I’m thrilled to show you all the trailer reveal for DEAD JED by Scott Craven. I can’t wait to read this one! Check out the following trailer and details… Dead Jed Summary Dead Jed is Shaun of the Dead meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jed’s not your typical middle school geek. He is, to use the politically-correct term, cardiovascularly-challenged. And while his parents have attempted to shield him from the Read more…
Check out the awesome cover for the second book in the Gabriel Stone series by Shannon Duffy. It’s so awesome! Add it to your Goodreads shelf! About Shannon … Shannon Duffy website blog Shannon writes middle grade and young adult books. She’s the author of the YA Paranormal Romance, SPECTRAL and the MG Fantasy Adventure series, GABRIEL STONE AND THE DIVINITY OF VALTA (Feb/13), and its sequel, GABRIEL STONE AND THE WRATH OF THE Read more…
Alexa Donne works in international television marketing in Los Angeles and recently signed with agent Monika Verma of Levine Greenberg Literary Agency for her timey-wimey YA book, FUTURE TENSE (previously known as FUTURESHOCK, as seen on this very blog in March’s Pitch Madness and as part of Team Krista in The Writer’s Voice 2013). She blogs at http://alexadonne.com and tweets as @alexadonne. I’m so thrilled to host a post by Alexa Donne that appeared on her blog Read more…
Welcome to the query workshop. From November 1 through November 19 several talented friends of mine will critique queries submitted to the workshop by some brave authors. Today K.T. Hanna is pulling out her ink pen and giving suggestions to her writers on how to tighten, sharpen, and shine their queries. Here’s some more information about K.T. Hanna… K.T. Hanna is an Australian expat who lives in Kansas (long story), with her husband, baby girl, Read more…
Welcome to the query workshop. From November 1 through November 19 several talented friends of mine will critique queries submitted to the workshop by some brave authors. Today Leigh Caroline is pulling out her ink pen and giving suggestions to her writers on how to tighten, sharpen, and shine their queries. Here’s some more information about Leigh Caroline… Leigh Caroline @Leigh_Caroline Leigh Caroline is a phone monkey for a non-profit by day, sneaking words between Read more…
Welcome to the query workshop. From November 1 through November 19 several talented friends of mine will critique queries submitted to the workshop by some brave authors. Today I’m pulling out my ink pen and giving suggestions to my writers on how to tighten, sharpen, and shine their queries. And here is my first critique … Sixteen-year-old class president Kenzie Moriarty doesn’t think life can get much better. (This line isn’t hooking enough. We get Read more…
Welcome to the query workshop. From November 1 through November 19 several talented friends of mine will critique queries submitted to the workshop by some brave authors. Today we have Maggie Hall pulling out her ink pen and giving suggestions to her writers on how to tighten, sharpen, and shine their queries. Here’s some more information about Maggie… Maggie Hall is a traveling, decorating, champagne-drinking, USC-football-watching YA author. She is currently traveling the world with Read more…
Hey, it’s Rae again! For those of you just tuning in, here’s my spiel: As writers, we all Google-stalk agents (and often editors). Come on, admit it, you do. And if you’ve done your homework – and you should have done your homework – you can probably rattle off your dream agent’s most recent sales, submission guidelines, history as an agent, favorite font, and caffeinated beverage. But did you know that agents are people, too? Quirky, nerdy, Read more…
Welcome to the query workshop. From November 1 through November 19 several talented friends of mine will critique queries submitted to the workshop by some brave authors. Today we have Jolene Haley pulling out her ink pen and giving suggestions to her writers on how to tighten, sharpen, and shine their queries. Here’s some more information about Jolene… Jolene loves writing strong female protagonists and has a passion for YA novels on the dark side. In Read more…
Welcome to the query workshop. From November 1 through November 19 several talented friends of mine will critique queries submitted to the workshop by some brave authors. Today we have Laura Tims pulling out her ink pen and giving suggestions to her writers on how to tighten, sharpen, and shine their queries. Here’s some more information about Laura… Laura Tims is a college student (one more semester!) who doesn’t like coffee but who will gladly Read more…