One of the original drafts of Not Your Villain totaled about 110,000 words! In making a better book, this story had to be streamlined. One of the challenging parts about editing (and saddest) is cutting scenes, especially scenes I loved to write. I had so much extra story that I thought it would be fun to share some of these with you.
So back in June when I was at BookCon I had the opportunity to meet Cece, the host of the Problems of a Book Nerd Youtube channel and had a great time chatting with her about Not Your Villain, the Sidekick Squad, fandom shenanigans and a few favorite things!
Holoprojectors in the Sidekick Squad universe can do a lot of things, including display full color books and other interactive content. Bells Broussard is an active member of the Andover Heights High School yearbook. His primary job is doing layout and occasionally some art, but sometimes (and you 21st century yearbook folks would definitely know this) he has to juggle a few different hats and write some articles. So of course Bells would write about his two best friends…
Not Your Sidekick takes flight in the year 2123, a hundred years after a major solar flare catalyzes for not just superpowers but also a series of major disasters which drastically changed the world. Yesterday The Gay YA hosted NYS on their monthly book club discussion, and the question was asked about how sexuality is seen in the NYS world, how it’s not entirely accepted, but not too much phobia either.
On the Not Your Sidekick virtual book tour I chat about all the things from character development to worldbuilding to the YA genre… Here’s a roundup of all the interviews, extras and more!
Putting this aesthetic together was so much fun! It’s always great working with the talented Tiffany Chien. We traveled to the inspiring Red Rocks Canyon National Conservation Area to a few of my favorite locations to really bring Jess and her dreams to life…
My parents both come from large families, and as long as I remember at least once a month we would all get together for a huge party that would last all day. Sometimes it was for a holiday, or someone’s birthday, but more often than not it was just a random Saturday where we’d just gather and celebrate being alive.
The incredible Tiffany Chien helped bring Seven Tears at High Tide to life with her stunning photography! We captured the dreamy look of the novel and the ever-changing landscape of the California coast on a windy, blustery day, with the tang of salt in the air and magic on the horizon…
I made this fun graphic as part of the virtual book tour for Seven Tears at High Tide. It’s a bit of a teaser from an outside perspective of one of the hunters in the novel, and gives you a little bit of extra knowledge of what was going on behind the scenes. Whose desk is this? What were they tracking and what do they have planned for our heroes?
CB Lee 