This week Sam Maggs took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. See highlights from the takeover below. And check out our interview with Sam Maggs here.
Hi folks, it's @SamMaggs here for today's #YAauthorTakeover! I'm going to be talking about my new YA non-fiction books, THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE and THE FANGIRL'S JOURNAL FOR LEVELING UP! pic.twitter.com/MrsmF9FfK2
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
Pre-orders are open until Nov. 11th, and you get an awesome free sticker sheet by the books' phenomenal illustrator, @KatGoodies! Be still my nerd heart. – #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover https://t.co/LvhJiHgiq9 pic.twitter.com/6b1hi5R4BQ
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
I've been a fangirl for as long as I can remember. My earliest fandom was for STARGATE SG-1 because of the great Samantha Carter, one of my all-time favorite characters in sci-fi! What was your first fandom #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover pic.twitter.com/iUYRttm62V
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE is actually a second edition of my very first book! It was so much fun being able to update this handbook for 2020 (fandom moves fast!) #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover https://t.co/lY2VsLCyJu
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
I've learned a lot in the five years since the original edition was published. It's hard for authors to read their old work (we're hard on ourselves!), but I'm really grateful to have been able to improve upon my first book. It's a rare opportunity! #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
I got my start in writing through online journalism! After writing pieces for local sites for free, I landed a gig at a geek girl-focused website. Here's my favorite thing I wrote online, a review of JUPITER ASCENDING: https://t.co/8yC1HTeppw #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
SO much "classic literature" is fanfiction (Dante's Inferno, Virgil's Anaeid, etc!). Plus it's an amazing way to focus on just WRITING w/o getting caught up in character creation, world building… lots of great emotional growth #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover https://t.co/YDiffofRb9
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
Growing up & to this day it's Tamora Pierce's Tortall series! The Immortals quartet is my favorite (Numair <3) but I'll always have a special place in my heart for Alanna. The lady-focused fantasy novels of my dreams! #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover https://t.co/yz9Ls9vicR pic.twitter.com/VjptnMqqsH
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
Gotta be the time she blew up a sun (Exodus s4e22). But I think Grace (s7e13) is really her best episode. A masterclass in acting from Amanda Tapping, too. #SamMaggs #YAauthorTakeover https://t.co/lXkMVAcbtD pic.twitter.com/lDHsJJ4ldG
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
My advice for anyone who wants to be a writer is write something and finish it! You have to build a portfolio so that people can read your voice and know what you bring to the table. Also the ability to finish things is HUGE! #SamMaggs #YAauthortakeover
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
I'll be here to answer your questions for one more hour, so drop me any writing- or fandom-related Qs and I'll provide the As! #SamMaggs #YAauthortakeover
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
I also wanted to recommend my newest fandom: HALT & CATCH FIRE! No one told me this was mostly a series about two women in the '80s and '90s creating the first video games. It's so full of heart and love and geekery and tough gals – please watch it!! #YAauthortakeover #SamMaggs pic.twitter.com/AprrVTOexO
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
Find what you love transformative-works wise (writing fanfic? Drawing fanart? Making fanmixes?) and use that for your professional jumping-off point! #SamMaggs #YAauthortakeover https://t.co/akxGuxvrEC
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
I do… it involves a volleyball. Haha. #SamMaggs #YAauthortakeover https://t.co/ggWHTiUSfY
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
Thanks so much everyone for joining me on this #YAauthortakeover! You can follow me @SamMaggs and don't forget to order your very own copies of THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE and THE FANGIRL'S JOURNAL FOR LEVELING UP! https://t.co/LvhJiHgiq9 pic.twitter.com/pnQe8q6dnj
— WATCH 📺 LISTEN 🎧 READ 📚 (@YoungEntmag) October 29, 2020
