I just wanted to take a moment to recognize what an awesome launch event Bree had at the King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City. The bookstore asked Egmont if they could host, and that's a wonderful thing in itself. The King's English (or TKE, for those in the know) is a bit of a Salt Lake City landmark. They've been around forever, and are ( Read more... )

I am sure that most of the Tenners will agree that one of the question we get asked the most is: "Who would be your dream cast for a movie of your book?"  It's a fun question. We all like to put a face to the characters in our books.  We all like to daydream about our books being made into movies, and fantasize that the director would actually ASK ( Read more... )

I went to my very first writing conference a little over 9 years ago. I was a brand new writer, full of aspirations, and whole lot of naiveté about the publishing industry. Even though the conference was a huge eye-opener for me (what on Earth was I getting myself into?!), I had a wonderful time, learned a ton, and I’ve been going to as many ( Read more... )

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So I've been sitting here for the last few minutes, trying my darndest to think of something clever and witty to say in order to introduce you all to my new cover . . . but I'm so freaking excited about how awesome and beautiful it turned out, all I can think of to say is: MY COVER IS HERE!! AND I FINALLY HAVE PERMISSION TO ( Read more... )

Hey all,

Good things have been happening for this Tenner this week (knock on wood). I got to see my cover (beautiful!), I received my first book blurb, and my editor sent me the formatted first chapter of my novel THE DARK DIVINE . . .and told me that I could share it with everyone. So if you'd like a sneak peek of my debut novel, go to my blog at ( Read more... )

Name: Bree Despain

'10 Book Title: The Dark Divine

Publisher: Egmont USA

Favorite Bit of Writing Advice: Great books aren't written, they're revised

Favorite and least favorite part of writing:
Favorite:  I love it when I get into a groove and the words come so easily that I can write for hours on end.

Least Favorite: Writer's block.  Unfortunately, ( Read more... )