Don't miss the Winter Giveaway going on now!
Personal/writing update:
This week is going to be insane for me, but I'm ready for it! I'm attempting to publish "My Summer Vacation by Terrance Wade"as my first self-published piece (novelette/long short story/whatever you want to call it). Working with some awesome people on G+ to get a decently professional cover done. They've had some amazing feedback. Also am doing the final edits this week - as well as last minute formatting.
On top of that, Brenda Drake and Company (way too many awesome people to mention them all) are hosting a pitch contest (need to apply to that still)! I have ten people that I want to submit to, but I need to narrow the list down to three. I still haven't chosen between Where We Collide (formerly known as Soul Therapy) and RUHE. Hopefully I'll get some feedback from one of my friends soon which will narrow the choice for me? Maybe? (Indecision!)
My other writing goals for December? Finish Good Criminal Heart the first draft and completely edit Where We Collide. I wrote the first draft for my NaNo last year and haven't touched it since. But I love, love, love her story - or rather, fell back in love with it. So I'm ready to edit it.
Which is why I need to edit it now - in case I do choose it for the Pitch Contest - if it gets chosen, then it needs to be polished. Or at least, it needs to be in second/third draft form. :)
Then I move onto The Unanswerable for self-publishing while querying Where We Collide and RUHE.
And I have a tight reading deadline... These are all
self-imposed/due to the fact that I go to the library way too much and
bring home way too many books.
I'm reading Dust Lands by Moira Young right now. On my shelf: John Dies at the End by David Wong, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Partials by Dan Wells, and Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor. I'm trying to get through all these this month.
Guys, I'm excited. I haven't had this many deadlines in a really long time - and I feel kind of accomplished - and stressed out! It's a good stressed, it means I'm actually doing things!
Hope everyone else is doing well out there! More updates to come!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Winter Giveaway!
Success! We have four fantastic YA books to giveaway and one fantastic New Adult book to giveaway in two separate giveaways! Sorry for making you guys fill out the form twice - but one is international, the other is not (and different entries for each).
Below is the rafflecopter for the hardcover book giveaway. This is for United States only, the international giveaway with ebooks is further down.
The hardcover prizes:
Deadline by Chris Crutcher. A story of a high school teenager who finds out he is terminally ill. Instead of undergoing treatment to possibly give him a few more "sick" years, he chooses to forgo it. With a one year deadline, he finds out what life is really about.
Saying It Out Loud by Joan Abelove. Based on her own experience of losing her mother when she was coming of age, Mindy has to figure out life for herself. Her father turned inward, and her life has turned to sorrow. Very moving and powerful piece of work.
The Rafflecopter for these two hardcover books (US only) but don't forget the second, international giveaway below!:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Don't forget to check out the other giveaway below!
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The ebook giveaway is open Internationally. These authors have graciously donated one copy of their ebook to join the winter giveaway.
The ebook prizes:
The Between by LJ Cohen. Lydia Hawthorne is on a good track in her life - that is until she is snatched by the Fae. She is thrust between two warring sets of Fae, Bright and Shadow. Lydia is supposed to choose a side, pick one side to win the war. The fate of Fae lies in her hands, but worse, so does the fate of her family.
The Clockwork Giant by Brooke Johnson. Petra Wade is a self-taught clockwork engineer who dreams of becoming a member of the Guild. Emmerich, a Guild recruit, has been hired to make an automation. Emmerich learns of Petra through a chance encounter and knows she can help him. In secret, they build the clockwork giant, but a soon learn of a sinister conspiracy from within the Guild.
Balor Reborn by Paul Carroll - New Adult. Fionn Murray, a university student, has to become the unwilling hero when spirit of tyrant Balor comes back with a vengeance. With his house mate Michael, Fionn must decide to run or face an evil that could consume the world. Based on the old Irish myth of Balor of the Evil Eye, this is the first in the series seeking to revive the magic of Ireland.
The Rafflecopter for these three ebooks (International):
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Below is the rafflecopter for the hardcover book giveaway. This is for United States only, the international giveaway with ebooks is further down.
The hardcover prizes:
Deadline by Chris Crutcher. A story of a high school teenager who finds out he is terminally ill. Instead of undergoing treatment to possibly give him a few more "sick" years, he chooses to forgo it. With a one year deadline, he finds out what life is really about.
Saying It Out Loud by Joan Abelove. Based on her own experience of losing her mother when she was coming of age, Mindy has to figure out life for herself. Her father turned inward, and her life has turned to sorrow. Very moving and powerful piece of work.
The Rafflecopter for these two hardcover books (US only) but don't forget the second, international giveaway below!:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Don't forget to check out the other giveaway below!
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The ebook giveaway is open Internationally. These authors have graciously donated one copy of their ebook to join the winter giveaway.
The ebook prizes:
The Between by LJ Cohen. Lydia Hawthorne is on a good track in her life - that is until she is snatched by the Fae. She is thrust between two warring sets of Fae, Bright and Shadow. Lydia is supposed to choose a side, pick one side to win the war. The fate of Fae lies in her hands, but worse, so does the fate of her family.
The Clockwork Giant by Brooke Johnson. Petra Wade is a self-taught clockwork engineer who dreams of becoming a member of the Guild. Emmerich, a Guild recruit, has been hired to make an automation. Emmerich learns of Petra through a chance encounter and knows she can help him. In secret, they build the clockwork giant, but a soon learn of a sinister conspiracy from within the Guild.
Balor Reborn by Paul Carroll - New Adult. Fionn Murray, a university student, has to become the unwilling hero when spirit of tyrant Balor comes back with a vengeance. With his house mate Michael, Fionn must decide to run or face an evil that could consume the world. Based on the old Irish myth of Balor of the Evil Eye, this is the first in the series seeking to revive the magic of Ireland.
The Rafflecopter for these three ebooks (International):
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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