Writer of YA Fiction
A new queen has been crowned. Following the battle against the Unseelies, Ophira’s Light Crown has been stolen and her reign thrown into question. Fay fails to convince her friends that Kayla is being controlled by something, and left without support, she teams up with an unlikely ally. But when they reach the Unseelie Court,... Continue Reading →
One year ago today, I published my second book in my Crown of Tír na nÓg series titled Unseelie Queen. Out of curiosity, I dug through my folders and looked at the opening scene of the very first draft. It is crucial to craft a compelling first scene; it needs to draw a reader in... Continue Reading →
On August 12, I set out to write Book 3 in my Crown of Tír na nÓg series. I wrote a blog post about it a little while back (you can read it here). Today, on November 10, I put down the final words. I haven't quite reached the word count I had aimed for... Continue Reading →
It's been exactly seven weeks today since I put down the first few words of Book 3 in my Crown of Tír na nÓg series. And today was a particularly productive day (I hit my highest daily word count so far at around 2.4k!) and I'm so thrilled about my progress that I decided to... Continue Reading →
The Unseelies are no longer hiding… After barely escaping the Unseelie Queen, Kayla travels across Tír na nÓg in search of the truth about her flower pendant’s magic. In her pursuit of peace, Kayla leans on the Seelie Princess Fay, who is determined to regain Kayla’s trust—and that of the Seelie Queen. But uniting the... Continue Reading →
Two faerie courts striving for power. One mortal girl desperate to save her father.When Kayla lost her father, her family wanted her to move on. But Kayla knows that he never died. She also knows that he is no longer in her world. After years of searching for the faeries he told her about, Kayla... Continue Reading →
Writing a book can be a long process. When I started this journey 5 years ago, I had very little knowledge of writing itself. But through continuous effort, hard work, and persistence, I finally achieved my goal. Today I want to take stock of the individual stages that I worked through with SEELIE PRINCESS. Summer... Continue Reading →
I'm beyond excited to finally reveal the cover of my debut novel SEELIE PRINCESS. And I'm also thrilled to announce that the ebook will launch on September 19, 2019. Just one more month! THE BLURB “Your father is alive.” Kayla never lost hope that her father survived that fateful night. But she knows she won’t... Continue Reading →
I've briefly talked about this before here - but I want to tell you a bit more today. SEELIE PRINCESS is my first full-length novel, which I finished revising back in August. As of now, it has not been published, but I'm querying and excited to share this story with you. So today I want to... Continue Reading →
Sarah Tanzmann 