This week YA author Mark Alvarez took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. Mark Alvarez is the author of Dutybound. (See YEM’s interview with Mark Alvarez here.) See highlights from the takeover below.
Hello, hello! This is Dutybound author, Mark A. Alvarez II, here for a #YAAuthorTakeover. Here some concept art for my protagonist Lucia Sanoon, high maiden of Moz and chosen of the Light Wings. Learn more about Lucia at https://t.co/nI8LKZ70ft #WritingCommunity #SummerReading pic.twitter.com/htqiEtn1gN
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
The young Chief Heiress of the Carist Tribe, Terestria's keepers of knowledge. She is gifted with perception and a capable fighter. Her weapon of choice: a polearm or spear. Nothing is impossible in the eyes of Luzanna Renon. ⚡https://t.co/o3jvKn7Xo2#Dutybound #Author pic.twitter.com/OW9I0PfV3S
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
The cool and earnest sir of Pinea. Since childhood, Leo has undergone combat training with Pinea's finest. He is modest to a fault, yet he does not shy away from showing off his abilities when the opportunity presents itself. ⚔️ @maalvareziihttps://t.co/CZLLoKx4Ca#Dutybound pic.twitter.com/JbNfA8VK0L
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
What Lucia values most is identity 🔍 @maalvarezii
Virtue: Justice ⚖️
"Who am I?”
“What is my purpose?”https://t.co/fGuMV6R02l#Dutybound #Publishing #YAAuthorTakeover #Writers #Books #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/cGhIjhoX5v— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Leo values discipline 💪@maalvarezii
Virtue: Temperance ⛓https://t.co/ensZvc5bk3
“What do I fight for?”
“Who do I fight for?”#Dutybound #Publishing #YAAuthorTakeover #Writers #Books #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/ACiF2X5Plz— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Luzanna values the future 👁 @maalvarezii
Virtue: Hope 🕊
“What am I seeing?”
“How do I get there?”#Dutybound #Publishing #YAAuthorTakeover #Writers #Books #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/Eaqym6XLKa— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
One of my biggest inspirations for Dutybound was #FinalFantasyIX. Anyone excited for the new animated series? @maalvarezii #YAAurhorTakeover #WtitingCommunity #SummerReading #Fantasy pic.twitter.com/xhWaSjCA26
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Little known fact: I can’t write without music 🎶 It’s vital to my creative process. I actually have a poetry playlist on my website. You can check it out here 👉🏻 https://t.co/EAGBzdi4JV #YAAuthorTakeover #poetryPlaylist #MusicalInspiration #CreativeProcess #Artist
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Welcome to the world of Terestria, a dying realm where the light ✨ is slowly diminishing along with the will to protect it… 🛡 https://t.co/RhqZhGdBZM #YAAuthorTakeover #Dutybound #SummerReading #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Excerpt #Prologue
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Lucia’s journey begins here. What exactly is this gift Lucia’s long-lost father has left her? @maalvarezii https://t.co/zu4jt7rINw #YAAuthorTakeover #SummerReading #YAFantasy #LightWings
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Sometimes duty requires ‘A Stretch of Faith’. Check out this excerpt from Dutybound: Light Wings Epic Vol. 1 ✨🕊 @maalvarezii #YAAuthorTakeover #WritingCommunity #summerReading #SummerRelease #YAFantasy https://t.co/iOv1L7qsZP
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Where there is light there is shadow; there is no one without the other ☯️ @maalvarezii https://t.co/ko1CT08XzX #YAAuthorTakeover #WritingCommunity #YAFantasy #Excerpt
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Anybody interested in reading some of my sequel? They are spoiler free, I assure you. We get our first glimpses into the Kingdom of Argania in these excepts from Bloodbound 🩸 https://t.co/NJiKfH80JC #YAAuthorTakeover #WritingCommunity #YAFantasy #Sequel #Excerpt #Dutybound
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
Here’s some more concept art for Dutybound. I know this one is a bit… busy, but I was trying to capture the chaos that is the world as well as the destruction that’s within it. @maalvarezii #YAAuthorTakeover #YAFantasy #WritingCommunity #ConceptArt pic.twitter.com/892lNrYLjz
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
“The world was their creation until they sought to destroy it.” @maalvarezii https://t.co/IrGnNiCBtv #YAAuthorTakeover #YAFantasy #Dutybound #LightWings #SummerReading pic.twitter.com/u9NUa8Egh2
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
The feels… 🎶🎶 #Anime music is the best music to write to. What’s the theme from your favorite anime? https://t.co/IrGnNiCBtv @maalvarezii #YAAuthorTakeover #WritingCommunity #Music #Inspiration pic.twitter.com/pwWwoqTlyt
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
One of the monstrous sins… Wym, the Serpent and Sin of Envy is the destroyer of all hope. Or so you think 🕊 What do you think of this original #sketch ? I love how we got to incorporate him into our #coverart 😖 #YAAuthorTakeover #BookCover #Serpent #MonsterArt pic.twitter.com/TaBpHR5Bfs
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
This is probably my favorite review thus far. Huge shoutout to @westveilarchive 💕 https://t.co/8vb1IqbG6Y #YAAuthorTakeover #FantasyDebut #Dutybound #LightWings #WritingCommunity #Goodreads #Reviews pic.twitter.com/IR4bWj7BsA
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
The support I’ve been receiving throughout this debut has been astonishing. There is still time to enter my giveaway! Click here to learn how to enter 👉🏻 https://t.co/EwoRPDhPKa #YAAuthorTakeover #YAFantasy #Giveaways #WritingCommunity #Dutybound #LightWings pic.twitter.com/rVRznCGu5n
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
This experience has been a wild one, but it truly is a dream come true. Thank you @YoungEntmag for allowing me to host this #YAAurthorTakeover ‼️ It’s been a whole lot of fun. Feel free to follow @maalvarezii for more on the #LightWingsEpic #Dutybound #Fantasy #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/s1CH1sCJ8K
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) June 24, 2021
