Cover Reveal Devonna + Gift

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

My upcoming YA novel officially has a cover and it’s absolutely stunning! I love it so much and I’m so freaking excited to share it with you guys today!

Writing September // Day 11-20

As you may know, my goal for September is to finish my WIP (a YA dystopian/fantasy). That represents about 40K words to reach a first draft of approximately 75K.

During days 1 to 10, I wrote a sad total of 7, 193 words, reaching 42,193 words.

And now I’m sharing the numbers of the second part of the month, aka THE FREAKING ROLLER COASTER PART BUT IT’S OVER NOW, MR. FRODO.

Devonna // Pub date + Free First Chapters

People! My book will officially be released on Oct. 18, 2019. As in, A MONTH FROM THIS VERY DAY.

Consider my level of chill a goner.

My Chill, fading out of my life when I need him the most.

And you can get the first two chapters for free today by subscribing to AWA! Isn’t that AWAsome? (Sorry, My Chill used to regulate my bad puns.)

So make sure to drop your email address below!

Writing September // Day 1-10

As you may know, my goal for September is to finish my WIP (a YA dystopian/fantasy). That represents about 40K words to reach a first draft of approximately 75K. And today, I’m sharing the number of words I wrote so far in the month! 

I MADE A CHART I FEEL VERY COOL.

September Writing Group

Are you, like me, a writer hoping to tackle your writing goals for September? We should totally motivate and support each other!

Throughout the month of September, I’ll be posting updates of my writing progress, quotes and videos that are keeping me motivated, and fun writing tags to get to know more about other writers’ WIP!

So if that’s something you’re interested in being part of,

My Publishing Journey – 2 Months from Release

Hi folks!

As you may know, my book Devonna is coming out in October and I thought I’d share a little bit about how the publishing process is going so far in my journey. What the publishing house (Evernight Teen) required of me and stuff like that.

I just figured this is the kind of post I would’ve liked to read a couple of months back to know what to expect, because right now I live in a bubble of unexpected emails and requests and it is MAKING ME REALLY ANXIOUS.

But somehow, I manage. (Because I must manage.) (And, yes, this is a The Office reference because The Office is life.)

5 Worst First Chapter Pet Peeves

Lately, I find myself starting a ton of new books and starting new ones before I finish them, and I realized that’s because for me, first chapters are CRAZY IMPORTANT.

If you don’t hook me in the first paragraph of your book, or at least the first chapter, there’s a good chance I’ll start reading something else, because let’s be real: this ain’t 1895 with only 5 fiction books at the library, folks.

THERE ARE TONS OF BOOKS OUT THERE, PEOPLE, AND I GET ANXIETY ATTACKS WHEN I THINK I WON’T BE ABLE TO READ THEM ALL.

That being said.

I’ve gathered my five worst first chapter pet peeves that will probably make me start reading something else when I come across them, and here they are.

DEVONNA – Synopsis and Aesthetics

My book Devonna is coming out in October 2019 and I’m super excited to share the synopsis with you guys, including a couple of aesthetics to set the mood of this paranormal YA trilogy!

June Wrap-Up

So, I read six books in June and I’m kind of proud of the number considering everything that was going on in my life during this HECTIC month. (Last weeks at work, back from Prague, signing my first book deal!)

Holy Guacamole it’s Finally Happening

***This will be the least structured blog post I’ve ever written because I officially signed with a publishing house and FEELS MAKE IT VERY CHALLENGING TO FUNCTION PROPERLY***

That’s right, folks.

My book is getting published!

Mini Halloween Book Tag

Hello everybody! October is almost over which means 2 things:

1. Candies and chocolate come to mama//Halloween
2. NANOWRIMO OH MY GOD WILL I MAKE IT OUT ALIVE?

In-between panic attacks, I felt like doing a quick book tag on the theme of Halloween, and of course I found out there’s a LOT of tags on that theme out there, and I got a little overwhelmed at the idea of finding one, since most of them are quite long. So I just decided to make my own little Halloween Tag.

Here it is!

Song of the Black City // Looking for Fellow Wattpad Writers

500 words

Fantasy

Excerpt of a WIP

Written by Audrey Francis-Plante

Hello lovely readers!

I’m considering writing a short novel on Wattpad and I wondered if any of you guys were already on it? I’m looking for pieces of advice, fellow writers to follow, and I want to discover new stories, so if you’re on wattpad and writing fantasy, sci-fi, young adult, let me know in the comments, we should be friends! 😀

My Book in 15 GIFs – Tag

Here’s my book, Dean & Lily – Season One, in fifteen GIFs.

No words.

Just GIFs.

The story goes like this:

Top 5 Books to Read During Back to School

September usually marks the beginning of a new school term, and I honestly didn’t think I’d be going to school this year, but life has a way of driving on my plans with a bulldozer.

For a couple of weeks, and against all my survival instincts, I swear, I’ve been really interested in a course with the University of Toronto that’s only available in class, and I decided to scream: I’M HERE, DEBTS, FIRE AWAY!

I registered.

Text Conversations Between Dean & Lily

Fiction, YA
400 words
Written by Audrey Francis-Plante

#1. September 2114

Hey, it’s Dean! I annoyed the staff at
the reception for like three hours
until one of them gave me your
wristband ID number. I was just
really hoping we’d get to
discuss that date. 🙂

um, dean who?

Dean & Lily – Episode 9 (Season 1 Finale)

309 words
Dystopia, YA
Written by Audrey Francis-Plante
Photo Art by Plaidbowties

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DEAN & LILY
Season 1 Finale

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At the end of the Color Stage, Malone transfers a file into our wristbands, telling us it will only be available for two hours. Then it starts pouring and the wind takes a violent turn, so we all hurry to get home. I open the file in the warmth of my bed, with the rain rattling against my window.

The file includes thousands of banned information and pictures about famous paintings.

I look at the beauty and the paint strokes I would never have dared to try in my wildest dreams. Some of them don’t make any sense, but they hit me anyway. Like there’s a the story between the line of each color.

Colors.

So many of them.