The Rhode Island Authors Showcase is back! Each day in November, I’ll be featuring a different RI author. Each post features a giveaway – a book, an anthology, or something else! All you have to do to be eligible for the daily drawing is leave a comment on the blog post. I’ll use a random number generator to pick a winner one week after the blog post (to give you time to catch up).
By commenting on each post, you’re also entered to win our bigger prizes: GRAND PRIZE is a $250 Amazon gift card, BONUS PRIZE is a $100 Amazon gift card, and the CHEER UP YOU WON SOMETHING PRIZE is a $50 Amazon gift card. The big prizes will be chosen, again using a random number generator, on December 7.
Very pleased to have author DR Perry on the blog today – welcome back! Want to know a little more? Here we go:
Where is your hometown? Salem, Massachusetts
What genre(s) do you write? YA Urban and Contemporary Fantasy. I write books about teenagers with powers and the schools they go to.
What have you written? I’m listing names of series because there are nine to ten books in each of those. I have three completed series in the Revealed World. It starts with Providence Paranormal College (2016), continues with Hawthorn Academy (2020) and Gallows Hill Academy (2021-22). I’ve just begun releasing the third series set in Salem, Messing Psychic Academy, as of November 2022. The first book is called Make Yourself and features Ben, a boy with a psychic talent and a disability he didn’t expect.
Who are your favorite authors? Jane Yolen, Rick Riordan, R.R. Virdi
What were some of your favorite books growing up? A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Hero and the Crown
What do you like best about writing? Perhaps oddly, I enjoy revisions. Writing is a lonely pursuit and I appreciate the feedback I get from the beta readers and editors working for my publisher. Yes, even the negatives. Their comments keep me on the rails, or remind me to add elements I might have missed. And polishing uncut turns of phrase to make them sparkle is always a joy.
What do you find most challenging about writing? The difficult part is finding enough energy to get the draft down. My health and mobility has declined over the last five years and we’re still not sure why. The physical therapist was kind enough to recommend a rollator walker, which has been a game changer. I got a red one! Despite this, fatigue gets me in a chokehold all too often, so I’ve had to try some unconventional methods and experiment with adaptive equipment. I have addressed this in panels before, and plan to do so in the future. Maybe even at the RI Author Expo.
Where do you draw your inspiration? I pick pieces of my experiences in this world up, like seashells from beaches, interesting rocks in the park, lengths of wood on a hike. Yes, I still hike, slowly and sometimes, even with the walker. Mine has wheels like a dirt bike for exactly that reason.
You’ve just been given the chance to collaborate on a book with Rick Riordan! What’s the title going to be? I’d love to write for Rick Riordan Presents. I’m not sure what to title an idea in such early stages, but the series would be about a first-generation Polish-American Jewish girl who discovers a magical migrating hut in the woods behind her school. It’s got chicken legs and belongs to a certain legendary witch, of course.
Check out her website at http://www.drperryauthor.com
And you can see all of her books at her Amazon page: https://tinyurl.com/7jrnp2u7
How about this GORGEOUS cover?! The author is gifting a copy to one lucky winner. Just answer this question to be eligible: What do you think about adults reading YA (Young Adult fiction)?
Martha Reynolds Writes 
I started to read YA series when my children were of that age. I felt like I could relate to the stories in a different way because I had children of my own that year.
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I think YA fiction like Children’s books have a message for adults to enjoy! And I wish you good health in the coming year.
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I still like reading YA sometimes, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with adults reading it. A good book is a good book!
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I think it is perfectly fine to read YA novels.
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Plenty of them do it! And ever since the Harry Potter craze, it’s not considered strange anymore, especially if the writing is good and the storyline engrossing.
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I say read what your heart desires. The end. ^_^.
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I’m all for adults reading YA. Sometimes it’s a connection with our young people.
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Good morning , I think YA fiction is Great to read! Readers being young adults or adults! Thank you so much for sharing about your great sounding book series, they sound intriguing and like fun. I love your book cover it is Beautiful! Have a great week.
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Adults are a great audience for young adult fiction. They appreciate elements that perhaps younger readers are not yet able to see or understand.
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Ya books are great for all ages. I still enjoy Ya books.
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I wasn’t a big reader as a young adult. I enjoy reading YA fiction, it brings me back to my younger years. I love reading as an adult and throwing in a YA fiction once in awhile is a nice change. I would love to read this book.
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I ‘ve read a couple to sort of “screen” some books for my daughter. I like them.
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I applaud adults reading YA. When my children were in school and had those reading lists every summer, I made it a point to read the books along with them. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them all! I’m not afraid to admit that I like reading YA anyway 😉
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I have read a lot of YA. They are sweet. My young teen likes to discuss the books with me. If she recommends a YA book, I will read it. When we have alone time, we talk about the books.
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I started reading YA fiction before I was a YA and still reading YA as a senior citizen. Many other adults read YA fiction. The Harry Potter series is YA and very popular among adults
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Reading is fundamental, no matter what genre. I feel that reading YA is perfectly fine.
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I think that a good story is a good story and if it happens to be a YA fiction it is fine for an adult to read it.
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