Hello, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Sunayna
Prasad and her new book, “The Frights of Fiji”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in
this post.
Be sure to make it to the
end of this post to enter to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Sunayna
and to increase your chances of winning!
This book is FREE
during the book tour!!! See below for
more details.
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
The Frights of Fiji
by Sunayna Prasad
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GENRE: Middle Grade Fantasy
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BLURB:
A world of magic and adventure awaits…
Sent
to live with her strict, aloof, and uncaring uncle after her parents are killed
in a car accident, twelve-year-old orphan Alyssa McCarthy longs for the life
she used to have—one filled with fun and love. Then one stormy night, a message
appears in the raindrops on the window that will change everything.
"Your life will never be the same again, as magic will
interfere."
Before
long, Alyssa is kidnapped by Master Beau, a banished sorcerer with a mysterious
connection to her who can only regain his power by weakening hers. Suddenly
hurled into a world of wizardry filled with fantastical beasts and marvelous
technology beyond her wildest imagination, Alyssa must defeat Master Beau if
she ever wants to get home again. But Master Beau will stop at nothing,
including using Alyssa’s friends, to ensure he is triumphant.
Originally titled "From Frights to Flaws", this story
is the exciting and enchanting first book in the "Magical Missions"
series.
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EXCERPT TWO:
About
a half hour had gone by, and footsteps thumped down the stairs. Alyssa figured
out that Mathias had returned via his flying tube since Isabelle had said that
he owned one too. Alyssa turned to the staircase and watched him carry a small
cage with about six or seven mice. They had white fur with patches of green,
purple, red, and blue. Mathias also carried a bag of silver, gold, copper,
metallic green, red, and blue fronds.
He
entered the living room and sat on one of the couch chairs. He placed the cage
on the carpet. But Isabelle bent her eyebrows. “Mathias, don’t put them on the
carpet. They’re going to—”
“Isabelle,
it’s okay. They’re in a cage.”
“Still,
they’re filthy wild animals, and they could get my clean carpet dirty.”
“Oh,
Isabelle, stop being such a neat freak,” said Mathias.
“No.”
Isabelle turned to Simon, who sat on the other couch chair and listened to his
WiPod. “Simon, can you track the snake, please?”
Simon
took out his earbuds. “What did you want me track? I didn’t get that.”
Isabelle
repeated herself, and Simon made his tablet appear. Alyssa watched him press
it; he probably programmed a way to track the snake.
“Simon,
how far away is the snake?” asked Alyssa.
“Erm
. . . about a hundred feet away,” he replied.
“Oh
my god,” moaned Alyssa.
“Let’s
go,” said Isabelle.
Alyssa’s
stomach hardened as she walked up the stairs. She could even feel her heart
throb through her throat. She hurried her breathing and followed everyone else
out of the tent.
Alyssa
stepped onto the sand and saw something move. She gasped, her muscles
constricting to her bones. Her hands shook and cooled down despite the burning
sun. Tingles spread through her toes and fingers and expanded to the rest of
her body. She whined through her contracted throat. She wished that what she
saw was just a mirage. But the smell of the ash hanging in the air revealed to
her that she didn’t just see things—the snake drew nearer.
It
opened its jaw, exhaling light gray ash. It stuck out its pointy black tongue
and pushed its head toward Alyssa, and she coughed. But it sped up its
slithering. Alyssa screamed and spun around. She dashed along the beach, and
her feet sped up, thus kicking the backs of her legs.
“Alyssa,
get back here!” yelled Mathias. “I can’t disappear holding the cage or mice!
It’s impossible doing both!”
But
Alyssa continued to sprint across the beach. Sand streamed into her sneakers.
Sweat even trickled into the neckline of her shirt and her legs.
Something
scaly slapped her legs. She flew into the air and screamed. Her body fought
against the direction of the breeze, and she landed on her butt.
She
moaned and quickened up breaths through her gritted teeth. The snake continued
to slither and release ash. Shrieking, Alyssa bolted up and turned around. She
headed into the rainforest.
Facing
vines, twigs, trees, bushes, and fronds, Alyssa found her way around them. Her
legs ached from all the different movements she made. She ran sideways from a
tree, jumped over a couple of twigs and vines, and zigzagged around trees and
bushes. A trail even lay in front of her.
Alyssa’s
thin legs and body kept her energy going, but her legs felt like they’d been
clogged with broken cobblestones. The snake kept chasing her, though.
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GUEST POST:
Why You Shouldn’t Rush Your Writing
I
know—you’re eager to finish your story or whatever else you’re working on ASAP.
I get it. Many writers probably dream of having a good story within as little
time as possible. It’s been four years since I started working on my current
project, and I’m still not done. I wanted to get the story over with as quickly
as I could.
However,
I ended up rushing the draft of this novel. And I realized how flawed it was.
While I could easily distinguish my characters, an editor said that they pretty
much sounded all the same, except for the protagonist. I had aimed for at least
40,000 words, but ended up with around 32,000.
I’ve
always been inspired easily. When I researched how to write a book faster, I
tried the techniques, but they resulted in little to no success. I’ve even
envied authors who could write several thousands of words a day as well as
those who could work on different writing projects at once, which I am teaching
myself to do as I don’t want my book series to take forever. I just turned 26
and my goal is to have all 7 installments published by my 30th birthday (the
first two are already out).
Regardless,
I realized that it was a mistake to rush my story draft within a few weeks. I
am now going to go slower and take my time.
Another
reason you shouldn’t hurry your writing is that you get errors and may not
notice them until it’s too late, no matter how many times you read your
writing. I have spotted typos in things I wrote, whether they were stories or
blog posts, a year after I published them. No kidding.
I
want to type more slowly. But sadly, the Internet has little to offer about
that. So, I’m pretty much on my own with that.
Unless
you have a tight deadline that isn’t flexible, it’s best to take your time with
your writing, regardless of the length or topic.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Sunayna Prasad enjoys
writing fantasy books for children, as well as cooking, creating artwork,
watching online videos, and blogging. She has also written The Frights of Fiji,
formerly titled as From Frights to Flaws. She is passionate about modern life,
fantasy, and world-building. Aside from her website, sunaynaprasadbooks.com,
she also has a blog about different creative and entertaining topics, including
fiction and writing, called “Sunayna Prasad’s Blog”.
Sunayna
has graduated from college in May 2017. She lives in Long Island, NY.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Sunayna will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Sunayna ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. ~ I love that you chose Alyssa as your main character's name!!! That's actually my real name - even exact spelling, but I go by Ally, because it used to be such an uncommon name that hardly anyone could ever pronounce or spell it correctly... It's so nice to see it in print and used for such a strong, female, young, tween character!!! :)
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteWhen you have many readers in your family, it's always great to hear about a great book you think one would enjoy. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book.
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