A picture of Alexa. She's pale with blue eyes. short brown hair, and glasses.

About Me, Alexa Shay

​I'm a giant nerd and a fan of Marvel, DC, and tons of different anime. Batman is my favorite superhero and yes, he can beat Superman. I'm a vegan just because I found out that cows have best friends and I feel like that tells you a lot about me.​

About My Writing

When I was in second grade, I said that I wanted to be a writer when I grew up and I never let go of that. I now work in technical writing by day and am working on becoming a published author by night.

My favorite genre has always been fantasy (not sci-fi, fantasy), both classic and urban. I've always loved the idea of magic and other worlds and have spent many hours in worlds of my own making. I love the freedom to create my own universe and to see how my characters interact with it and each other.

​If you're curious about what kinds of books I like, I keep track of my personal library (physical. Kindle, and audio books) on LibraryThing. I'll warn you, I'm eclectic by nature.


A Timeline of My Work

Upcoming Dates

  • 10/28/2024 - Formatted manuscript due to the proofreader at E&A Editing Services
  • 02/08/2025 - Publishing goal for The Shield!

Past Dates

  • 10/07/2024 - Final manuscript sent to Enchanted Ink Publishing for formatting
  • 09/22/2024 - Total rebrand to only an author. Etsy and Zazzle shops were shut down
  • 07/26/2024 - Blurb finalized with editing help from Enchanted Ink Publishing
  • 06/06/2024 - Edited manuscript received back from ​Brittany at E&A Editing Services
  • 05/05/2024 - Manuscript submitted for a full developmental/copy edit by Brittany at E&A Editing Services
  • 12/20/2023 - Received mini manuscript evaluation back from E&A Editing Services, began edits
  • 12/11/2023 - Mini manuscript edit submitted to Brittany at E&A Editing Services
  • 10/29​/2023 - Manuscript of The Shield sent to beta readers through E&A Editing Services
  • 02/27/2023 - Art by Karri finished the art for the The Shield's book cover
  • 01/13/2023 - Finished the second draft of The Shield and sent it to test readers for review
  • 05/17/2021 - ​Finished the first draft of The Shield!
  • 02/17/2021 - ​Began pushing out chapters of my book, The Shield, to my test readers
  • 11/26/2017 - Successfully won my first ever NaNoWriMo competition by working on The Shield