A few quick giveaway winners:
Kelly York's ebook of Hushed winner: Lori Lee
Tommy Greenwald's: Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit ARC: Kim Murray
Tommy Greenwald's Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading: Suzanne Purvis
And check back next week for a new giveaway!
Book Reviews and Giveaways
- Six great questions about what's next for @BethRevis
Bookanistas: STUNNING SECONDS interview with BETH REVIS - Love reading? Here are some famous thoughts on the subject.
Thoughtful Thursday- Favorite Quotes About Reading - Great interview with Megan Bostic and a lesson for writers on perseverence.
New Voice: Megan Bostic on Never Eighteen - BITTERSWEET: another incredible book by the talented @sarahockler
Review: Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler - Enter by 2/20 for author Skype, Giant Sequoia kit, and THE CAMPING TRIP THAT CHANGED AMERICA .
Giveaway: The Camping Trip that Changed America by Barb Rosenstock and Mordicai Gernstein Prize Package - Jane Yolen/SCBWI grant honors and supports midlist authors.
Jane Yolen Establishes Grant for Midlist Children's Authors - The hope in YA dystopians. Is that what makes the hard questions appealing?
Adult vs YA dystopias - A Question of Hope - Great YA reads to add to your TBR.
New Young Adult Book Releases: February 14, 2012 - Looking for a good book to add to your TBR? Great reviews are coming in for @TawnaFenske's 2nd novel!
On heavy breathing and good reviews
Craft
- What's the driving force of your story?
What Is Your Story's "Take-Away" - BITTERSWEET: another incredible book by the talented @sarahockler
Review: Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler - Using verbs to add clarity and reality.
Self-Editing #10 - Getting Specific: VERBS - Tell a simple, universal story through action. Great PB insight from @anastanisz
3 Things I’ve Learned About Writing Picture Books - Exploring the good and bad of your characters: a lesson to learn from George R. R. Martin.
Game of Thrones and the Art of Being Unsentimental About Your Characters - There are no arbitrary choices. WHY does your mc do/say what she does?
Guest Author Gretchen McNeil: Are Your Characters Motivated? - EXCELLENT post on 25 ways to vary your sentence structure.
25 Subordinating Conjunctions - Great YA reads to add to your TBR.
New Young Adult Book Releases: February 14, 2012 - The importance of plotting in layers.
The Plot Thickens - Weaving in detail to make get multi-purpose bang from your scene.
Happy Valentine's Day, Hogwarts Style - The six common denominators every story has to have in its narrative arc.
Editing the Narrative Arc - Who is (or isn't) reading "New Adult" - is it just a college-aged YA in disguise?
In Support of New Adult Fiction - Six genres of children's books--what's right for you?
What Am I Writing? Children's Books Defined - Four lessons your mc needs to learn from Winnie the Pooh.
Defining the Lead Character (as demonstrated by Winnie the Pooh) - Does every character in your novel have enough purpose?
Does Your Story Have Too Many Characters? - Infodumps: why they're evil and where they like to hang out.
The Other Side of the Story: The Power of Explanation Compels You: Avoiding the Dreaded Infodump - 6 tips on how to be productive with limited time.
From the Write Angle: Making the Most of Your Writing Time - The last paragraph of your 1st chapter should set up the rest of the book.
edittorrent: The End of the Beginning - Want to know more about your novel world AND drum up some pub credits? Write a short story.
I cracked the mystery of the short story. - A good writer uses specific nouns to offer clarity in minimal wordcount. Great reminder!
Self-Editing #9 - Getting Specific: NOUNS - Is your antag a problem not a person? You still need goals, stakes, and conflict.
The Faceless Villain: What to do When Your Bad Guy Isn't a Person - Five instances where using incomplete sentences in your ms might be helpful.
Breaking Grammar Rules: Sentence Fragments - We LOVE this post! Jami Gold shares how she uses the Beat Sheet for revisions. Edit
How to Use the “Save the Cat” Beat Sheet for Revisions | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Inspirations and Smiles
- Feeling too tired to write? Here are some great, natural pick me ups.
6 Ways to Energize Your Writing Naturally—by Chrystle Fiedler - Down about your writing? Four tips for revving back up.
4 ways to bounce back when your confidence takes a beating - It's about dedication: the success of many authors stems from sticking to their schedule.
Babbles from Scott Eagan: Make A Writing Schedule And Stick To It - Not winning can give you grace and inner strength. Congrats, Sheri!
What Puts Confidence, Poise, and Strength in the Title Mrs.?
Issues, News, Trends, and Congratulations
- Kirkus to offer editing, copyediting, proofreading services for unpublished and self-published authors.
Kirkus Launches Editing Division For Self-Published Authors - Foreshadowing: does yours whisper? Or does it thunk?
Foreshadowing that whispers and foreshadowing that goes “Thump!” - A college course on young adult lit? Sign me up! @wordforteen's notes from her 1st day of class. Edit
WORD for Teens: Young Adult Literature: The Class (Day 1) - How the industry has changed, for better and for worse.
Bent on Books: My, How Things Have Changed: Jenny weighs in on industry changes good and bad - Big WOOOOOOOT to @annastanisz for the sale of her picture book to Henry Holt! Great news!
My ROARing Good News!
Social Media, Self-Publishing, and Author Promotion
- Getting readers to stay "in-like" with you on Facebook.
The Myth About Being “Liked” (on Facebook) - Have an upcoming release? How to use Goodreads to promote your book.
2 Ways to Make the Most of Goodreads | Jane Friedman - @mistyprovencher on her self-pub journey. Very interesting! Lots of info. Edit
Nothing Cannot Happen Today: Self Publificating
To Market
- A suggested format for checking in with your agent.
Working with Your Agent - Another great run down of available information on literary agent Linda Epstein from @CaseyMcCormick.#writing
Agent Spotlight: Linda Epstein - An interesting view on the evolving market in self-publishing.
Is Self-Publishing A Ponzi Scheme? - Hoping to get an agent's offer? File these 10 questions away for reference.
10 Questions to Ask When Offered Representation - Five ways to show the appeal of an unlikeable character in your query letter.
Querying your unlikeable character - Even if you're not pitching at a conference, you should have an elevator pitch for your book.
Writers Conferences: Your Elevator Pitch | GENREALITY - Is it possible to hook an agent with your title alone?
The Sharp Angle: More Proof That Book Titles Are an Important Part of Your Query Pitch - Thinking of an ePub service? Read this first.
10 Questions to Ask Before Committing to Any E-Publishing Service - Reminder on the limitations of following or bucking standard practice while trying to sell your book.
You Are Not The Anomaly - In Most Cases - Writing Christian Fiction? Here's a list of 25 agents who rep it and how to follow them on Twitter.
29 Christian Literary Agents to Follow on Twitter | Author Media
Other Weekly Round-Ups:
- Cynthia Leitich Smith at Cynsationsdoes a Cynsational author, craft, and book news review.
- Elizabeth Craig posts a comprehensive weekly list of all her helpful Twitter posts.
- Stina Lindenblatt does a fabulous Cool Links Friday post every week.
- YA Highway's Friday Road Trip hits the high points of the publishing industry, writing craft, submissions process, and other fun stuff.
Happy reading and joyous writing,
Clara and Martina
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