Amanda Hocking

Every now and then, readers show me artwork they’ve created based on my books. Sometimes it’s character drawings or re-imagining of book covers or stylized quotes. Once it was a beautiful tattoo of a siren. (I count tattoos as art). But all of them are amazing and especially meaningful to me. I don’t know how to explain the excitement and gratitude I feel seeing readers interpretations of something that I made up inside my head.

One thing I knew that I wanted to do with this new website was have a place to showcase some of the fan art that I receive. Right now, in the Gallery button on the main page, I have Book Covers and Teasers, but I would like to have a gallery for fan art.

If you have any artwork you’d like to share based on or inspired by any of my books or characters – whether it be hand drawn or computer generated, paintings, tattoos, collages, anything really – send an image of it to hockingbooks@hotmail.com. Please also include how you’d like to be credited and the title of the image (if any).

If you just want to share with me but you’d rather I not post it, that’s okay, too. Just let me know in the email. I just love seeing what you guys come up with!

I created an inspiration on Pinterest for Ice Kissed. Not only does it include images that inspired the book, it also has never-before-shared quotes and excerpts from Ice Kissed. It even hints a bit at what is it come in the finale of the Kanin Chronicles, Crystal Kingdom. If you’re counting down the days until Ice Kissed comes out (12 days!), then this might be the perfect thing to whet your appetite.

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I love using Pinterest for inspiration boards like this. It’s an excellent way to organize ideas and immerse myself in the atmosphere I want a novel to have. I’m using it for the books I’m working on now, and not only is it useful, it’s so much fun.

If you haven’t preorderd Ice Kissed yet and you’d like to, here are some ways you can do it:

As you may have seen in yesterday’s teaser quote, Bryn Aven is battling her demons in Ice Kissed. (Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t read Frostfire, be aware of potential spoilers in this post).

I pictured Bryn as a cross between Elizabeth Olsen and Pink. (more…)

The first introduction I gave to Bryn Aven back in December 2014 before Frostfire came out was a teaser quote from her, when she said, “Remember my name, because I’m going to be the one who kills you.” Throughout Frostfire, Bryn managed to avoid getting too much blood on her hands, but as you’ll see in Ice Kissed, things are about to take a much darker turn for her…

If you haven’t preorderd Ice Kissed yet and you’d like to, here are some ways you can do it:

With Ice Kissed‘s release date just over two weeks away, I am very excited to share the teaser trailer with you!

I worked with Zumbro Designs to create the trailer, and I wanted something simple and sleek that invoked the world of the Kanin and the Skojare – and the cold isolation that Bryn is working against. The trailer offers a glimpse into Bryn’s world, and what she’s up against in Ice Kissed. 

If you haven’t preorderd Ice Kissed yet and you’d like to, here are some ways you can do it: