#IndiePride2 Day 25 - Character You Most Relate To
Adrian Sinclair hands down. He got my love for musicals (only he actually did theater, which I never had the nerve to do), my sudden ability to pop off when a person hurts someone I love, and my anxiety.
I adore him.
#IndiePride2 Day 28 - Share a quote
Featuring: the first time Adrian is attacked (AKA Chapter 3)
βOur Darkest Hourβ may be a slow-burn romance, but I really donβt ease Adrian into the paranormal. Like, at all.
(This is how you can tell heβs my favorite π)
#IndiePride2 Day 28
Share a quote from one of your books
This is from my latest release, Exile.
(More on Exile here: ajcalvin.net/works-in-progrβ¦)
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#IndiePride2 I stopped listening to podcasts when I got out of data lifting/entry. But my wife suggests: Welcome to Nightvale, Maintenance Phase (not focused on LGBTQ+ but hosted by queer folks!), and Kitchen Table Cult Podcast.
#IndiePride2 Alik and Brick from my series start as oversized dog (Brick) who wants to befriend the hissy kitten (Alik) and then morphs into a 'I would die for you' friendship. I'm actually jealous of them both.
Whenever I talk about my books, I tend to focus on the major pov characters, Linh & Ruarnon. So today I'd like to share the third pov character, Kyura's first page.
Content Warning: its a tear jerker.
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#IndiePride2 The character I most relate to is probably, by a slim margin, my goofball Alik. They're a dorky anxiety bee filled worrier who enjoys puns.
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Q3. What are common themes in your books?
My books tend to be sf/f, often with a touch of romance. I like writing dark, complicated characters with deep, even more complicated relationships lmao. Lots of angst. Frequently futuristic and/or dystopian settings.
Okay, so itβs not a quote but rather a snippet as things start to heat up slowly between two characters in The Sword and the Spark, creating a sweet moment of happiness (and maybe a distraction?) in the middle of a dangerous situation. #fantasyindiesjune #indiepride2
#IndiePride2 AUTHORS TO FOLLOWπ
Naomi Aoki π³οΈβπ S.A. Pavlik | DotM LEAVES KU July 7!!! π Femboy Robot Hours π V.V. Hart π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ Elle Snead / E.E. Snead Meg Radiant π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ Micah -Shagura- get our book(s) now!!!! C. M. Rosens Annait is looking for ARC readers Morgan Daimler terrybartley (he/him/his) Rue Sparks - They/Them - Author & Artist Philippa Pegg - Once Bitten, Twice Fried SOON Charlie Knight [they/them]
#IndiePride2 Day 26 - Favorite Trope
That's a tough one.
Probably when the stoic love interest reveals their soft side only to their romantic interest? Like, give me a battle-hardened general tending to his wounded lover any day of the week.
