My 2 Year Blog Anniversary celebrates with guest post from author CA Kunz & #Giveaway

Today is my 2nd Blog Anniversary! I can't believe I have been blogging for two years, it has flown in. I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who follows my blog, leaves a comment, talks to me on facebook and twitter and an even bigger thank you to all the publishers and authors who have trusted me with some of their amazing books over the last two years. I hope that I will continue to blog for many years to come and am thankful that I have books in my life, an escape from reality which is amazing to have. I asked authors Carol & Adam (CA KUNZ) to write a guest post for my anniversary as I love their books and have grown to love them as authors as well as friends :)

Over to Adam & Carol and check out a giveaway for all my wonderful followers below!

Hello everyone!

We’re so excited to be doing another guest post on Megan’s Blog, Reading Away the Days, especially since this one is in celebration of her 2^nd Year Anniversary. She has told us to talk about anything, so here it goes

 

For those of you who don’t know us, we’re a mom and son who write young adult books together. Our journey started three years ago when we had the idea to write a book for fun. So far we’ve written three complete novels together. It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve learned so much through this whole process and have had a lot of fun along the way. We chose to write in the young adult genre because we wanted to appeal to one of the toughest audiences (in our opinion). Yes, we said toughest. When kids are in elementary school they’re like sponges. They soak up everything that’s given to them, including reading. And since many children have parents that read to them at night, you find that a lot of them love books. Then along comes middle school. Reading becomes a little bit harder and books are assigned in school, books that may not hold their attention. It can seem like a chore to some, but for the die-hard readers it’s still somewhat acceptable. Then they arrive at high school which brings with it a large amount of strong peer pressure. Reading might not be seen as cool. In fact, some might be ridiculed for their love to read. So, we wanted to help the middle and high school kids continue to read, without being bored or thinking it is lame, by providing books that would appeal to them.

 

Our first series is The Childe, and we’ve decided that it will be comprised of four book. Book one, The Childe, introduces the reader to Catherine Colvin, a fifteen year old girl who’s entering her freshman year of high school. She has to deal with catty girls, bullies, a mean teacher, and turning into a creature we’ve called a Childe. Drawing from our own personal experiences, and the personality of our friends and family, we’ve developed characters that young people can easily relate to. Our second book in The Childe series is Dark Days. It continues right off from where The Childe ended and takes many twists and turns while leaving the reader wanting more. The above statement is not our own opinion (though we do like to think it’s true), but that of the many readers and fans of the series.

We also started a new series which we’ve called The Biotics Trilogy. The Modified is the first book, and it introduces readers to a futuristic, dystopian world that’s been thrust into its first intergalactic war with an unknown alien species. Seventeen-year-olds are forced to join the world’s military to combat the enemy. Some are singled out as special candidates, and are then modified into super soldiers.

 

Our love of writing has opened so many doors for us. We’ve attended several conventions, book festivals, library chats, and book signing events. With each new adventure we have increased our good friend population. Of all the events, the most enjoyable are when we interact with our target audience. We visit schools and talk about writing, reading, and any other topic that might come up. We also have a book club that meets one day a month at the High School Adam graduated from. We walk away from these events totally uplifted and with affirmation that we’re on the right path.

So this is only a little bit about us, and if you are interested in learning more and connecting with us personally please visit our Blog, Facebook Author Page, and friend us on Twitter. We love to talk and interact with everyone.

Thank you Megan so much for having us on your blog to wish you a happy 2^nd anniversary, and we know there will be many more to celebrate!

Hugs,

Carol Kunz Adam Kunz

C.A. Kunz

 

Giveaway:

 

x5 sets of swag = 5 winners including swag from The Childe & Dark Days by CA Kunz and more is up for grabs!

 

*International

 

*Ends 31st March 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

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