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Like a Warrior

 

"There is a warrior inside of me. If only I could find her."

Briannon, fiery heiress of Zayvia, is left in the ashes when an invading army and a fervent revolution rage across her once peaceful land. Alongside the peasant she knows as a brother and the shadowy revolutionary leading the fight, she takes a stand against both her pompous uncle and the cunning raiders. But when everything she loves begins to crash and burn, Briannon has a choice: admit defeat or rise like a warrior.


Genre: Young Adult Medieval Fantasy

Status: Drafted, read by alpha readers, revising!

Progress: Revising Chapter 18 of 47

Expected Publication: June 18th, 2021


Characters

(click on each name to be redirected to their character interview; click here for an overview of five main characters)




Other Posts

(nothing here yet 😊)


Early Readers

A huge thanks to my amazing alpha readers and to those who have agreed to beta read for me! Stay tuned, and I may announce ARCs!

Comments

  1. EllenOct 15, 2020, 6:39:00 AM

    Love this new page!! I'm excited for the release of "Like a Warrior"! 😄

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  2. Caitlyn O'BrienDec 30, 2020, 3:38:00 PM

    I can't wait to read it!

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  3. BookWorm3,000Jan 15, 2021, 2:14:00 PM

    Abby, could I be a beta reader for your story? Sometime last year, I began to LOVE fantasy books a LOT! I'd love to read this book. :D
    -Hannah

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    1. Abby ElissaJan 15, 2021, 2:52:00 PM

      Hi, Hannah! I would love to have you as one, but I do have several people already signed up. 😕 If you want to drop a comment with your email address (I'll won't post it, I'll just see it come up for approval and I'll delete it), though, I can make a note of it! That way if I end up needing another beta reader, I can contact you!

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    2. Abby ElissaJan 21, 2021, 10:39:00 AM

      Hi, Hannah! I saw your other comments go through, but I won't publish them here. :)
      But - I did see that you have a blog listed on your profile - if you have comment moderation turned on there, I can drop a comment with a link to a Google Doc (you can click on the link but not publish the comment). Then I could give you all the info there, and then drop another comment if I need another beta reader. In that case, I could put the story in our shared Doc. You wouldn't ever need to give me your email, that way (I have two other readers that I contact like that).
      That's the only other way I'd know of. :)

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  4. AnonymousJan 16, 2021, 9:51:00 PM

    Hi Abby -

    I really like your story collages. I'm thinking about making a story collage for a book of mine, but I'm not that tech savvy. :) How do you make them? Thanks!

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    1. Abby ElissaJan 21, 2021, 8:11:00 AM

      Hi!!! Thank you!
      So - I use a website called Canva. They have thousands of stock photos built in! You can just find the photos you want, just the "adjust" tab to filter them so they have a similar look, and then arrange them how you want!

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    2. anonymousJan 23, 2021, 1:03:00 PM

      Cool! Thank you!

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    3. AnonymousJan 23, 2021, 1:04:00 PM

      Cool! Thank you!

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