Back in January, I featured this interview with Meredith Zeitlin, author of FRESHMAN YEAR AND OTHER UNNATURAL DISASTERS. To celebrate the book’s premiere this week, I’m hosting a giveaway of Meredith’s book! To enter: Become a follower and leave a comment on the blog, or tweet to @WriterLibrarian with the hashtag #FrYrDisasters and share an embarrasing moment you’ve had! Meredith’s […]
This week I’m happy to feature Erin Kellison, who brilliantly blends dark fantasy and fairy tale elements into her stories. Her book, SHADOW BOUND, debuted in 2010 and is part of the SHADOW series: From Goodreads: Death Some people will do anything to avoid it. Even trade their immortal souls for endless existence. Wraiths Secretly, inexorably, […]
In an attempt to reduce my stress levels, I’m taking an insight meditation class. Though some of the exercises have been a bit over-the-top (contemplating raisins and such), I’ve gleaned a lot of good information regarding how to be more accepting when life throws unexpected challenges. Probably the most relevent information I’ve learned involves the Five […]
So we’ve all heard it before. Active language always trumps passive language, especially in prose. I can almost hear the collective sigh of “duh” coming from everyone. But it didn’t occur to me until I saw today’s post on the Angelic Muse blog (you should follow this blog if you don’t already) that active language is also […]
In honor of Valentine’s Day this week, I’m featuring a romance novel, THE DISTANT SHORE, the first in the STONE trilogy, by Mariam Kobras. Mariam is not only a fantastic writer, but a lovely, down-to-earth person. THE DISTANT SHORE has enjoyed a lot of success, and I wish Mariam the very best as she continues her journey as […]
About one month into querying, I haven’t been able to keep up with the three queries a week scenario I originally anticipated. Various factors have contributed to this, namely 1) Day job duties 2) Fine-tuning the pitch for current query novel 3) Networking with other writers 4) Revising the new manuscript (different from query novel) […]
As a grab myself another box of kleenex and hope this fever goes away, enjoy today’s YA book feature, PERIGEE MOON, by Tara Fuller. This book is getting a lot of buzz, so be sure to check it out: PERIGEE MOON: Synopsis, from Goodreads: After a horrific fire claims the life of her mother, seventeen […]
The flu I had last November has decided to pay me an unwelcome visit, so I’ll leave this week to the two books I’d like to feature. Today’s book is FRACTURE, by Megan Miranda: Synopsis, from Goodreads: “Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best […]
This week’s feature is an MG fantasy epic that involves journeying between worlds: WINTERLING, by Sarah Prineas. Sarah is also known for THE MAGIC THIEF series. WINTERLING synopsis, from Goodreads: “With her boundless curiosity and wild spirit, Fer has always felt that she doesn’t belong. Not when the forest is calling to her, when the […]
So a few more queries have been sent out. Per the advice of a critiquing buddy, I’m not going to post specific stats, as I originally intended. For those who want them, feel free to email me off list (cloudhime (at) gmail (dot) com). Here are some issues that have come to my attention in the past few […]