2018 Annual Hero Poll

And now, the post you all have been waiting for! It’s time for the 2018 Annual Hero poll!

Every year I hold a hero poll in which you get to vote for your favorite K. M. Shea/A. M. Sohma heroes! You have three votes, but you only get to cast your vote once–so choose carefully! (Side note: The heroines get their own poll in summer, so this poll is completely male focused.)

The Poll closes: March 16th!

But wait, there’s more! Once the winning hero is picked, I’ll be holding the second half of my annual poll, in which you vote for the kind of hero you would most like to see in future books. (Alexsei of Swan Lake was modeled after 2016’s winner–the overlooked sweet/good guy—and Emerys was loosely modeled after 2017’s second place winner, pretends to be grouchy/snarky but is kind to friends, so I do take your votes seriously–though I can’t guarantee I’ll use them.)

In preparation for that poll, please shout out what kind of hero you would like to see in the comments below! (Keep your descriptions limited to a few words, like “stoic-marshmellow” or “batman-esque” or “cute nerd,” etc.)

Okay, now vote as you have never voted before, and may the best hero win!

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The Favorite Secondary Characters Poll: COMPLETE

After seven rounds and one final, immense battle between the best of the brightest of my secondary characters, we have a winner! Champions, the most favorite secondary characters who won with a whopping 185 votes are…Cagney and Dooley of Little Selkie!

In a very close second place with 174 votes was Puss of Puss in Boots. Phile the Robber Maiden of the Snow Queen Series snagged third with 160 votes, and Sir Kay of King Arthur took fourth with 142 votes.

In honorable mentions we have: Seer Ringali, 116 votes; Oskar, 99 votes; Lady/Queen Linnea, 95 votes; Zerah and the First Regiment of the Dragon Army with 90 votes; Harrison with 83 votes, the Lady of the Lake, 77 votes; and Hunter 74 votes.

There was a grand total of 1,918 votes–which means approximately 480 of you cast a ballot. It was pretty interesting to observe, because the winning characters’ vote counts weren’t as high as the winning characters of the various heats were, but that was because all the characters received a great amount of votes, and the competition was really fierce. (This is probably because we were pitting the most beloved against the most beloved.)

It was especially fun to see the different series represented in the winning characters and the honorable mentions. I wasn’t too surprised Cagney and Dooley took first–I knew when I put them on the same entry that I was stacking the odds in their favor–but I was especially glad that Puss gave them a serious run, particularly as there is only one puss and two of them! Phile, Sir Kay, and Seer Ringali ruling the other top places were a very fun surprise. (It’s a good sign when I have characters from other series landing in the top, and that the Timeless Fairy Tales didn’t completely trash everyone!)

A big thank you to everyone who voted–this was a really fun way to pass the summer and the perfect close out to the season.

In equally exciting news, right now I’m running a K. M. Shea Reader Survey. The survey is pretty short and asks you a few questions (ie: are you a KU subscriber, how did you find me, etc) that should only take you a few minutes to finish. It will help me learn more about the Champions as a group and will impact future marketing decisions and the general direction I decide to go in as an author. Naturally, I would really appreciate it if you would fill it out!

As a thank you for completing the survey, everyone who fills it out gets an unedited sample chapter (in a PDF) of the next Timeless Fairy Tale I’m currently writing! (And no, it’s not the 12 Dancing Princesses that will launch in December, but that unnamed fairy tale I’ve been teasing you guys with for a few weeks.)

If you want the sample chapter, fill out the survey, and then click submit at the bottom of the form. The next page–a short little thank you message–will pop up once your survey has been successfully submitted. The link to the PDF is in that thank you message!

I want to close out with another thank you to everyone who participated in the Secondary Character Poll. It was so fun to see how all the different characters were loved and appreciated. I hope you fill out the survey and enjoy the sample chapter! (I’ve been dying to discuss it!) Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

The Favorite Secondary Character

After seven difficult rounds that pitted secondary characters from all my books against each other, we have the final round. This round contains the winners from all the previous heats.

The rules are as follows: You have one ballot and can vote for up to four characters when you cast your ballot. The character with the highest number of votes, wins the title of the most beloved secondary character out of all K. M. Shea books. The poll opens today, and runs through September 10th. Share the word and tell everyone you know, because this is the fight to end all fights!

To make it easier to vote, each character is listed with a brief description and are tagged by the book/series they belong to. (They are, however, not listed in any particular order and will actually change every time you refresh your screen. We have to keep things fair, yes?)

And that’s everything. Hang on, Champions, we’re in for one heck-of-a ride!

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