Andrea Cremer's Blog, page 18

Some Upcoming Goodness

Today is a happy!

My father in law is visiting us from Germany and it's so wonderful to have him in our home :) My editor LOVES Bloodrose - her stamp of approval and ecstatic praise for the final book of the Nightshade trilogy made me jump for joy.

And more goodness waits on the horizon:

First, tomorrow is the cover shoot for WOLFSBANE. I cannot begin to describe how excited I am for this cover. Once again the phenomenally talented Suza Scalora is photographing, and she's been gracious enough to...

You Can Take the Writer Out of the Story...

One of the most frequent questions I get is: Where do you come up with story ideas?

It's a difficult question to answer because I don't find the ideas - they find me. I've never had the experience of thinking "what should I write about" - ideas sneak up on me and once they grab hold, they don't let go. My life as writer reflects the way I move through the world, which is that I'm never quite fully here. Part of me is always looking around, watching, waiting, knowing the next idea will soon st...

Creative Much?? A Contest

I'm thrilled to share the news of a very special contest over on Emily's Reading Room where you can let your artistic selves shine! [image error]
Design a NIGHTSHADE t-shirt

Contest Overview: Entries can be submitted from July 20 to August 3. Entries can be submitted by filling out the google form at the bottom of this post OR by clicking HERE. Andrea Cremer will judge the entries and choose the winning design, and it will be announced on August 5.

Prize:
One winner will receive an ARC of NIGHTSHADE and...

Still Going

More answers!



Let's say there was a big battle and you and one other person was left on the planet, who out of all your characters would that be and why?



Logan Bane. He'd figure out a way to save himself - he's cunning, particularly when it comes to self preservation.



My question: what's the biggest misconception of being an author/writer?



That you have to know someone to get an agent/get published. I was really naive going into this process. I did research on the internet to find my ...

Reviews

With BEA and ALA past, Nightshade ARCs have been getting reviews. I want to send a HUGE thanks to readers for taking the time to offer your kind, thoughtful reviews - they make me so happy.

Here's a round-up of what I've seen out there. If I missed your review I apologize - I know I probably haven't found all of them!

Karen's Addictions

The Publication Follies of Alexandra Shostak

YA Addict

Fire and Ice

Wicked Walker

Shut Up I'm Reading

Ellz Reads

Woo hoo!!

If you'd like a Nightshade ARC of your very o...

More Answers!

Since there were so many awesome questions for the contest I'm going to post answers over the course of several blog posts. FYI if your question doesn't get answered it's because I couldn't answer it without spoilers and I have a strict no spoiler policy.

So my question is what inspired the names of Calla and the other characters in Nightshade?

I spend a lot of times on character names - I have to love the way the name sounds, it has to fit his or her personality and the meaning of the name us...

Winner and Chapter 1

Thanks so much to everyone who entered the 300 followers contest :)

The winner, selected by the Randomizer, is Anya!!!

Congrats Anya - send your mailing address to andreacremerwrites (at) gmail (dot) com and I'll send your ARC and swag :)

Keep watching for future contests. Until then I have a prize for everyone - you can read the first chapter of Nightshade at Amazon!
Click here to read!

300!

Hooray!!! 300 blog followers! Amazing!

Thanks so much to everyone who's following - it's wonderful to know you're here and I love your comments :) Welcome to new followers and thanks to followers who've been around since the beginning when all I had was my computer, a manuscript, and big, big dreams.

Starting a blog is a lonely business and it's just marvelous to have been on this writing journey with so many of you!

To celebrate this landmark let's do another giveaway!! Of course I'll send the ...

If You Didn't Win...

Check out this interview and contest at Novel Thoughts!!

Happy Friday :)

For the record - I love Twilight and I thought Eclipse was the best of the films yet, but this is still hilarious:

Globe Trotting

So Germany lost in the semi-final. I'm bummed about that. My husband went to high school in Berlin and his father still lives in Bavaria so I have family connections in Germany that sway my soccer loyalties. [image error]
Now the final is Netherlands vs. Spain: who to cheer for?

I've decided to let my foreign sales choose for me. Those of you who regularly peek at the left sidebar of my blog might have noticed that the rights to Nightshade have gone increasingly global. With the most recent additions of Thai...