365 Days of the Query: One in a Crowd of Many
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Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters GIVEAWAY, and Other Must-Reads
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…
SHADOW BOUND and other fabulous books by Erin Kellison
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…
Blocks to Success: The Five Hindrances
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…
365 Days of the Query: Cutting out Passive Language (Without Cutting out Content)
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…
THE DISTANT SHORE, by Mariam Kobras
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…
365 Days of the Query: Prioritizing, Picking and Choosing
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 …
PERIGEE MOON, by Tara Fuller
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…
FRACTURE, by Megan Miranda
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…
WINTERLING, by Sarah Prineas
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,…