Happy beginning of October!
Today I want to introduce you to Meg Cowley.
I first ran across Meg because she published beautiful coloring books, and since I had attempted to make my own coloring book, I was in awe of her drawing skills.
(Meg’s are gorgeously hand-drawn. Mine are computer generated mandalas.)
I tried to befriend her at once in the hopes that her artistic nature was contagious.
Then I discovered she also writes fantasy novels. So I could sweep all that chatter about “art” under the rug, and we could become friends based on something we actually had in common.
She has a lot of books worth checking out, both published and in the works, but she’s just launched a really interesting book that I thought I’d share with you all.
Meet the Book:
Her latest novel, Magic Awakened, is a retelling of the legend of Morgana Le Fey from Camelot. Here in book one, Morgana is a young woman just orphaned and brought to King Uther’s court as his ward.
Torn from her home after her father’s death, a young Morgana is thrust into life as a ward of the King of Albion, the respected and ruthless Uther Pendragon.
As court life in Camelot overwhelms her, Morgana fights to regain her independence and find her place, but where is that? Her father is dead, she has no home, and she cannot think of anything worse than seeing the insufferably arrogant Prince Arthur every day.
Magic may be the answer, for it may give her the freedom to make her own choices and find a new belonging. However, as Morgana struggles to untangle the truth about magic, she finds herself drowning in questions with no answers.
Can Morgana find the truth, and the key to her powers?
Morgana Le Fay is a feared legend, but the truth is a different matter.
The super cool thing about Magic Awakened is that it’s more than just a book.
It’s a magic* book!
“Step into Camelot itself in this Immersive Fantasy™ novel, that utilises revolutionary Augmented Reality to bring the world to life! Enjoy the added features of this special edition, which allow you to enjoy bonus content right from your reading device. See bonus character artwork. Listen to a siren’s song. Experience behind the scenes like never before, thanks to Augmented Reality technology. Immersive Fantasy™; bringing fantasy worlds to life.”
*Yes, “magic” may mean “scientifically advanced”, but this is a fantasy newsletter, not a science fiction one, so let’s run with “magic”, ok?
Grab your copy of Magic Awakened here!
Meet the Author:
To get to know Meg a little, I convinced her to play Two Truths and a Lie with us.
The game is simple. (And we get the fun of saying the word “truths”, which I can’t help but pronounce, “troooooothz”.)
Meg has given us three facts about herself. Two of them are true, one is a lie.
You get to guess which is the Big Fat Lie.
Fact 1: Meg has a penchant for near death experiences. Her least scary near death experience is almost being splatted by a hundred foot tall alpine tree.
Fact 2: Her secret nickname is Pudding Chop.
Fact 3: It’s not just her characters who are archers, Meg shoots a recurve bow in real life.
Leave a comment below to vote for which of these facts you think is the Big Fat Lie.
One person with the correct guess will win a free ebook from Meg! They’ll receive The Tainted Crown, which is the first book in her epic fantasy series.
Good luck!
I’ll leave the game open until October 12th, and announce the winner next Friday.
Don’t forget to grab a copy of Meg Cowley’s new novel Magic Awakened here.
I am not good at these games but for such a fabulous prize, I gotta give it a shot. #2 is so absurd it must be true. Since the first one is strangely worded yet sounds true, that only leaves #3. I use to shoot bow and arrow so it’s hard to say it’s a lie but heck, one of them is, right?! So #3 is the lie.
Unless it’s #2. LOL
It could be 3! …. or 2! Or maybe even 1. Or 4. TEEHEE!
#1 is a lie.
You sound very confident. I wonder if you’re right…? 😉
Those 3 facts definitely sound like they could all be true..and how amazing is that…BUT….if one has to be a lie, I think I am going to go with Fact #3! I must now pick up a copy of Pudding Chop’s book (see…now fact #2 can’t be the lie)
Hahaha I love this comment. We shall see if you’re right…! 😀
I have a feeling that the lie is #3.
We shall see….! 😉
I think #1 is the lie 🙂
Maaaaaaaaaybe! 🙂 Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe not! 😉
#1 has too much detail comparatively, which is often indicative of a lie. All of them sound likely to be true, so I will use this as justification for picking #1. Please be called Pudding Chop. 😌
I may very well be called Pudding Chop… who knows! 😉
I think number 1 is the big fat lie. That’s a cute nickname and my family all shoot recurved bows, so that sounds normal to me.
