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A. Rose

Hi all!

I have been putting a lot of my time into promoting Daughter of Athena and keeping up with my writing in general. I’ve had a few events and they have gone well so far; I hope to keep my momentum up over the summer.

I’m excited to see and learn that the people who have read Daughter of Athena have throughly enjoyed it. Those types of things motivate me to keep sharing my work. Waiting for reviews is difficult, especially as a self-published author but I remain patient regardless.

Between school and my job, it has been difficult to focus on the business side of things but I have been trying. If only I could win the lottery and just sit at home and write forever. Haha, one can dream right?

I remain hopeful and optimistic about things. It’s hard not to get a bit down on myself sometimes but I continue to fight my way through that. Here’s to hoping that Daughter of Athena becomes a success!

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Things Be Happening!

A. Rose

Hey all! I know I’ve gone MIA again, I apologize for that. Things have been hectic on my end. Between school, therapy, and work, I haven’t had much time for the things I would like to be doing.

I have been working on promoting Daughter of Athena and I have a couple of events coming up, so I’m excited about those.

I have also been working on the sequel to Daughter of Athena and I hope to have it done within the next couple of months. We will see about that though haha. Sometimes I’m a little too eager for things.

Anyhow, just wanted to stop in and say hi as well as update you all on current events! Much love!

A. Rose

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Daughter of Athena

A. Rose

My new novel, Daughter of Athena is officially for sale! I am so very excited to share this story with you!

After dragons attacked, the city of Athena rose from the ashes of Chicago. With Athena, a new program to protect the city began. Project name: Daughter of Athena. Female dragonslayers that are created, not born. Amara is the top Daughter of her class. When Athena is attacked by a militant group, Amara learns more than she bargained for. Everything is not what it seems; with the dragons or with the government. Amara must decide which path to take as she struggles with learning the truth about herself.

Print: https://www.amazon.com/dp/057842827X

Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Athena-Rose-ebook/dp/B07L45VL6G

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Dreams Coming True?

A. Rose

This is not a place that I ever thought that I would end up in life. With clinical depression, I honestly did not believe that I would end up anywhere. So to be here, with a book that people are loving, that I wrote; that makes me so happy. It makes me hopeful, which something that I haven’t really been in a while. I am enjoying it.

Reality set in when my favorite artist, who I will not name for her privacy, told me that she would love to read my book. I just about died; like I honestly still cannot believe that this is happening. People who don’t even really know me believe in me and I think that’s insane. Truth be told, at this point I have already succeeded in achieving part of my dream. Whatever happens after this is just icing on the cake really.

Right now my focus is on promoting this book and working on the sequel as well. Promoting is hard work, so I spend a lot of time and effort doing it. I enjoy the hell out of it though. So I keeping my hopes high but my expectations within a reasonable range. Here’s to Imitatore and to 2018!

A. Rose

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Why Your Support is Needed

A. Rose

Now I know what you’re probably thinking, is this really necessary? Most likely no but hey, I’ve got to write about something here. Support is always needed. In life, in art, and in so many other things. Without support, a lot of things never truly get out there. That and the support of my friends, peers, and even strangers means a lot to me.

As an author who plans to self-publish, building an audience and having support is a major key to my success. Well, I presume there will be a small amount of success but that is definitely not guaranteed. But in order for there to even be a small amount of success, I need you all. Even if you don’t read, like fantasy fiction, or don’t like my book in particular. There may be someone out there who does and your help with getting it out there would mean so much to me.

Being black and a woman has is advantages, I will say that. However, because of those two things I often feel as though my art and my voice are constantly overlooked. Could be all in my head but I doubt that. To add to that, there is the fact that there are not many black women fantasy fiction writers. Attempting to break into that market is going to particularly difficult for me to do but I am not going to let that stop me. I can’t let it hold me back from trying, even if it gets to me.

So again, your support is greatly needed. It will always be needed and I will always appreciate it. I will do my best to let you know how appreciative I am every single day.