NEXT WEEK—Loophole’s Coming!

Next Thursday is release day for Loophole! We printed out some bookmarks with some of Alannah’s sample comics and got some pretty cute nieces to show them off 🙂

Last chance to preorder! Use the promo code PREORDER2023 to receive a 15% print discount here:

https://www.blackrosewriting.com/youngadult/loophole

Or you can get it as an ebook or print here:

amazon.com/Loophole-Alex-Hugie/dp/1685133266

ONE MORE MONTH!—Plus, Professional Review by Sublime Book Review

Today marks one month until Loophole’s publishing date, November 30!

To commemorate this milestone, here is the first professional review for the book, which just came in this morning from Sublime Book Review: (I’ll share the link when they publish it on their own page; I was just too impatient to wait 😛 )

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Comic: The Ugly Duckling

Here’s another example of a comic strip drawn by Loophole’s main character, Alannah. Some of her work is more lighthearted than others. The strips I’ve been commissioning all revolve around the central theme and mechanic of the novel, which is the relationship between outward appearance and inner morality.

This is comic strip 2/4.

The Hoppin’ Eyeball 2

Here is the anticipated sequel to The Hoppin’ Eyeball. Most of these were written in a back corner of a first-grade classroom, after Billy and I had raced through a school assignment so we could work on our next masterpiece. 🙂

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