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January 25, 2012
Today at ADR3NALINE3 I Explain How an Orange County Childhood Turned Me into a Gothic Novelist
"When I grow up,
I want to be an author of
creepy young adult fiction."
—Five-year-old meFellow Amulet Books author A.G. Howard, author of Splintered (January 2013), invited me to be her guest today...
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
I want to be an author of
creepy young adult fiction."
—Five-year-old meFellow Amulet Books author A.G. Howard, author of Splintered (January 2013), invited me to be her guest today...
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
January 19, 2012
Yes, I'm Definitely Seeing This Ghost Movie
Being the huge fan of Gothic historical ghost stories that I am, I'm counting down the days until the February 3 release of The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe. If you haven't yet seen or...
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
January 17, 2012
Gothic YA Novels Coming Our Way
Today at Suburban Vampire I blogged about Gothic young adult novels coming our way...and I discussed ADR3NALIN3, a brand-new site that celebrates dark YA and middle-grade...
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
January 13, 2012
Trailer Love...Amazing Mini-Movies for 2012 YA Book Releases
Just a quick post to share some highly impressive book trailers for some highly impressive-looking 2012 YA releases:
BORN WICKED by Jessica Spotswood
STARTERS by Lissa Price (who shares my...
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
BORN WICKED by Jessica Spotswood
STARTERS by Lissa Price (who shares my...
The writings of novelist Cat Winters, author of YA Gothic historical fiction.
January 11, 2012
My Musical Ode to Rejection Letter Survival
The theme this week at The Lucky 13s is What Keeps You Going When the Going Gets Tough. I responded with a song:
"THE TWELVE DAYS OF REJECTION"
"THE TWELVE DAYS OF REJECTION"
January 10, 2012
My First Post-Book-Deal Interview & Other Blogosphere Travels This Week
All this week I'm traveling around the blogosphere, making various guest appearances. Today Mindy McGinnis, author of the upcoming dystopian thriller Not a Drop to Drink , interviewed me over at Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire . I'm part of her interview series called Submission Hell—It's True (I'll let you figure out the acronym of that series on your own). You can read about my long and winding submission journey here .
P.S. Not a Drop to Drink sounds amazing. Check it out at Goodreads .
I also jus...
January 8, 2012
My Novel's Time Period Is Showing Up in Movies and on TV...Tonight!
It's one thing to study a time period's look (i.e., the clothing, the hairstyles, the home furnishings, the lack of indoor plumbing!) by poring over pictures in books and reading about all the minute details. But to see your historical era of choice portrayed in a movie or on a TV series is especially satisfying. Observing the way a particular style of skirt moves when a woman walks or the way her complicated hair arrangement stays in place can be extremely helpful in imagining life for your ...
January 1, 2012
My Interview with a Debut 2012 Author & a Query Critique Opportunity
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It's 2012, which means we'll now get to enjoy the books of
The Apocalypsies
—a group of YA, MG, and children's book authors debuting this year. I had the pleasure of interviewing one of those writers: Kami Kinard, author of The Boy Project (Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister).You can read my chat with Kami at
http://thelucky13s.blogspot.com/2012/01/apocalypse-now-interview-with-kami.html .
In other news, Gennifer Albin, author of the upcoming YA novel Crewel, is running ...
December 30, 2011
Thank you, 2011!
I'm incredibly grateful for what happened to me in 2011. A few weeks ago I blogged about
my long, grueling writing road
, so if you read that post you already know this past year marked the end of my seemingly impossible journey to a publishing deal.
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
is now on
Goodreads
, and it's extremely satisfying to see people already taking an interest in my literary baby. I'm so excited about all the behind-the-scenes preparations I'll be going through with this book in the c...
December 28, 2011
Sprucing Up the Place with Photos
Balboa Park, San Diego (Photo © Cat Winters)In my last post I teased readers with a distorted photo of a San Diego landmark that plays a role in my novel. The building is part of the city's beautiful, historic
Balboa Park
, but that's all I'm going to say about that particular setting for now. How the locale relates to In the Shadow of Blackbirds will need to remain top secret.I decided to build upon that last post and add a few more of my San Diego photos to the sidebar to spruce up the site....
