Kelsey Quick > Recent Status Updates

2020 was a hard reset for me, but I’m full of optimism and determination when I say that I’m now 100% back to working on A Crimson Truth. My goal is release by May 2021.

I appreciate your support and patience. It means the world to me.

A Violet Fire won the Silver Medal for best Young Adult Mystery in the Readers' Favorite Contest 2020! So thankful and happy!

https://readersfavorite.com/2020-awar...

Happy to show all you lovely people the official cover art for the hardback version of A Crimson Truth, sequel to A Violet Fire. I hope you all love it as much as me! :)

I'm 5,000 more words into A Crimson Truth! I hope everyone else's holiday season is going according to plan. :)

HEY GUYS! LOOK, A VIOLET FIRE MADE THE


GOODREADS NEWS!

Look everyone! A VIOLET FIRE MADE THE NEWS.

I got like 15 new followers today on both Twitter and Goodreads for (what seems like) no reason, and I just want to know WHY. How are you guys finding me!

Some of you know and some of you don't, A Violet Fire is self-published due to an avalanche of rejection from the traditional publishing community. You can check out my failure/success story at my blog stop today! Head on over to Fabulous & Brunette and chat with me. :)

I hit 100 reviews for A Violet Fire pre-publication! Thank you all you wonderful giveaway winners and NetGalley peeps! I am so very grateful.
What was your favorite thing about AVF?

Just in case you guys missed it!


Blog Tour for A Violet Fire is happening M-Th every week until launch! Today we are at AKA Celaena Renee Come check it out and say hi! I will be answering questions all day. :)

Hi everyone! Starting today I will be participating in a blog tour where you will learn all kinds of secrets about me and my writing process. From rejections to huskies, come join in and chat with me in the comments! Here is the Tour Schedule. You can also sign up to win Amazon gift card for participating! <3

A Violet Fire made it to the 1st page of the "Most Requested" Goodreads giveaways and honestly guys... thank you.

In other news,

I have no idea what I'm doing. :)

DID YOU SEE?!
A Violet Fire was listed at #4 out of the Top 10 Movers & Shakers in the October Romance Newsletter! It's among some other well-deserved gems, but really... I just can't believe it! Going to go contemplate the parameters of mine and my book's existence now. Thank you so much everyone!

10,000 people have officially added A Violet Fire to their shelves! Only 2 months until release and I couldn't be more paranoid...err, I mean... excited!

10,000 people have officially added A Violet Fire to their shelves! Just a little under two months until release, and I can't be more paranoid excited!

10,000 people have officially added A Violet Fire to their shelves! Just a little under two months until release, and I can't be more paranoid excited!
Goodreads Page

So I just discovered that A Violet Fire is on the 2nd page of the Most Requested Giveaways! Most of the books on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pages are new novels from NYT best-selling authors... Guys, I'm doing this all on my own without a publisher... and I'm a debut author! Thank you so much for everything thus far! *faints*

The A Violet Fire Giveaway was listed in the Goodreads newsletter for October! Have you seen it yet?

I made my own fanart today! haha Have you read A Violet Fire yet? What did you think?

Wavorly and Zein from A Violet Fire

Goodreads Giveaway for A Violet Fire goes live at 12AM tonight/tomorrow morning! 💜🔥

Kelsey Quick (my agent, editor, and publisher): "Kelsey, it looks like your ratings are high enough... you can add the second book to Goodreads now. Don't forget, you have a deadline! But here are some chocolate chai cookies, milk, and a blanket, and if you're a little late? No biggie, we will go over it while sitting on a beach in Florida. Treat yo self.

Kelsey Quick (me, the author): Self-publishing is awesome.

Loving this so far. I like the world-building but seems a little too expository on the front end. I'm sure this will even out as I go. There's glimmers of mastery-of-craft throughout the prose, and I'm here for it.

HOW DID I GET APPROVED FOR THIS BOOK???
Thanks NetGalley and St. Martin's Press!

This book is so VERY SAD and makes me hate white people. The book itself is wonderful however, and I'm glad the atrocity is getting the recognition it deserves.

IT'S KATHRYN BLAIR EVERYONE. I'm not ready.

I mean... WHAT A COVER?!
Read a couple of pages and I'm intrigued. We will see.