Author Heather McCorkle

As a young writer I wanted nothing more than for my books to sit alongside some of the great bestsellers in fantasy on the NYT bestseller racks in the bookstores. As I grew older and the world changed, I longed to have my books sit alongside those greats on the online bestseller lists on retail websites. Today that dream came true in a HUGE way. In the fantasy realm of writing there are few~if any~names bigger than George R. Martin and Robert Jordan and last weekend my epic fantasy novel, The Dragon Empire, sat among them on Amazon's Epic Fantasy bestseller list. I couldn't be more honored, humbled, and utterly grateful to everyone who bought a copy this weekend and helped propel me up amidst such greats. Thank you for helping to make one of my greatest dreams come true.

My fantasy novel, The Dragon Empire is out in eBook formats and the tour has begun! In celebration I'm doing a giveaway. You can win a signed paperback of your choice of one of the following books: The Secret of Spruce Knoll Channeler's Choice Winter Wonders  (includes a Dragon Empire short story) To Ride A Puca There are several ways to enter, from easy clicks to a fun scavenger hunt. Here's how: All over the blogosphere you'll find me answering the following questions: Why write from a dragon's point of view? Are the dragons in your book shapeshifters? What was the hardest part about writing this novel? The world you created in The Dragon Empire is very elaborate. How did you keep track of everything? Is this novel the beginning of a new series? And what can we expect next from you? Find the answers and fill out the form below for a chance to win! Each answer you find will get get you another entry. Don't have time for a scavenger hunt? T...

It's finally official, my first epic fantasy novel, The Dragon Empire , is releasing in Spring of Next year! To celebrate I'm doing a cover reveal in January (official reveal date is Monday January 14th but you can post any time after that as well) and I'd love it if all of you would like to participate. You don't have to do much if you don't want to, I'll do all the work for you with a guest post! For those who would like to participate, I'll send out a guest post for you to put up on your blog. And any time you have in January~or even February if you're really booked~would be fantastic and hugely appreciated. To help me out and be a part of it, shoot me an email or leave me a comment below with a way to contact you. Or, you can sign up over at Xpresso Reads Book Tours .  I'm crazy excited but also a bit nervous as I am venturing a wee bit out of the young adult genre on this one. It's more of a new adult novel than YA. For me this isn't ...