Denise Jaden's Blog, page 62

Revision. Ugh.

I started revising my latest book the other day (I'm not sure what to call this one - Book 3 if it gets published - I mean IF book 2 that is with Agent Awesome gets published. But I think it's about Book 6 or 7 if we're counting ALL of them).

Anyway, I've been trying to revise about a chapter per day. Scrutinizing critique partners' notes, trying to envision a better way, but it's been slow-going. I find that when I switch gears from one project to another, it takes me quite a while to really ...

My Bookshelf Giveaway!

Thanks to everyone who entered to win the three e-galleys I had up for grabs this last week. And the winner is...

YAN
Please email me at d(at)denisejaden(dot)com with your mailing address and I'll get your prize out to you ASAP!

And now...onto this week's great contest. I've really been enjoying everyone's input from the last few contests, and it was great to hear people's thoughts on e-books and e-galleys last week! It seems pretty split between the Sony e-reader and the Kindle so far, but if y...

Why I Love Catherine Gilbert Murdock...

Like I've said before, I don't generally do book reviews. There are so many awesome book bloggers who are just so much better at them, plus I tend to spend the majority of my brain power on my writing. But I do a lot of reading and once in a while, I read a book that for some reason or another really makes me think.

I just finished the audio books by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, DAIRY QUEEN and it's companion book FRONT AND CENTER. These books really got me thinking about what makes a likable ch...

Losing Faith GoodReads Giveaway (and other stuff!)

Hi all! It's Wednesday, and already my list is growing beyond a "Friday Five" (plus I have another great giveaway coming up Friday) so I thought I'd go ahead and post a few tidbits now.

1. Looking for an early copy of LOSING FAITH? I just put one copy up for grabs on GoodReads and it's super easy to enter: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/4555-losing-faith

2. Don't forget about my contest for THREE e-galleys! Only two more days to enter:
http...

Teen Author Tuesday Presents N.H. Senzai

Want to know what's up and coming in YA and Middle Grade Fiction? Teen Author Tuesday features some great new authors - you can hear about them here first!

Today I'm excited to welcome N.H. Senzai, the author of SHOOTING KABUL, due out June 22 from Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster. It is Contemporary/Multicultural Middle Grade, for ages 9 and up.



Welcome! Can you tell me about your book in seven words or less?
Afghanistan, siblings, loss, love, hope, perseverance, mystery, 9/11.
Sounds...

MG Winner and New E-Galley Contest!

I don't know if any of you have noticed, but I have been giving away some pretty great prizes every week here on my blog. And I'm not about to stop anytime soon! So make sure to keep checking back to see what I have up for grabs.

Before I get to this week's contest, I need to announce the winner of this awesome prize pack:


This pack of NINE awesome middle grade advance copies goes to...

ANGELA ACKERMAN!!!
Woohoo! Angela, send me your mailing address to d (at) denisejaden (dot) com and I'll get th...

Teen Author Tuesday Presents Shaun David Hutchinson!

Teen Author Tuesday features some of the hottest and up-and-coming young adult and middle grade authors. Today I welcome a fellow member of The Tenners, Shaun David Hutchinson. His debut novel, THE DEATHDAY LETTER, comes out June 15, 2010 from Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster. It is Contemporary YA, for ages 14 & up.



Welcome, Shaun! Can you tell me about your book in seven words or less?
death, pizza, best friends, 24 hours, crazy, pudding, love.
Ha, that sounds great! Other than your main...

Monday Musings...

First of all, if you like middle grade fiction and have not entered my awesome and enormous contest, you can do that RIGHT HERE. In case you haven't been following me on Twitter or FB or even on my blog, let me just reiterate...I'm giving away advance copies of NINE new middle grade books to one lucky winner.

In other news...I dropped by Amazon the other day to look at my LOSING FAITH page (yeah, I do that once in a while. Stare at it, pet the screen, you know, the usual) and was totally psyc...

Three Months and Counting Winner AND Middle Grade Celebration!

First of all, thanks to all those who entered my Three Months and Counting contest for an advance copy of MOSTLY GOOD GIRLS by Leila Sales and a Class of 2k10 t-shirt.

And the winner is...

Christine 444


But the party is only starting! I have loads of books from Book Expo America, tons of LOSING FAITH swag, and I want to share the wealth with my readers!

Today, in celebration of a wonderful event, the launching of a new Middle Grade group of authors, the grand prize is going to be a whole box(!!!...

NYC - The Personal Highlights

My friends and family have been telling me, "enough with all that book stuff, what ELSE did you do in NYC?" So here it is, a post dedicated to a few of my personal memories.

By the way, I'll be giving away the copy of MOSTLY GOOD GIRLS and Class of 2k10 t-shirt tomorrow, so if you haven't entered yet, scroll down to my last NYC highlights post and comment there.


My trip started at the Seattle airport, and okay, this is book related, but it made me laugh. In the Seatac gift shop they had a whole...