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http://jlloydmorgan.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-of-last-archangel-by-michael.html
Today marks the start of the blog tour for “The Last Archangel”. I’ve got a lot of great bloggers on board who will be hosting reviews, giveaways, guest posts, and even interviews with some of the characters from the book.
I just got my first physical copy of the book yesterday and it looks great! Can’t wait to get it into the hands of others.
To encourage everyone to check out the blogs of the people supporting the blog tour, I’m giving away some prizes at the end for three lucky participants. I’ll even let you choose your prize. These giveaways are good for those living in the United States, except for the manuscript evaluation, which can be claimed by any English speaker. The prizes are any one of the following:
I’ll be hanging at Caped CONduit this weekend, Utah largest and longest running Sci Fi/Fantasy convention. It’s at the Raddison Downtown in Salt Lake City. Check it out here: http://conduit.sfcon.org/.
Today, Friday May 27th, I’m on a character panel at 2pm and I have a reading at 4 o’clock that is a preview of my upcoming release The Last Archangel.
Tomorrow, Saturday May 28th, I’m doing several panels and a signing of The Canticle Kingdom at 1 – 2pm.
It’s not too late to stop on by!
I spent last weekend going over the final “author proof” or final draft of The Last Archangel. I’m excited about the finished product and the fact that it is now off to the printers. It was also nice taking a look at the story again with fresh eyes.
Now that it has been finalized, I’m not able to release an excerpt, the prologue and the first chapter. Click here to visit the official site and download the excerpt. Enjoy! I’m sure there will be more news as things progress, but for now I’m just excited about all of the things that I learned the first time around that I’m able to do better the next time around.
Ta da! Here’s the cover of The Last Archangel
1. The main character, Xandir, has two swords, a dark one and a light one that are shown here crossed in an X like the main character’s name.
2. The very bottom of the cover shows ruins, which goes with his gig as a destroying angel. He creates them.
3. The angel is looking down and is darkened because he is fallen, and there are many time motifs because he has been forced into service “Until the End of Time.”
A standing ovation for CFI!
Anyway, I had a wonderful signing at BYU Women’s Conference. Here are three very interesting things I learned:
1. You never know who will be interested in your book. You have to be careful about not judging people. I was promoting both my Mother’s Day pamphlet and my fantasy novel. An elderly lady in a walker came up, and I thought she would be much more interested in my Mother’s Day pamphlet. She waved it off and bought the fantasy novel.
2. You should never underestimate the value of your work. One man said that he wanted to read through my pamphlet before buying it and I suggested that he just take one with me and browse it. He said “No, I want to be able to sit down and give it the attention it deserves. You don’t ask a concert pianist just to play you a little something.”
3. No matter what you right, there are ‘perfect fans’ out there. I had a woman come up to my table with a book that she had already bought. I later found out from her that she was born in Germany and loves music boxes. That’s pretty much a perfect fit for my book. So, I say, no matter how off the wall your topic is, there’s someone out there for whom it is perfect.
Books by Michael D. Young 