Veronica Bane's Blog, page 3
July 18, 2013
Early buzz for MARA!
Thrillist ran a great piece about "three beach reads that live up to their designer covers" recently, and Mara was one of them! Read on to see what they said.
"Mara is a Veronica Bane's fanciful coming-of-age story steeped in a particularly fiery brand of teenage angst. Something like The Outsiders by way of Carrie, in other words perfect for a heavy bout of high school nostalgia while sweating out that hangover."
Read more over at Thrillist.
So exciting! August 3 can't come soon enough.
"Mara is a Veronica Bane's fanciful coming-of-age story steeped in a particularly fiery brand of teenage angst. Something like The Outsiders by way of Carrie, in other words perfect for a heavy bout of high school nostalgia while sweating out that hangover."
Read more over at Thrillist.
So exciting! August 3 can't come soon enough.
July 13, 2013
BookTube-a-Thon is fast approaching!
Hello everyone!
As an avid reader, I am really excited about the challenges in this particular read-a-thon. It is happening from July 15-21, and I'll be participating as a reader! I don't upload videos, but I just couldn't pass up an opportunity like this. Below are the challenges and the books I will be reading for each.
Challenges
1) read an average of 300 pages a day
2) read a book with over 500 pages
3) re-read one book
4) finish a series/trilogy
5) read a book that's been on your shelf forever
6) listen to an audiobook
7) read a classic
Books
Entire Harry Potter series
This takes care of challenges 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
1984
This takes care of challenges 1, 5, and 7.
To Kill a Mockingbird
This takes care of 1, 3, and 7.
The Hunger Games series
This takes care of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.
Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm
This takes care of 1!
Legend and Prodigy
This takes care of 1!
I also have several books on reserve in case I finish these all early. I can't wait to begin the challenge!
As an avid reader, I am really excited about the challenges in this particular read-a-thon. It is happening from July 15-21, and I'll be participating as a reader! I don't upload videos, but I just couldn't pass up an opportunity like this. Below are the challenges and the books I will be reading for each.
Challenges
1) read an average of 300 pages a day
2) read a book with over 500 pages
3) re-read one book
4) finish a series/trilogy
5) read a book that's been on your shelf forever
6) listen to an audiobook
7) read a classic
Books
Entire Harry Potter series
This takes care of challenges 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
1984
This takes care of challenges 1, 5, and 7.
To Kill a Mockingbird
This takes care of 1, 3, and 7.
The Hunger Games series
This takes care of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.
Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm
This takes care of 1!
Legend and Prodigy
This takes care of 1!
I also have several books on reserve in case I finish these all early. I can't wait to begin the challenge!
July 10, 2013
It's here! It's here!
When it's been your dream to write and publish books since you were young and squirrely, there is nothing like holding your book for the first time.
It's got pages. It's got a cover. It's got my name. The characters that have bopped around in my brain for so long are there on the page.
It's thrilling.
To put it in perspective, I spent the majority of today reading The Diviners after I finished up some other work, and I finished the book in the early evening. The ending had me craving more, more, more, but sadly, a sequel to The Diviners isn't due until next year. It was such a rush, though, to read, and I can only hope that some people have that experience with my own book.
To reading and writing, friends! Never stop.
July 8, 2013
On editing.
My writing group and I met yesterday, and workshopping brought up an interesting conversation on editing. Editing is something that both impedes and strengthens writing, and it depends on when and why the editing occurs.
Editing and workshopping as a story is still in progress can be damaging. If an author is too caught up in reworking one particular scene, he or she may get stuck and eventually give up on the story. It's important to keep working on moving forward. Take down whatever notes on the story you need, and then put those notes in a drawer.
Outlining can help clarify the purpose of a scene. See where you're going, and then build your scene to the moments you envision occurring down the line. Or, try writing the ending or pivotal scene in your book.
Most importantly, keep going. Don't let one scene be your undoing!
Editing and workshopping as a story is still in progress can be damaging. If an author is too caught up in reworking one particular scene, he or she may get stuck and eventually give up on the story. It's important to keep working on moving forward. Take down whatever notes on the story you need, and then put those notes in a drawer.
Outlining can help clarify the purpose of a scene. See where you're going, and then build your scene to the moments you envision occurring down the line. Or, try writing the ending or pivotal scene in your book.
Most importantly, keep going. Don't let one scene be your undoing!
July 1, 2013
July snuck up on me.
It always does. One day, it’s my birthday month, summer has just started, and I’m enjoying the sunshine. The next minute, Los Angeles heats up to 100 degree weather, and I start to panic about losing out on my summer.
But I still have all of July! In order to enjoy it, I know that I need to slow down and set some goals to focus on. In that spirit, here are my goals.
July Goals
1. Finish 35,000+ words of current project.
2. Read (at least) ten new novels.
3. Reread summer favorites (entire Harry Potter series, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
4. Submit personal essay for publication.
5. Get out and enjoy the summer! Go to the beach, hike some trails, and try new restaurants.
6. Make sure that all websites and social media pages are ready to go for the book release!
Hope you’re all enjoying the summer! Keep writing and reading.
But I still have all of July! In order to enjoy it, I know that I need to slow down and set some goals to focus on. In that spirit, here are my goals.
July Goals
1. Finish 35,000+ words of current project.
2. Read (at least) ten new novels.
3. Reread summer favorites (entire Harry Potter series, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
4. Submit personal essay for publication.
5. Get out and enjoy the summer! Go to the beach, hike some trails, and try new restaurants.
6. Make sure that all websites and social media pages are ready to go for the book release!
Hope you’re all enjoying the summer! Keep writing and reading.
June 27, 2013
Everything's coming together!
Black Hill Press now features the novella description and editor's note for Mara on its website! It makes everything feel so official.
Also, I'm putting together an author website at veronicabane.com that's coming together nicely.
Thanks for keeping up with me on Goodreads! Much more to come in July/August, so stay tuned.
Also, I'm putting together an author website at veronicabane.com that's coming together nicely.
Thanks for keeping up with me on Goodreads! Much more to come in July/August, so stay tuned.
