Sara Raasch's Blog, page 60
September 4, 2019
Only packing the essentials for the @epicreads tour....
Only packing the essentials for the @epicreads tour. #knivesknivesknives
Less than a week to go!!
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September 3, 2019
Today’s the day! So many amazing books are emerging into the...
Today’s the day! So many amazing books are emerging into the world today - amazing books like AMERICAN ROYALS by @katharinemcgee!! What if America had a royal family? Only Katie could reimagine an alternate history with such flare!
Congrats, Katie!!
#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #amreading
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September 2, 2019
Photo taken from @shannondoleski who is an utter badass. If you...
Photo taken from @shannondoleski who is an utter badass. If you aren’t following her, you’re missing out.
#theserebelwaves #bookstagram #books #amreading #lake #authorsofinstagram
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August 28, 2019
A new friend on the shelf.
The final Crew newsletter is...
A new friend on the shelf.
The final Crew newsletter is scheduled!
August 27, 2019
Portrait of an author with her five books.
When each book in...
Portrait of an author with her five books.
When each book in the SNOW LIKE ASHES trilogy came out, I prepared for months. Release day was a party. I was giddy and totally enraptured by my books and this industry.
When THESE REBEL WAVES came out, I again prepared for months. But the industry had changed. Where once authors had hope of fostering our own success and hitting the list through our efforts, it became more and more manufactured. So when release day rolled around, I had a black-out level panic attack. I just wanted the book out so I could move on.
As THESE DIVIDED SHORES approached, I promised I wouldn’t break myself marketing it. I’d try to distance myself from feeling like a personal failure every time my book wasn’t included in round up lists, or Insta pics, or marketing pushes. And then my laptop bit it the week before release, and I thought “Well now I’ll have to not care.”
It’s amazing how resilient hope is though. There’s still that little persistent voice whispering “But maybe it could surprise you!” even though I vividly remember how ill last year’s release made me. Book releases remain such a personal thing, even as the industry has changed so much.
I wish I had an uplifting note to end on. I wish I could be as happy as when I took this picture, and truly just enjoy having five books published. There is so much below the surface, so many mental hoops and struggles, and I wanted to be more candid with this release. These last two books have not been kind to me. Their releases have been extra unkind. This job is hard. It isn’t always worth it.
But…I’m forcing myself to put a “But”…after two years of ideas not clicking, I’m finally 20k words into a WIP I adore. I have a new series coming out next year with @kris10writes, and having her shoulder this journey with me has been more beautiful than I can put words too.
Life goes on. And sometimes that’s the most uplifting thing anyone can say.
#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #theserebelwaves #snowlikeashes #throneofglass #thelunarchronicles #grishaverse #legend #reading #amreading #currentlyreading
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August 25, 2019
For anyone else who needs to hear this...
For anyone else who needs to hear this tonight.
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August 23, 2019
Zen. Zen. Zennnnnn—
Nope. No zen.
Anyway, due to a massive...
Zen. Zen. Zennnnnn—
Nope. No zen.
Anyway, due to a massive unforeseen laptop malfunction:
1) My THESE DIVIDED SHORES Crew newsletter will be delayed.
2) THESE DIVIDED SHORES release day fun things will also alas be delayed on my end, but the book will still be in stores and stuff cuz the world does keep spinning.
3) The only social media thing I have access to is Insta on my phone. So that is what I shall try to update as I can.
4) Yay.
5) I know this is not a Bad Thing in the scheme of Bad Things (the Amazon is f*cking on fire my god) but sometimes little things like this are enough to set you over. Because I have no control over the global Bad Things, but I should have control over MY Bad Things, right? But I don’t, and thus, breakdown.
6) Anyway at least Aladdin is available on streaming next week, Naomi Scott is keeping me alive.
#theserebelwaves #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #follybeach #angeloaktree #aladdin #laptoplifestyle
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August 22, 2019
Thinking beachy thoughts to gear up for THESE DIVIDED SHORES but...
Thinking beachy thoughts to gear up for THESE DIVIDED SHORES but really, I’m totally obsessed with my current WIP and about to start planning SET FIRE 2: 2 Fiery 2 Gods with @kris10writes and this industry is weird.
#beach #theserebelwaves #books #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #fantasy #fantasybooks
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August 20, 2019
One week from today, the Stream Raiders duology comes to an...
One week from today, the Stream Raiders duology comes to an end.
Have you read THESE REBEL WAVES yet? What’s your favorite part?
It never stops feeling surreal that my books are on the same shelf as so many other magical worlds.
#snowlikeashes #theserebelwaves #sixofcrows #grishaverse #redqueen #throneofglass #darkestminds #thelunarchronicles
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August 19, 2019
Next week, my fifth book comes out.
Next week, I turn 30.
I’m...
Next week, my fifth book comes out.
Next week, I turn 30.
I’m fine. Totally fine. Totally. Are you fine? Cuz I’m fine.
#theserebelwaves #books #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #birthday #beach
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