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ONE MORE DAY!—Plus, Professional Review by IndieReader

Tomorrow’s release day! Apologies for anyone sick of hearing me prattle on about my book, but it’s exciting and a little surreal to see a project I conceived as a teenager and then began writing in 2016 become a reality.

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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

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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Comic: The Picture of Dorian Gray

The main character of Loophole, Alannah Merlot, is a young cartoonist interning at a pop culture magazine. I commissioned an artist to draw some examples of the kinds of comic strips Alannah creates.

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