . . #rjandersonwriter #enclaveescape #enclavepublishing #yabooks #IReadYA #yareads #speculativefiction #christianfantasy #fairybooks #flightandflametrilogy #swift #swiftbook #arc #advancedreaderscopy #cornishpixies #cornishpixie https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8O1hSArD0/?igshid=u0zdm8ypveg9

If you’ve noticed I’ve been a little less active on IG lately, here’s why: I got my first round edits on Book 3 of the #flightandflametrilogy last week from my editor at #enclaveescape, and I’m trying to get them finished by next Monday. . It’s not going half as quickly as I’d anticipated, but I’ve got nobody to blame for that but myself. See the one teeny little red box on the right hand side? That’s my editor’s very minor suggestion. See the wall of green changes around it? That’s all me. . *cough* I... may be a little obsessive when it comes to line-editing. The quest for the perfect adjective, verb or turn of phrase is never-ending, but I can’t resist trying anyway. I actually enjoy this more than any other part of the process, to be honest: I find it curiously satisfying to fuss over little details and get all my word-ducks in a row, free from having to worry about the bigger picture... . If you’re a writer, what‘s your favorite part of the process? Do you thrill to the unlimited possibilities of the first draft, or revel in the opportunity to revise and make the story even better? Do you enjoy polishing up your word choices and hunting down typos, or do you chafe at having to keep going back over your story when you want it to be done? . . . #editing #writinglife #revision #writercommunity #christianwriters #writingprocess #speculativefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B--xJGbgrPm/?igshid=1n49yu5ax4frf

Since childhood I’ve loved reading fairy tales, folk tales, and mythology. In the course of researching my first three faery novels set in England and Wales, and my upcoming Flight and Flame trilogy set in Cornwall, I came across all kinds of fascinating tidbits of fairy lore! . One of the things that interested me most was the strong connection between British faery lore and Christianity. Modern readers tend to associate fairies with paganism, but many of the 18th-19th century writers who compiled collections of fairy stories and folklore were devout churchgoers and clergy, and the way they wrote down the stories reflects their religious beliefs. In fact, many fairy legends draw on Bible stories and concepts to explain where fairies come from and why they behave as they do. . That’s not to say these folk tales were good theology, because they often featured muddled ideas that were based on tradition and superstition, not the Bible. But they weren’t mocking or opposing Christianity by any means, and in the Victorian and Edwardian eras “fairy stories” were considered perfectly wholesome and even suitable for teaching good morals to children. It wasn’t until the 1960’s and 70’s brought a resurgence of interest in paganism and “New Age” spirituality that fairy stories (and fantasy in general) came to be seen as suspect by conservative Christians. . Since the boom of fairy-inspired children’s, YA and adult fantasy in the 1990’s and 2000’s, modern authors have tended to portray fairies as bloodthirsty, sensual, amoral creatures who are either monstrous, or perilously beautiful, or both. But the odd mixture of homely kindness, mischief and mystery found in many old British folk tales about fairy folk is not so popular anymore. . Which kind of fairies do you prefer to read about? Do you have a favourite book or story about fairies? . . . . . #Fairies #fairy #fantasy #fae #fairytale #faery #faeriesofinstagram #magical #rjandersonwriter #enclaveescape #enclavepublishing #yabooks #IReadYA #yareads #speculativefiction #christianfantasy #fairybooks #flightandflametrilogy #swift #swiftbook https://www.instagram.com/p/B9r_kzJgET9/?igshid=f7p6lrqs09rb

ARE YOU READY FOR A NEW COVER? . I know I am! I’m so excited to share the beautiful new cover for Book Two in the #flightandflametrilogy with you on May 21st at 9 am EST! . But if you want, you can also get an early SNEAK PEEK at the cover by doing one of two things: . 1️⃣ Sign up for my e-mail newsletter at my author website, rj-anderson.com. Subscribers will get an early, hush-hush look at the cover next week! . OR . 2️⃣ Join my Cover Release team by sending me a DM with your e-mail address! In return, I’ll give your account and/or your latest book, merch or promo-worthy post a shout-out as well - just let me know what you want me to boost! . Sounds like the rest of this month will be full of gorgeous cover reveals. Shout-out and congratulations to @isabelwriter09 who will be sharing hers on the 21st as well — if it’s anything like her first gorgeous cover, I’ll be excited to see it! . . #rjandersonwriter #enclaveescape #enclavepublishing #yabooks #IReadYA #yareads #speculativefiction #christianfantasy #fairybooks #flightandflametrilogy #nomad #nomadbook #cornishpixie #cornishpixies #spriggan #spriggans #coverteaser #coverreveal https://www.instagram.com/p/CAD1gGOgH7J/?igshid=s26224eszqiy

Here we are with a new #mybookalphabet post: J is for Joan the Wad! . In Cornish folklore, Joan the Wad is the queen of the piskeys (the spelling I settled on for my #FlightandFiretrilogy - it’s also frequently spelled pisky or piskie, and of course pixie). An old English rhyme describes her as a capricious will-o’the-wisp, sometimes teasing human folk and sometimes guiding them to safety: . Jack O’Lantern, Joan the Wad, That tickled the maid and made her mad, Light me home, the weather's bad. . Generally, though, Joan the Wad is seen in Cornwall as a figure of good luck and protection, and Jack O’Lantern is her king or consort. So when I was creating the world of the Cornish piskeys for SWIFT, I decided on “Joan” as a title rather than a personal name for their queen. . It’s also, though I didn’t plan it this way, a small tribute to my mother, a true queen in every way — whose parents emigrated from Redruth in Cornwall to Timmins in northern Ontario a few years before she was born. They named her Joan, and she in turn gave me Joan as my middle name — that’s the J. in my initials. But my mother had never heard of Joan the Wad until she read my book, so I felt happy to have given her back a little lost piece of her Cornish ancestry. . Q: Do you have a favorite folk character or creature in your family background? I’d love to hear about it in comments! . . . #joanthewad #cornishpixie #cornishpixies #cornishpisky #cornishpiskey #spriggan #spriggans #folkloreandfairytales #britishfolklore #fairies #fae #fairytale #faery #faeriesofinstagram #fairybooks #rjandersonwriter #enclaveescape #enclavepublishing #yabooks #IReadYA #yareads #speculativefiction #christianfantasy #flightandflametrilogy #swift #swiftbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHGG2Xgu2x/?igshid=113e0jszkl6a8