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I'm H. M. Long, author of Hall of Smoke, Barrow of Winter, and Dark Water Daughter. Ask me anything!
Helloooo! I'm Hannah (H. M.) Long and I write fantasy books! This is also the first time I've ventured onto Reddit, and this is a whole new world for me.
I wrote Hall of Smoke, Temple of No God and Barrow of Winter, which just came out on Tuesday! There's also another book coming in Hall of Smoke's Norse-inspired fantasy world, called Pillar of Ash, January 2024. These books are full of warrior priestesses, axes, meddling gods in the flesh, cinematic action and all the northern atmosphere.
I have another book coming out this year, Dark Water Daughter, which opens up my second adult fantasy series! It's got pirates, pirate hunters, weather witches and warring fleets on winter seas. It was so much fun to write and I can't wait to share it with everyone on July 11th.
I'm also here to do a giveaway! Everyone who comments a question will be entered to win a shiny final copy of Barrow of Winter, open to Canada, UK and the USA. Winner will be selected when the AMA ends today at 1pm EST (though I'll likely pop back in to answer any more questions/comments after that!)
So go ahead, ask me anything! Books, writing, publishing, what I'm reading, my life - I'm happy to answer it all.
UPDATE:
Thank you to everyone who came out and chatted and asked your questions today! It was so fun and a great introduction to Reddit for me. The AMA is officially over but feel free to keep dropping your questions and comments, and I'll try to cruise on by later on and catch up with them.
As to the giveaway - u/Raithen you have won! I'll be sending you a message shortly!
Thanks again to everyone, and I want to wish the best of luck to all the writers who commented here today - the road to publishing is so hard, but trust yourself and your stories, and keep going!
You can also find me on Instagram and TikTok, @ hmlongbooks (no space) and on Twitter @ hannah_m_long. My website is www.hmlongbooks.com!
https://i.redd.it/399h8avmesfa1.jpgI just noticed that H&M is collaborating with ThreadUp to sell second hand H&M clothes. It was advertised on the H&M homepage. https://hm.thredup.com/collections/ladies?page=1
I’m just wondering about people’s thoughts on this, because I’m very dismissive but maybe I’m missing something. It’s interesting to see a company on it’s native platform sell second hand; especially, one that is so affordable. Unless it’s a an H&M piece that was a collaboration with a designer that’s in demand, I don’t see this brand selling well on second hand sites.
There are some brands that are officially on Poshmark (ie Free People), but this really takes it one step beyond that. How do you think this effects their brand image and do you think this will be successful? I think this is going to flop, because H&M’s new clothes and second hand clothes are in the same price bracket. I’m not feeling the discount by buying a second hand, H&M tank top and saving only a dollar. https://hm.thredup.com/collections/ladies/products/tank-top-409