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November 10, 2016
Win a $220 Gift Card from The YA Gal!
Picture it: Thanksgiving morning you wake up and get a lovely email from Jennifer Bardsley, aka "The YA Gal," telling you that you won $220 to spend on a book buying shopping spree on Amazon. Wouldn't that be fun? That lucky person could be you!!!
I've teamed up with twelve YA and KidLit authors to cosponsor a raffle. The grand prize is a $220 USD e-gift card to Amazon. There are multiply ways to enter the giveaway. You can sign up to follow author newsletters, follow them on Twitter, or ad...
October 31, 2016
Win a Signed Copy of THE BFF BUCKET LIST!
Have you read THE BFF BUCKET LIST yet? Or maybe you’d like a copy to give to a friend or family member. Enter the Goodreads giveaway by November 15 for your chance to win a signed copy. 
Head over to Goodreads to enter!
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/208892-the-bff-bucket-list
October 26, 2016
#AnnieHasBeenThere: One Author’s Mission to Help Others With Their Settings
As a fiction writer, I think one of the best things I can do to keep my imagination active is to travel to other countries and explore landscapes to learn what makes them unique and beautiful. I’ve been blessed to travel to over 50 countries, and I think that has helped me to make my stories richer and more distinctive because I have a variety of experiences to pull from.
However, most working writers don’t have the time or ability to travel to a location that proves to be an ideal setting fo...
October 4, 2016
Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Elly Swartz
Elly is a middle grade author and her debut, FINDING PERFECT, releases from Farrar, Straus & Giroux on October 18! She is represented by Tricia Lawrence at the Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
Connect with Elly . . .
Curriculum Guide * Finding Perfect audio trailer * Twitter * Facebook * Goodreads * Website (www.ellyswartz.com)
Get the book . . .
Amazon * Indiebound * Barnes and Noble
QUERY
What advice would you give to querying writers?
My biggest piece of advice for querying writer...
September 30, 2016
Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Kathleen Glasgow
Kathleen is a young adult author and her debut, Girl in Pieces, is now available from Random House/Delacorte! She is represented by Julie Stevenson at Lippincott Massie McQuilkin.
Connect with Kathleen . . .
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads * Instagram
Get the book . . .
Amazon * Barnes and Noble * Indiebound
QUERY
What advice would you give to querying writers?
Relax! Just kidding—that never works, ever. Do your research. What books have they previously worked on that are si...
September 27, 2016
Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Jill Diamond
Jill is a middle grade author and her debut, LOU LOU AND PEA AND THE MURAL MYSTERY, will release from Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on October 18, 2016! She is represented by Jennifer Rofé of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Connect with Jill . . .
Get the book . . .
QUERY
What are some important things for querying writers to consider when researching agents?
First and foremost, consider whether the agent represents the type of...
September 23, 2016
Behind the Book - Back-to-School Bookshelf Tour
Jennie K. Brown
What was your inspiration behind your book in general?
The idea actually came to me when I was stopped at a red light in my hometown. I glanced up at the Starbucks on the corner across the street to see a young girl tossing a ball into the air. From the angle I watched, it looked as if the girl was controlling the ball with her mind. At pretty much the same time I asked myself, What day of the week is it? (I have a tendency to lose track of the days over the summer!) An...
September 14, 2016
Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Abby Cooper
Abby is a middle grade author and her debut, STICKS & STONES, is now available from FSG/Macmillan! She is represented by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House.
Connect with Abby . . .
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads
Get the book . . .
Amazon * B&N * IndieBound
QUERY
What was your method for querying? Small batches? Query widely? Wait for feedback?
I sent them out in batches, and I’m really glad I did. My strategy was to send around 5-10 at a time, then wait a couple...
September 6, 2016
Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Traci Chee
Traci is a young adult author and her debut, The Reader, will be released from Putnam/Penguin September 13, 2016! She is represented by Barbara Poelle of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency.
Connect with Traci . . .
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads
Get the book . . .
Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Indiebound
QUERY
How did you keep track of your queries?
I am a chronic overachiever and a classic Ravenclaw, so when it came time to start querying, I doubled down with Query Tracker (a gre...
August 25, 2016
Query.Sign.Submit. with Alyssa Eisner-Henken
Alyssa represents picture books, middle grade, young adult fiction, nonfiction, and women’s fiction.
She tries to respond to all queries, but if you haven’t gotten a response after three months, you should consider it a pass.
To connect with and learn more about Alyssa . . .
QUERY
What advice would you give to querying writers?
I would urge a writer not to query before she/he feels the manuscript is complete and in the best possible shape. It can be tempting to want to...
