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Thankful Thursday-- the extra thankful edition

First, let me just say thank you to everyone for congratulating me on the big news.  I am so honored to be part of this industry and writing community, and having people to celebrate news with-- people who totally get it-- means so much.

SHATTERED is a book that means a lot to me. There's something about sharing it that scares the crap out of me. I feel like I'm baring my soul or something. It's *SO* different from Prada & Prejudice that it's like debuting all over again. I'm just so thankful...

HUUUUUGE Announcement!!!

I am absolutely, incredibly, completely, over-the-moon excited to announce that I have accepted a two book deal with Brian Farrey at Flux for SHATTERED, my book about a girl's year with her abusive boyfriend, told in reverse chronological order.

The book will be written under a pen name (Amanda Grace), which means I get to keep working with Razorbill on my fun, light-hearted books, and build a new darker brand over at Flux. It feels like the best of both worlds! I love Razorbill and they put ...

5 Qs with Sydney Salter!

(FYI, I am still planning to work through more queries from last Monday.... so if you submitted your query, don't fret, I still hope to get to them all!)

I have been HORRIBLY remiss in my blog tour, but it will soon be rectified. Starting now!

Today we have a special guest, Sydney Salter. Sydney's first book, MY BIG NOSE was SO funny I still giggle when I think of some of the things this poor girl went through in the quest for a perfect nose. That book was SO MUCH FUN.

Now, Sydney has s second ...

Debsness is back!

Don't miss out on all the cool book related loot!

Query Day is Here!

It's Query Day!

If you would like help with your query, post your best shot at the perfect query here, as a comment on this entry. Anonymous queries are okay if you're shy.

Eiher I'll massage your ego and tell you it is indeed perfect, or I'll post some feedback for you.


Disclaimer: I will do my best to help every query, but since I have no idea if I'll get 5 queries or 35, I can't guarentee it. I'll go through them in the order received!

Queries must be posted by 5PST (8EST) today to be elig...

Friday Five

1) Wow, I can't believe it, but YOU WISH is now on Amazon!! You'd think it wouldn't be so crazy the second time around, but nope, still kind of crazy. this time, though, i am resisting ordering it myself. ha. And WOOOHOO, the release date is August 5th!! So it's not late August, like i had feared. Now I can make countdown widgets.

2) I am going to be at Portland's WORDSTOCK Tommorrow! If you live near Portland, Oregon, Please come see me! I'm at the Target Children's Stage at 4:00. Sarah Rees...

Teaser Tuesday--- RIPPLE

So, I've been playing with RIPPLE lately, my story about a Siren who kills the first boy she's ever loved. I was thinking about doing a prologue, so I wrote it, but then decided I liked the original (chapter 1) beginning better.

So here's the prologue, in it's entireity, that sets up the book. The book itself picks up two years AFTER this prologue.

 

The party is not over yet, but I slip out the backdoor anyway. The loud music mutes as I slide the glass door shut. Rhiannon and Bailey, my best ...

A google Translated Review

So, I couldn't help it. I found a review blog from Spain and they were discussing Prada & Prejudice. And so I used google to translate and from what I gather, the blogger wasn't that impressed by Prada. But the google translation was so hilarious that I giggled while reading.

Here's a snippet:


Although it is rather hard on the uptake for the irrational, must admit it: you have traveled back in time.
  Welcome to London 1815, where the Dukes are still bossy, TAG rules, prevailing prejudices...

Query Day is coming!

Okay, people! It's time to start polishing up those queries.

On Monday, October 12th, I'm going to post a call for queries. Those of you who want help on your query letter will post it in the comments, and I'll post some feedback.


If the query needs more than a cursory tweak or two, i may rewrite it for you.

Now, keep in mind, I may have received my revision letter(s) by then, (yeah, I might end up getting my notes for DRIVEN and my notes for YOU WISH at the same time! EEK!) so I can't promis...

Writing and publishing a novel: Part Four

When last we left off, you had a killer idea , and you had your character(s) figured out , and then you finally went and wrote the book.  

But just because you typed "THE END" does not mean your job is done. No, far from it. It's time to revise.

And trust me when i say this: EVERY. SINGLE. PUBLISHED. AUTHOR. REVISES. Every single one of us. So if you're hoping to get published, then you'd best get used to this step in the process. It's the only way to succeed! 


Most people know I'm a reviser. I d...