Welcome to the Saturday Spotlight, a weekly feature that shines the light on Indie and Debut authors. This week I have the pleasure introducing readers to:
SHAY LYNAM
~Author of The Treehouse~
by Shay Lynam- 2013
So, I'm not going to lie: I'm not much of a blogger......................
I love writing. I love writing stories about characters I've made up or about people I've met in my life. About events that have transpired or places I've been. I love writing fiction. I'd like to think I'm even somewhat decent at it. But when it comes to blog posts...well...all I can ask is that you just bare with me.
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Here's something not many people know about me. I've been writing all my life (not what I'm talking about) but my recently published book The Tree House was not actually my first serious piece of work. When I was in tenth grade I actually was really into vampires (surprise!) and wrote my very own vampire novel. It was called Undying and is actually not absolutely terrible.
It stars 16-year-old Xavier Reid who is bitten by this crazy bat-human hybrid and becomes a member of the undead. Now, mind you, this was before I had read Twilight or even thought about vampires as these super romantic beings so my vampires were these epic soldiers taking part in a battle against the human race. After I finished this book, my sister actually had it bound and I now have it on my bookshelf nestled among the rest of my books.
That being said, I feel like I've been blessed with this gift of writing and it's really cool to look back at that book and then look at the one I just recently self-published and see just how far I really have come skill wise. I feel like I can now encourage others that are passionate about something to pursue what they love and know that, if it's really what they are meant to do, they will be successful with it and have something to be truly proud of.
Shay Lynam works as a humble cashier in her hometown in Washington. She lives with her husband, Mike, and puggle, Lucy and spends her free time writing and crafting. She's a lover of all things spicy and though she doesn't drink much coffee, drinks soda like it's water.
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Today Shay is giving away one signed copy of her book The Tree House. Open to US and Canadian residents only. Please fill in the copter for a chance to win.
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Hailey is an average twenty-year-old college student, living an average life. Or so she thought. When a past she never knew existed is brought to light, the reality she thought she knew is shattered and she is left alone to pick up the pieces. Who could know this world holds such evil? Who is this strange, obscure boy who seems to know more than he is saying?
And what can one girl do when a fight to stay alive turns into a fight to avenge and protect the ones she loves?
Thanks Shay for being on the spotlight! Find out more about this author at:
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ReplyDeleteWow...based on that picture the author looks like she is still in High School! And how sweet that her sister bound her book:)
ReplyDeleteI am young but not that young! haha :) I actually graduated five years ago.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this book! And adding a physical copy to my bookshelf would be awesome!
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