Teehee! 😀
I think #1 is false, although the real experience is probably similar to this I think the details have been changed slightly to make it the untrue fact.
Perhaps… perhaps not! 😉
Hey There Janice & Meggsey,
Wow what a cool comp!
Over the past year of Author newsletters, I’ve gotten to know both ladies a tiny bit, so I hope my memory is spot on ‘coz I really need to win this book, it sounds Friggin’ Awesome! OMGODDESS its the first interactive book by an adult author for an adult audience!
Ok, so is this straight out truths or is there a touch of truth, with a lie throw in too misdirect? Perhaps your nickname should be Loki instead of Pudding Chop!
Well as Meg and I were talking about nicknames two weeks ago, I hope #2 is correct you cute little Pudding Chop, but the next one is harder, I know Meg shoots a bow, but whether that bow is a recurve, a long or an archery bow I can’t remember, but I’ll go truth too.
OK my guess is #1 is the lie (I hope).🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Oh Hey Julie! Lovely to know you keep up with news from JA Andrews too. She is one of my faaaaavourite authors. 🙂
We shall see if you’re right or not! 😉
I will choose #2 as the lie. The other 2 choices are too outrageous NOT to be true. I hope she’s got a better nickname, like Fanny Fantastic, or Magic Meg.
Oh my gosh, I am cackling at your nicknames!
That’s great because I am a fancy poultry breeder, exhibitor, and judge. And you have ESP!
It really is a hard choice, so I choose to believe #2 is true simply as I love puddings and Meg loves cooking, and #3 is true as Meg loves archery which leaves me with #1 as the lie. Just having my fingers crossed I’m right. (Though #1 sounds so true too)
Best of luck! 😉 I think I’m a better fibber than I thought, everyone is saying different things!
I’m going to say #2 is the lie. It sounds the least plausible.
Who knows? 😉 Oh wait… I DO! Teehee!
Pudding Chop…
I can see the other two being plausible…
You don’t like my nickname!? Awww… :'(
Teehee! 😉
I never said that I didn’t like the nickname, just that I didn’t think it was the lie…
Honestly, it seems like the MOST plausible of the three… Which I took as a misdirect…
And still will until you reveal your secrets!
Gaak! Ignore this comment. It won’t let me delete it.
Stupid computers…
I never said that I didn’t like the nickname, just that I thought it was the lie…
Honestly, it seems like the MOST plausible of the three… Which I took as a misdirect…
And still will until you reveal your secrets!
You’ll find out tomorrow! 🙂
Number 2 sounds silly. It must be the lie!
How dare you insult my amazing nickname! ;-P
Guessing and hoping it is the lie…number 2. Thanks.
You’ll find out soon – good luck! 🙂
My guess would be #2. Your far too cute to be a Pudding Chops.
Aww, you’re making me blush! 😉
I think #2 is the lie.
We’ll see! 😉
I’m thinking the lie is #1
Who knows! Oh wait… I DO! Teehee!
Pudding chop , at a guess , l hope l am correct , as l love fantasy .
Alright, good guess, we’ll see if you’re right! 🙂
I choose number two because I want to. Just cause I can.
Because why not! 😉
I’m going to go with number 2: pudding chop. Just a guess!
We shall see… teehee!
I think #2 is the lie
We shall see! 😉
I vote for #2 no one would give that sweet thing such a horribe nickname. Alice.
Teehee! 😉
I am going to go on a limb and vote that # 1 is the lie. On a side note, I really like the nickname and the idea that an author would use the weapons portrayed in their fantasy books.
Awesome! Well, you will find out which are true soon! 😀
I believe comment number 2 is false. Pudding Chop sounds too odd to be a name
You’ll find out! 😉
I believe number 1 is the lie. But no one but Meg knows! 😄
BWAHAHAHAHA!!! You’ll find out soon 😉
Fact 3……. but they are all a tad outlandish and definitely interesting!
You’ll find out soon! 😉
Number 1 is the “lie”.
We shall see! 🙂