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Pitch Wars ALT: JB-5 DAUGHTER OF THE FIFTH MOON

MENTOR: Renee AhdiehMENTEE: Anna BraggTITLE: Daughter of the Fifth MoonCATEGORY/GENRE: Young Adult Contemporary FantasyWORD COUNT: 65,000
PITCH: As if high school weren't ridiculous enough, Meredith must learn to use the powers of the moon to break a dark family curse. But accepting her destiny unleashes an ancient evil on their sleepy little town. And it's lurking closer than she thinks.
EXCERPT:
Not again.
The silver glow of another grey morning cuts through the sheer tent walls. Voices ring fr...

A Conversation with Danielle Vega, Author of THE MERCILESS

Danielle Vega, Author of THE MERCILESS, (Razorbill/Penguin July 2014)
Hi Danielle! Thanks for stopping by. Your debut novel, THE MERCILESS, sounds absolutely terrifying. Being locked up in a house with a bunch of perfect girls is frightening enough without an exorcism to boot. What made you decide to write an all-girl cast horror story (and I'm assuming it's all girls due to the Goodreads blurb - am I right?)?

I didn't even realize my book was up on Goodreads until you mentioned it here. Y...

Get to know Nina Moreno, my PitchWars Mentee, author of HURRICANE DAUGHTER!

Today I'm introducing my amazing mentee, Nina Moreno. Her novel, Hurricane Daughter, wowed me at first reading. I had to fight for it. I had to pry it out of the hands of her other mentor choices. But my persistence and a bit of bargaining wore them down. She is an amazing writer that has written the best kind of tear jerker romance. I've sobbed over and over at the end of her book. Not only that, she's taken on her revisions with gusto, taking my suggestions and running with them. I suggeste...

A Conversation with Kristi Helvig, Author of BURN OUT

Kristi Helvig, author of BURN OUTHi Kristi! I'm so excited to have another of my awesome YA Vals on the blog for a chat. Your novel, Burn Out, is debuting in April, and I have to tell you - I've been waiting anxiously for my chance at our group ARC. I love future set novels that have an environmental twist. What was the prompt for you to to turn the sun into a "red giant?"
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Hi there--what a fun idea for a way to structure interviews! Okay, here goes a...

Get to know Chelsey Blair, Author of DISCORDANCE, #TeamonFire Third-in-Command!

I'm going to continue to shout and scream about how wild I am about my PitchWars team! Because these women are amazing writers and I am the lucky one who has watched them dig in and pry their words apart and come out, rising from the flames with "hallelujah's and hell yeah's!". 

Chelsey's smart, witty, poignant contemporary manuscript, Discordant, was the first one I asked for additional pages from and they didn't disappoint. I fell in love with Meridian and the music and the creative sou...

Get to know Sarah Cannon, Author of Celerity, #TeamonFire Second-in-Command!

Can I shout and scream about how wild I am about my PitchWars team? Because these women are amazing writers and I am the lucky one who has watched them dig in and pry their words apart and come out, rising from the flames with "hallelujah's and hell yeah's!". 

Sarah's Sci-Fi pitch for Celerity snagged me with plot, wooed me with pretty words and blew me away with world-building. And SCIENCE,  people! I asked her some questions and she was gracious enough to provide me with answers. P...

A Conversation with Robin Constantine, Author of THE PROMISE OF AMAZING

Robin Constantine, Author of The Promise of Amazing


I'm so, so happy you agreed to stop by the blog and have a chat, Robin. The Promise of Amazing is a delightful contemporary romance and it's your LAUNCH WEEK!!!! Tell us, what's it been like leading up to this moment?

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Well, thank you for having me on your lovely blog, Jaye!!   Wow…this entire year has been a whirlwind, roller coaster, surreal, cross country, psychedelic bus tour.  It’s everything I imagine...

Transitioning Into Next Year - the Highlights of 2013 & the Wishes for 2014

 I think this year I'm going to approach my life in list format. It works pretty well for me in the "get stuff done" category, but I also love to have a snapshot of the past year in blog format.
So here goes - impressions of things I loved and things that gave me joy
Creative Life
Hiking into Lost Cove for story researchTaking a commute photograph once a day from Jan-June last springSilkscreening t-shirts for friendsDoodling in ARCsAttending SCBWI Carolinas meeting new friends and spending...

A Conversation with AdriAnne Strickland, author of WORDLESS

Hi AdriAnne! I'm so glad you agreed to stop by the blog! I was poking around on your website and saw you'd called one of your characters "your beloved Tavin." This peeked my curiosity. Has your WORDS MADE FLESH trilogy been with you for a while? How did it feel when you found out a character you cared so much about was going to come to life? And do tell! What makes Tavin so beloved? I guess that's three questions, but they all seem related to me, so let's call it one! :0)

April 2014 - Flux - P...

Introducing PitchWars #TeamOnFire

When I told Brenda Drake I’d be willing to be a mentor for PitchWars, I truly had no idea how gratifying it would be. From the fun of being checked out by mentees and meeting new writer folks, to the teasing taunts as we worked our way through our inboxes, to narrowing down those final selections, each step was exciting and I found myself being a bit obsessed by it all.
Now that the mentor selections are in, I felt it might be of interest to hear my reflections. First, I had outstanding entrie...