Author Archives: akuivalainen

Just a super quick update! S&S has gone off to my writing partners for a round of critiques before it’s going to the editor. I wanted to thank everyone who is messaging me at the moment, and who is excited about the book. It really is a labor of love, and I’m excited to seeContinue reading “Sorcerers and Saints Update”

It’s finally happening! I am finishing off ‘Sorcerers and Saints’ a standalone, based here in my beautiful city of Melbourne. For those that are new around here, I have been trying to write and finish this book for about seven years now. I wrote half of it right before the pandemic hit in 2020, andContinue reading “New Book Announcement!”

For NaNoWriMo I recently did an Instagram live with Molly Tullis about research and some of the tips and tricks I have for doing it. As you know, I love my research, so I thought it would be good to put all my rambling notes into a blog for anyone who might be interested inContinue reading “Research Tips and Tricks!”

Firstly, I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has been reading, rating and reviewing ‘Cry of the Firebird’! It was a strange experience to be re-launching a book but its finding new readers and I’m really so proud of how it all came to together. So what am I doing now?Continue reading “So, what now? A bit of an update”

Happy Launch Day Everyone! I am so excited that this book is finally out in the world again! If you want to hear all about the Firebird world, please jump onto ‘Queens, Quests and Tropes’ and listen to this weeks episode. Molly, Alyssa and I do a deep dive into what you can expect fromContinue reading “‘Cry of the Firebird’ is LIVE!”

So excited to wake up to the news that ‘Cry of the Firebird’ has been selected as a Top Indie Fave on Barnes & Noble! You can check out it and other great titles on the list here! Also, I wanted to give you a heads up that I’m going to be a guest onContinue reading “Firebird a Top Indie Fave on B&N!”

Back in May I had a lot of fun doing a Zoom interview with my amazing editor Chelsea for the Publisher’s Weekly 2021 Book Show Expo. It’s now become live on Youtube for everyone to watch if you want to learn absolutely everything about ‘The Firebird Faerietales’ world and what to expect from some ofContinue reading “‘Cry of the Firebird’ Book Show interview”

Want to read the new Prologue and Chapter One of ‘The Cry of the Firebird’? BHC have an excerpt on their blog, so click on the link HERE to check it out! Ames x

An amazing thing to wake up to! Publishers Weekly have given me an extra nice review for ‘Cry of the Firebird.’ For those that have been around for a while, you might understand why I am tripping out so hard. This book has had many lives and for it to be reborn again, this year,Continue reading “Publishers Weekly on ‘Cry’”

Look at this beauty! For those that a new around here, ‘Cry of the Firebird’ is full of magic, adventure, and mythology pulled deep from Russian and Finish folklore, and is a dark fantasy that dives deep into the world of magic, pitting those who would abuse it against those sworn to protect it. Although IContinue reading “Cry of the Firebird Cover Reveal!”