67 Pick Any YA Book of Your Choice Giveaway and #YALit Pick and Mix 11/30/13

Lots of great news this week! BEHOLDEN is off to copyedit, and I'm so excited about that and about starting back on Book 2. At the same time, I'm scared. I've heard about the fear from other authors. I know that no one really feels like they "get it" any better no matter how many books they've written. I had a chance to talk to the fabulous Libba Bray at YALLFEST about this, and she said she drives herself crazy with every book. Here's the post of hers that we talked about, by the way. If you're a writer, read it. If your a fan of Libba's read it. Hell. Everyone. Read it.

The bottom line, all writers, all human beings, have doubt. I wish I could say I had less doubt now than I did when I was fifteen, or seventeen, or before I got a book deal. I think I just have different doubts. And you know what? I think that's okay. For the first time in my life, I'm at peace with doubt. I'm going to embrace it. Doubt gives me the kick in the a$$ I need to push myself.

I have a new trick I'm going to try to play on doubt. I bought the supplies for it today. Look for some photos next week. :)

But I said I had two pieces of good news, didn't I? My second piece is that YASeriesInsiders.com is finally alive and doing well. Here's a list of all the fabulous giveaways we're offering around the web to celebrate.

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/p/ya-fiction-giveaways.html 


Thought for the Week

via teen.com

 

Young Adult Novel Giveaway This Week

This week's giveaway is a pick-your-own! Complete the form entry and leave a comment saying which book you're most dying to read, and I'll pick a random winner from those comments and send you the book of your choice. Any book. At all. No limits.

And since someone accidentally put BEHOLDEN up early on Goodreads, become a fan of mine there for a for a second change to win. I'm picking a second winner from my fans!

For an additional bonus in BOTH giveaways, add BEHOLDEN to your Goodreads list. :)

Young Adult Novel Giveaway Last  Week 

The Fiery Heart
by Richelle Mead
Hardcover
Razorbill
Released 11/19/2013

Winner: Chi Shannon

In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. And in one breathtaking moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget, she made a decision that shocked even her. . . .

But the struggle isn't over for Sydney. As she navigates the aftermath of her life-changing decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many directions at once. Her sister Zoe has arrived, and while Sydney longs to grow closer to her, there's still so much she must keep secret. Working with Marcus has changed the way she views the Alchemists, and Sydney must tread a careful path as she harnesses her profound magical ability to undermine the way of life she was raised to defend. Consumed by passion and vengeance, Sydney struggles to keep her secret life under wraps as the threat of exposure--and re-education--looms larger than ever.

Pulses will race throughout this thrilling fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where no secret is safe.

Purchase The Fiery Heart at Amazon
Purchase The Fiery Heart at IndieBound
View The Fiery Heart on Goodreads

Books, Books, Books

How to turn an old book cover into an e-reader case via Lifehacker (which I think is mega cool).

13 Young Adult adaptations to look out for via Mundie Moms. (Which one are you most excited for)?

An awesome article about YA books and the moral center from YA Stands.

Photo via Marsmattn Tallahasse on Flickr

Why YA boyfriends are so much cooler than your real-life boyfriends.

And as a bonus, here's a quiz on which YA book you should read next.

Actually, I have a short cut to that quiz. Laini Taylor has a brand new novella in her DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE series called NIGHT OF CAKE & PUPPETS. And OHMYGOD. Love!

And finally, here's Libba Bray and a slew of your favorite YA authors. doing Bad Vampire at YALLFEST. Enjoy!

Young Adult Reader of the Week:

Donna Hosie

* Want to be the reader of the week next week? Leave a comment on our Thursday or Friday posts! 

   

Blogger of the Week: 

rhapsodyinbooks at "Color Online"

* Want to be the blogger of the week next week? To be honest, this is pretty much the only way I have time to discover new blogs, so it's a great way to get into my twitter feed and into these round-up posts if you have great content to share. Leave a comment. I'll pick from among the bloggers who leave comments here on the blog today through Wednesday.

Writing Tip of the Week

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Bonus Tip

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