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Watch: Aleks Mickelsen and the Call of the White Raven Midnight Party

April 14, 2018 By Keira Gillett

Hi Fiercelings,

Did you miss the midnight party for Aleks Mickelsen and the Call of the White Raven? Now you can watch the replay. Thank you so much to everybody who came and participated and to my lovely and talented cohosts – Tommy and Michele Carpenter. You are all amazing and made my night. Happy book birthday to Aleks (again ?)

Games are also posted here for your enjoyment. How many can you complete? They’re tough but doable! Good luck!!

Word Scramble:

Word Search:

Crossword:

Congratulations to Davita, Nate, Tommy, Gus for winning at book bingo. Thanks everyone for playing.

I can’t wait to meet up with everyone again at the next release. It is tentatively scheduled for late December 2018. What would you like to do or talk about? Let me know in the comments.

Don’t forget to leave reviews on the books! They help so much and mean the world.

Filed Under: Author, Call of the White Raven, Twice-Lost Fairy Well Tagged With: Aleks Mickelsen, author interview, book event, book reading, book release party, book trailer, midnight book release party, midnight party, narrator, Narrator interview, narrator reading

Video + Recap: Midnight Release Party for Aleks Mickelsen and the Twice-Lost Fairy Well

July 9, 2017 By Keira Gillett

Michele Carpenter and I had an absolute blast hosting the live event midnight release party on Facebook for Aleks Mickelsen and the Twice-Lost Fairy Well. We had lots of comments as we went which was so much fun! Thank you guys for making it so special. If you missed it you can watch the replay here:

There’s still some time to enter the scavenger hunt contest. Be sure you take the time to do so! The winner gets a signed copy of Aleks Mickelsen and the Twice-Lost Fairy Well. Contest closes 7/9/17 at 10 PM EST. This contest is open internationally, and your entry can be posted to Instagram or the Zaria Fierce FB page with the hashtag #zariafierceparty

It should look something like this:

Good luck! As for the other prize, the Zaria Fierce necklace, congratulations again to Megan for winning the Zaria Fierce book bingo!

The book is now available in e-book and print with the audio book soon to follow. Thank you again everyone who came out and joined Michele and I. We were so excited and thrilled to celebrate Aleks with you. I look forward to your thoughts on Aleks. Enjoy and happy readings!

Filed Under: Author, Giveaway, Twice-Lost Fairy Well, Zaria Fierce Tagged With: Aleks Mickelsen, author event, author interview, author promotion, book event, book reading, book release party, Michele Carpenter, midnight book release party, midnight party, narrator, Narrator interview, narrator reading

Blog Tour Stop: Interview with Michele Carpenter for Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword, Part 3

May 4, 2016 By Keira Gillett

Keira Gillett (Author): Greetings everyone! The second book in the trilogy, Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword, features an amazing voice talent, Michele Carpenter. Be sure to check out the other parts of this interview series to read more about what it takes to be a young adult/middle grade narrator. We’ve been having a lot of fun talking about the book and the series, so let’s dive right in. Michele, can you share a sample from your work process?

Michele Carpenter (Narrator): This is 7 minutes of unedited narration. I felt like it was real and sometimes comical, as it shows what narrating is often like for me.

Keira: Were you surprised, scared, disappointed, etc. with any part of the second book?

Michele: Disappointed that Zaria still hasn’t met a mermaid, possibly, lol! Or a unicorn… But what she has encountered isn’t your normal, everyday, frilly fluff like that. She’s meeting ‘real’ creatures from the fairy tale world, like mountain giants and ellefolken ladies. So that’s pretty awesome.

I was scared at the end when Zaria decided to be brave and conquer her fears, and surprised at the outcome of the confrontation through the mirror with…

Keira: Sh! No spoilers! Haha. I’m glad you liked those scenes. Zaria and her friends will meet a water creature in the next book. It won’t be a mermaid though. Who would you cast as Zaria Fierce in a movie? Any ideas for other characters?

Michele: That’s a tough one. Teens grow up too quickly to really pick someone the right age.

Skai Jackson could be pretty great as Zaria. She’s adorable, lovable and talented. It’d be neat to see her with violet eyes.

 

Maybe Mitchell Hope for Hart…?

Ryan Potter, who played Hiro in Big Hero 6 might make a good Christoffer.

Keira: Ooooo… I like your picks! If Zaria ever becomes a movie franchise, I’ll have to bring you along to help me cast… that is if I get a say. ? How do you keep track of the voices from book to book?

Michele: Well, reviewing is a big part of it, but sometimes that’s not enough. I started out trying to imitate my previous voices without remembering the heart of why I gave them those voices and it didn’t go so well.

I also have to remember what/who my inspiration for that character was. I often have another character or actor in my head that I was imitating to create someone’s voice. Remembering those really helps.

I have to admit, I really wanted to try to use the voice of the Goblin King, Jerreth, for the voice of Koll, but dog-gone-it, I totally forgot and gave him a different voice. Will he slowly morph into Jerreth in the next book? I can’t say he won’t, lol.

Keira: Well I think you nailed getting the voices to sound the same the second time around and I love your new characters, too, like Granny. She’s fantastic. Do you read the book in full before you record?

Michele: I always prefer to, yes. Do I always read the book in full first? No, I don’t. And it can cause you to run into unpleasant surprises further down the book.

Keira: I bet! That’s why I tried to give you hints as to where I saw some character arcs going from one book to the next. Thank you so much, Michele for talking with us!

Filed Under: Zaria Fierce Tagged With: blog tour, Michele Carpenter, narrator, Narrator interview

Blog Tour Stop: Michele Carpenter Interview for Book Two, Part 2

March 11, 2016 By Keira Gillett

Michele Carpenter and I are over at Renee’s Mother Daughter and Son Book Reviews talking about the differences between starting the narration work on a new series and the challenges of continuing a book series. I hope you’ll join us!

Filed Under: Enchanted Drakeland Sword, Zaria Fierce Tagged With: blog tour, Michele Carpenter, narrator, Narrator interview

Michele Carpenter Reads Live from Zaria Fierce

March 10, 2016 By Keira Gillett

Want to watch Zaria’s narrator in action? Take a look! Michele Carpenter went to Bobby Ray Elementary and performed a reading from Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword. How cool is that? I loved watching it and you will, too.

Filed Under: Enchanted Drakeland Sword, Zaria Fierce Tagged With: book promotion, book reading, book talk, Michele Carpenter, narrator, narrator reading

New Coloring Page – A Very Fuzzy Hector

November 13, 2015 By Keira Gillett

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I love this new coloring page from Michele Carpenter. It’s hilarious. Poor Hector just goes POOF!

To print, click on the image to view at full size.

As always send you’re finished drawings to hello@keiragillett.com as I’d love to see them!

Filed Under: Artwork, Enchanted Drakeland Sword, Zaria Fierce Tagged With: coloring pages, fan art, Hector Woodworth, Madam Brown, Michele Carpenter, narrator, Zaria Fierce

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