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Don't you LOVE seeing a brand new cover? Cherie Colyer's book cover reveal for HOLD TIGHT is here!!!
As an author, one of the biggest, most exciting moments (after selling the book, of course!) is the cover reveal. I haven't gotten mine yet for WANTED: DEAD OR IN LOVE, but today...right now....I'm going to show you my great friend and super-fantastic author's cover for her upcoming novel, HOLD TIGHT (Omnific Press, August, 2013). So hold onto ( Read more... ) -
Go slow and get it right, or bang it out quickly? That's the question of the day....
I love reading. A LOT. And I love coming up with really cool story ideas--knowing who is going to do what and how it's all going to end...BUT....writing it down, in chapters and sentences with realistic dialogue, seems impossibly hard. I do a lot of this:
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Is Your New Story Idea BIG Enough?
We've all been there. You've got this great idea for a book, so after a few days or weeks of solid planning, you start sharing a little bit about the plot with your trusted someone, and that's when it happens. The Blank Look. Or the I'm-Trying-To-Be-Polite smile. Or worse, the That's-About-As-Interesting-As-Lint grimace ( Read more... ) -
Author Swag Survey Results - What Do Readers Want?
The results are in! I didn't have a ton of results, but I had a nice mix of authors, librarians, readers, and teens respond:
- Do you ever pick up author "swag" (bookmarks, pens, etc. advertising an author's newest book) at a bookstore, conference, or other event?
22% Depends on what It Is
- Do author giveaways influence you to buy the book?
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Insane Asylums...YIKES!
Writing paranormal stories has led me to look for creepy places and to ferret out gruesome details ( Read more... ) -
The Journey to MY BOOK DEAL!
When a writer announces a book deal, everyone always asks, "So how'd you do it ( Read more... ) -
Author Interview #3 - Marian Manseau Cheatham - YA & Adult Historical Fiction
I'm so excited for you to meet Marian Manseau Cheatham, the author of Merely Dee - a gripping and heartwarming historical novel surrounding the sinking of the Eastland, a 1915 Chicago disaster that killed 844 passengers. Here's a quick peek at what her book is all about:
The 1915
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Author Interview - Susan Kaye Quinn - YA & Adult SF/Fantasy Novels
Hello everyone!
I'm so excited to share with you the results of my second author interview, this time of the prolific and successful, Susan Kaye Quinn! I'm sure you want to read all about about her and her latest series, The Debt Collector, which sounds pretty freaking amazing. Check it out (interview follows):
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Share Your First Draft As You Write, or Hide It Under a Bushel?
There seems to be two camps on this issue: share your early work with those in your critique group, or hide it until it makes more sense so you're not embarrassed or swayed by others' opinions. I've always been pretty much in the "rip my chest open and let the bleeding begin" camp.
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