Hello! Thanks for being interested in The Dream Keepers. TDK is part of The Powers that Be series. It’s a New Adult Paranormal Romance with a lot of sexiness. The story in this book follows three main characters who find themselves discovering a whole World they never knew existed. Gabriel and Thea are siblings going through a rough spot, and Michaela is their foul mouthed, next door neighbor who just can’t go two minutes without sniping with Gabe.
Do you have a favorite character?
In this book, I love Michaela. She’s easy to write and a lot of fun. But much to my editor’s despair, I also love Gwen who is despicable and the worst best friend that ever existed.
Have you ever had a minor character evolve into a major one? Did that change the direction of the novel at all?
This did happen. I would ruin the book series going into much detail, but Lexa is introduced in The Dream Keepers and she became such an awesome person in my mind, that she becomes a major one in book two, Wishcraft.
What is your writing process? Do you listen to music or do you like silence?
My favorite place to write is anywhere that isn’t home. I tend to go to the club house where my husband plays golf a few hours a week and it’s the easiest place to write. They do play music and I can dance in my seat while I write. But if I’m home, I tend to write in silence.
Do you outline your story or just go where your muse takes you?
I tend to be a pantser. The Dream Keepers was completely unplanned when I originally wrote it. It’s been through infinite versions to come to what I’ve published. The second book I did do an outline for, though.
What kinds of marketing [twitter, facebook, blog, forums] are you involved with for promoting your book(s)?
I do have a facebook group for the book that my PA admins. I use my personal FB, IG and blog. Bri, my PA, does a lot of work promoting the book so I have more time to write. She’s a peach.
Do you find it difficult to juggle your time between marketing your current book and writing your next book?
This is something I think all Indie authors struggle with. I’m lucky to have Bri who can handle a lot of the business end for me, so that I can focus on being creative. I think the one thing you can never have too many of is connections. So your best marketing is networking.
What advice would you give a new author just entering into the self-publishing arena?
Stay positive. It’s really hard and a lot of work. It can be crushing to work on something and then see people trash your book. I don’t think readers realize how much work goes into writing something and the vulnerability that is involved with showing that baby to the world or they wouldn’t be so blatantly mean. So if you are a new author, just try to keep going no matter what you encounter and take the criticisms with a grain of salt. You can always get better, but you can’t please everyone.
Besides writing, do you have any other passions?
I love reading and traveling. Does coffee count as a passion? I love reading and traveling while drinking really great coffee!
Some fun facts about you, which do you prefer – dogs or cats? Chocolate or vanilla? Coffee or Tea? Talk or Text? Day or Night?
Dogs or cats? Both.
Chocolate or vanilla? Depends on the day.
Coffee or tea? COFFEE.
Talk or text? Oh good god, if you want me to actually talk to you, text.
Day or night? Early morning.
What’s next for you?
I’m working on Wishcraft right now. After that, it’s a break during the holidays and then moving on to the last book in this series, with lots of travel between projects.
The Dream Keepers
Ali Lucia Sky
Publication date: October 11th 2021
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
This World is just one of thousands of Worlds the Makers have created. The Universe and Makers are playing with those who live on it.
GABRIEL
No one who had met Michaela Beauchamp could come away from it unscathed. She was a shrew–argumentative, crass, and the focus of all my wet dreams. I loved to hate her. We were at war and I was determined to win. I didn’t want her to just go away, I wanted to watch her fine ass as she went in that direction.MICHAELA
Whoever thought Gabriel Langdon was more than a pretty face never met the douchecanoe.
He had very few redeeming qualities. He was dumb, frustrating, and constantly featuring in all my sexiest dreams. I wasn’t difficult to please. I was reasonable. All I asked was that the Universe bless me with the absence of this jackhole!THEA
What is one to do when you summon a hitchhiker and they take up residence inside your head? No fifteen-year-old girl has a good answer. With my brother and neighbor circling one another in a strange mating dance, I barely know how to ask for help.I mean really, all I did was a little spell to Invoke Helpful Spirits and Positive Energy Beings.
Note: THE DREAM KEEPERS is a mature Young Adult/New Adult book and for readers over the age of 18 due to sexual content and profanity. This is part one of a trilogy and ends on a CLIFFHANGER.
This book is rated M for Mischief.October 2021 – The Dream Keepers
February 2022 – Wishcraft
October 2022 – TBA
Author Bio:
Ali Lucia Sky is the author of The Powers That Be series. She lives in Southern California with her husband and a house full of kitty cats and a yard full of crows. When she isn’t writing, drinking coffee, or dreaming of new stories, she can be found planning her next vacation because traveling is LIFE.
The first book in The Powers That Be series, The Dream Keepers, will be released 11 October 2021.
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