Jaye Robin Brown's Blog, page 5

Balance (or how the hell do you write, market, teach, live, clean, shop, cook, etc.)

Before I even start I'm giving up a hells yeah to the parents in the house. I no longer have kids at home, so can't even imagine what it would be like trying to conquer this particular maelstrom with toddlers or active middle schoolers. So, praise.

But here's what I'm yammering about. Time. Sweet precious beautiful time.

Yesterday it was 60 and sunny here. The first slap dead gorgeous day that felt like spring. And I had a list a mile long of ALL THE THINGS I wanted to make happen. And none of...

A Conversation with Joy Hensley, Author of RITES OF PASSAGE

Joy Hensley, author of RITES OF PASSAGE
Hi Joy! I'm so glad you agreed to stop by the blog for a chat. I wonder if now is the time I should tell everyone you are PATSY CLINE'S COUSIN????? (fangirl swooning) Okay, all silliness and fame mongering aside, you wrote a book! And it's awesome! Tell me about the first time you thought "Hey, I'm going to write a book about a girl who wants to go to an all-boy's military school." Or did it develop in some less direct way?
Goodreads Link

Aw, JRo, you can...

KEEPER OF WONDER: An Interview with Lori Faust

Lori Faust, Librarian ExtraordinaireIt's been too long since I've had a librarian (aka Keeper of Wonder) on my blog, but today I'm so excited because Lori Faust is here. And Lori has the distinction of having served on the Newberry Committee! (True fact: Before I wrote YA, I thought I was going to be a Middle Grade author and I had deep, secret Newberry dreams. I blame Kate Di Camillo for that!)

Here we go!

Tell us about your library? (Where, what, anything quirky or cool?) What's your job titl...

A Conversation with Sarah Guillory, author of RECLAIMED.

SARAH GUILLORY, AUTHOR OF RECLAIMED

Hi Sarah! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog. It seems like we shouldknow each other in person! Anyway, I loved your debut novel, RECLAIMED,the plot point with the brothers for sure, but mostly your really beautifulwriting. Writing a book is hard to begin with, but you, like me, workfull time as an educator. How'd you make that work?
Goodreads Link

When I decided to write seriously, I knew that meant budgeting my time. (Hoarding it, really.) I write...

All the exciting things.

Whew. Life is a whirlwind when you finally reach your dream of publication. Interrupted by quite a few eyes of the storms. It's fast, wait, fast, wait, fast wait.

This past week, with the release of my cover, I've seen NO PLACE TO FALL jump from something like 250 adds on to-be-read shelves to over 600. I'm in that fun place where it's all people clicking and adding but no reviews yet, so Goodreads is not yet my nemesis.

My book has shown up for pre-order on both Book Depository and Amazon (bot...

A Conversation with Mary Crockett, Co-Author of DREAM BOY

Mary Crockett, Co-Author of DREAM BOY
Hi Mary! I'm so glad to have you stop by the blog to talk about Dream Boy. I have incredibly vivid dreams so your premise of dream boy walking into life (or is it alternate reality) is kind of plausible to me. So tell me, are you a big dreamer?  Goodreads LinkI am a huge dreamer. That part of my life has always seemed so vivid that the premiss of a dream boy becoming real isn't such a stretch for me. There were times when, like the book's narrator, my...

It's My Cover Reveal!!!! And Two Giveaways! Annotated ARC, Art, Kindle Paperwhite!!!

But it's not here! You're going to have to pop over to the YA Valentines Blog to check it out.
So push this
WORD
and go!!!
Because there are prizes.
This is missing its purple mat, but it will have one. Approx. 20" x 20"A matted piece of artwork, featuring a quote from NO PLACE TO FALL
AND
An annotated ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of the book!

But that's not all! I'm also part of a new collective of '14 Debut Authors who are all debuting in the fall!
Our new site is here: http://www.fallfourteeners.com/...

A Conversation with Lindsay Currie and Trisha Leaver, Co-Authors of CREED

Lindsay Currie Trisha Leaver






Hi Lindsay! Thanks so much for agreeing to stop by the blog for a chat. I've seen pictures of your dog, Sam, on the web so I already know we're going to do fine together. Big dog people solidarity! Anyway, you have a novel coming out in the fall from Flux, titled CREED. The blurb on your blog sounds amazing - deserted town, but not really because it's populated by a creepy cult. But beyond wanting to read it NOW, I'm intrigued that you co-authored it. Can you tell u...

Sunday Six (or, What's Up With Me)

I don't know if that's a thing, but we'll make it one. My blog posts have been less of the personal nature lately and more of the interview/pitchwars nature, so I thought I'd catch you up to speed on my world.

In list format! My favorite!

So here are six things happening in my world.

1.  My first pass pages came! These are the stack of pages you get, printed in the fonts and headings and flibberdygibbets that the real book is going to be printed in. It's cool. It's awesome. It's 354 pages!...

A Conversation with Bethany Hagen, Author of LANDRY PARK

The below-mentioned blue glasses - Bethany's website
Hi Bethany! I'm so excited to have another of my YA Valentines on the blog. I'm still waiting for my turn to read the community ARC of Landry Park, so I popped over to Goodreads and the reviews are overwhelmingly positive. The thing that peaked my interest the most is the combination of what readers perceive to be an almost historical fiction feel to a future set novel. How did this particular combination appear to you? Are you a big fan of...