“Coakley has written an intricate, evocative and imaginative story…”
Quill & Quire, Starred review
Worlds of Ink and Shadow
Canadian Cover Reveal!
As promised, here it is! I go back and forth between liking this one better and liking the American better. Either way, I am one lucky author. What do you think?
Read MoreCover Reveal–October 27th!
Very excited to announce that Harper Collins Canada will be revealing the Canadian cover for Worlds of Ink and Shadow on Tuesday, October 27th. I’ve seen it, I love it, and I can’t wait to share it! I’ll be posting the new cover on this website Tuesday, or head over to HCC Frenzy and check it out! World of Ink and Shadow is a portal fantasy about the young Brontë siblings and the fantastical worlds they created in childhood: Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal. From Goodreads: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Brontë siblings have always been inseparable. After all,...
Read MoreTag! I’m It in the Writing Process Blog Tour
I know. I never blog anymore. But Karen Krossing asked me to, so of course I must because Karen is one of my favorite people. Karen has tagged me in the Writing Process Blog Tour, a fun way to connect with other authors and learn about how they create. Karen writes novels and short stories for kids and teens, including Bog, Cut the Lights, The Yo-Yo Prophet, Pure, Take the Stairs, The Castle Key, “Profanity,” and “Dragon’s Breath.” Her YA novel, Punch Like a Girl, will be published by Orca Books in Spring 2015. My favorite book of Karen’s is Bog, which I...
Read MoreMy Interview with BOG author Karen Krossing
Today my interview with Karen Krossing posted on the Enchanted Inkpot blog. Karen’s written an amazing book called BOG, a middle-grade fantasy about a grouchy troll on a great quest. I liked so much that I blurbed it, which I hardly ever do. Here’s an excerpt from today’s interview: BOG took ten years to conceive, write and publish, and it certainly was a labour of love. I stopped writing BOG several times during those years because the story needed more time to mature. Some books just take longer to develop in the writer’s subconscious, I think. So I researched my...
Read MoreAbout Me
Hi! I'm Lena, a young adult fantasy author from Toronto.