Every month on my newsletter, I try to share a bonus feature or two from I, Spy and/or Mr. Nice Spy. Personally, I love seeing what went into a book: deleted scenes, the character creation process, the inspiration, everything! So I try to share that with my friends and readers.
Of course, I totally neglected to mention that stuff on the blog (whoops), so here’s my apology (sorry!) and links to that awesome content (so far):
The Very First Line! (audio)
I recorded the first line and some notes for the first chapter of I, Spy about two weeks before I started writing. Check it out!
The Original I, Spy Pitch
A video I made as an example of how to pitch a book to an agent—or the very first draft of the back cover copy 😉 .
Ask a Spy Novelist Videos
If you followed along with the blog tour, you’ve probably seen these, but as part of the blog tour, I solved readers’ problems using spy skills I’ve learned in my research. Fun, funny, silly—but (mostly) real stuff!
Mr. Nice Spy Planning Sheet
I always plot on paper for the tactile feedback of pen to paper. Here’s a shot of the first half of paper version of the novella plot line. Good luck reading my handwriting!
The Evolution of Elliott
One of the main characters of I, Spy, Elliott, changed a lot in the revision process. Check out why and how he changed, with a before-and-after comparison!
There are a few more features on there that I’ve already mentioned on the blog (and several guest posts and interviews I need to get linked up!), but if you want to keep up with all the updates you should probably join my newsletter. Just sayin’ 😉 .
What kind of bonus material do you like to see for a novel? Do you have bonus features, or are you saving material for them? What do you think?
