Today, I’m thrilled to host this post written by the author of The Redpoint Crux, Morgan Shamy.
Her young adult contemporary/mystery novel will be released on June 9th, 2020 and is published by The Parliament House. This post is part of her Blog Tour hosted by FFBC Tour.
Now, let me introduce you to Morgan Shamy, and don’t forget to enter the international giveaway for a chance to win an Amazon gift card!
Guest Post by Morgan Shamy, Author of The Redpoint Crux
Typical Writing Day
A typical writing day for me is waking up early to get my words in. I usually wake up at 5:30 before the kids wake up and the day escapes from me. I work better in the morning when my mind is fresh, and there’s something about those early morning hours that is magical!
The Story Behind the Story
When I was 19 years old, I visited Halifax Nova Scotia. I spent time at a specific bell tower, and it was the most magical place I’d ever been. I knew in my heart there was a story to be told there, and when I started writing it, I couldn’t stop. I’m also a ballerina, and my husband was a professional rock climber, so these are two worlds I knew very well. It wasn’t difficult to translate them onto the page!
From writing to publishing – Your Path Toward Publication
Oh, goodness. Getting to this point in my life has been extremely difficult. Every author has their own journey to tell, whether it involves agents, Big 5, small press, or self-publishing. I’ve decided to go the agent route, and have had three agents, with lots of rejections on submission.
My journey is what drew me to my publisher, and while I’m still working on projects with my agent, publishing The Redpoint Crux has been the highlight of my career. To see this story on paper means so much to me, and I can’t wait for it to be in the hands of readers!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MORGAN SHAMY, FOR THIS LOVELY POST.
The Redpoint Crux by Morgan Shamy – Synopsis
Fans of The Phantom of the Opera and Black Swan will enjoy this thrilling debut.
When Megan Van Helsburg gets kicked off the U.S.A. Climbing Team, she has no choice but to return home and leave her climbing career behind. With no coach, no money, and no prospects, she joins the corps de ballet determined to improve her strength and agility. But the ballet theater is in dire straits. Not only do a series of murders break loose, but the ballerinas are becoming deathly thin and brain-dead. As Megan investigates, she meets Bellamy, a tortured young man who lives beneath the depths of the theater. Megan falls hard and fast for Bellamy, who becomes her mentor, but something is off about him.
It isn’t until the company announces they’re doing Giselle for the fall performance that Megan realizes the parallels between the ghost story and the lives around her. Megan must find a way to not only save her climbing career, but balance her feelings for Bellamy, and stop the murders and dying girls before she, too, is numbered among the dead.
BOOK DETAILS
- Author: Morgan Shamy
- Publisher: The Parliament House
- Release Date: June 9, 2020
- Book Length: 290 pages
- Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery
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About the Author – Morgan Shamy
Morgan Shamy is an ex-ballerina turned YA writer. She is represented by Kelly Peterson of Rees Literary Agency.
Morgan has been immersed in the arts since the young age of 4, where she trained under the tutelage of Julie and Stacey Orlob. She performed various roles alongside a professional ballet company for over seven years, and has danced on prestigious stages like soloing at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
She has taught hundreds of girls in her fifteen years of teaching, where some of her students have received full-ride scholarships to schools like School of American Ballet, the Harid Conservatory, Kirov Academy of Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet, to name a few.
Morgan discovered writing when her three-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer. It was through that experience which instilled the need to share art and magic with children through words on the page. Morgan currently lives with her X-Games gold-medalist husband and four children in the cold mountains of Alaska.
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