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
- 02/08/2025 - Publishing goal for The Shield!
Past Dates
- 11/11/2024 - Final edits from proofreader sent to the formatter at Enchanted Ink Publishing
- 10/28/2024 - Formatted manuscript sent to the proofreader at E&A Editing Service
- 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
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