Today I want to talk about all the awesome extra things you can find on my website. There is hours worth of bonus content on here but it can be tricky to find if you don't know where to look.
Check the Books!
First up is to check the individual book pages for related short stories and blog posts with worldbuilding info and other content. This is also the best method if you haven't read all of my books yet and you are trying to avoid spoilers.
Open the book of your choice from the Books page. (The Boxsets have all the related content linked for every book in the boxset.)
Scroll down to view the related short stories for this book.
Scroll down a little bit more to find all the related blog posts for that book. This is the ONLY place where you can easily find the related blog posts and they are packed with character profiles, world tidbits I couldn't fit in the book, and sometimes some info about my research for writing that book
Happy reading!
And don't forget that the short stories page also let's you filter by the related book so if you are trying to avoid spoilers with the series that aren't standalone stories we've got you covered!
Activities and Games
Next up is the activities and games! Some of these are specific to one book or one series and some of them combine multiple series into one activity or game.
Coloring Pages - If you like Coloring you'll love this section! Many of the available coloring book pages are related to one of my fairy tales series but most of the other series are represented too! My website upgrade in 2024 allowed for a new format for this page which makes it easier to review/filter them and quickly choose between the PDF and image versions.
Quizzes - What Magiford race/creature would you be? Which of my fairy tale heroines do you most represent? What fae court would you be part of? Take these quizzes and find out!
Crossword Puzzles - Enjoy these free crossword puzzles featuring books and characters from my books! You can play them online or print them out (I recommend playing them online because the text you enter turns green if it is the correct answer!)
Retha Escape Room - This is seriously cool and you should definitely try it! (You don't need any knowledge of the Second Age of Retha books to complete the puzzle challenges.)
Online Jigsaw Puzzles - There are about 150 puzzles in total you can pick from with varying skill level (based on the number of pieces).
Printable Games - Unscrambler, Cryptograms, and Madlibs that you can print and fill out at home! (The unscrambler covers multiple books but the other cryptograms and madlibs are specific to certain books.)
Special Book World Info
Reading Order for all my books - Most of my series are written to be independent but some of them overlap with each other so this page can serve as a general guideline if you are trying to avoid spoilers between the series.
Timeless Fairy Tales Maps and Timelines - There are a lot of books in the Timeless Fairy Tales series and related works (Snow Queen and Fairy Tale Enchantress ) and this page has some beautiful maps and extremely detailed timelines to add to your reading experience.
Video Game Vocabulary Definitions - This also started out as a bonus for the A. M. Sohma newsletter to help out any readers who may not be familiar with the terminology used frequently in MMORPGs. They feature badly illustrated comics and can be very entertaining even if you haven't read the Second Age of Retha books yet!
Champion Works
Fan Discussions - It's fun to talk about books with other passionate readers and both of my communities are awesome places to do just that (Facebook Group and Discord server).
SheaCon - Some awesome Champions previously hosted a reader event for a number of years and it has a dedicated page so it's easy to find all the past panel recordings and any games we could share with you!
Reading Tracker - Vin, the Captain of the Discord moderators, made a beautiful book tracker so the Discord Champions could track their K. M. Shea/A. M. Sohma Read Along progress. But if you print it out you can use it as your own tracker whenever you want to challenge yourself to read (or re-read) all my books!
Goodreads Lists - Including these in this list is cheating a little since these live on Goodreads and they are a bit of a free for all because no one governs them but they are a great way to share your favorites reads with other Champions and find your next favorite read! There are three lists in total:
Fan Art Gallery - Come view the beautiful artwork Champions have made! If you have fan art you want to submit to include in the gallery the best way to do that is to join my newsletter and then reply to one of my newsletters with your art and artist name included (my team can then add it to the gallery).
Champion Merchandise - If you are looking for some merch clothes or swag check out these shops owned by talented Champions! (I don't receive any of the profits from this shop, but my team doesn't have time to devote to merch so we are happy to offer you this option!)
Educational or Informational
If you like learning (like me!) then I highly recommend you check out these collections of blog posts.
Writing Tips - A collection of informational posts that discuss my writing process or general writing advice for characters, plot, and more! There are also posts with links to outside resources and my Author Resources Guide.
Book Lists - These books all offer lists of recommended books for a specific topic (Epic Fantasy Stories, Beauty and the Beast Retellings, Books Based in the Midwest, Urban Fantasy Books, etc.). It's a mix of books I have read and book recs directly from the Champions and many of the lists are loooong so you are sure to find your next great read!
Fairy Tale Origins and Morals - All of these are linked to the related dedicated book page but I wanted to call them out again because they can be a really entertaining read since there is everything from historical info about the original fairy tale/myth to my sarcastic summary of the (often crazy) original story.
