When it comes to romance in YA (or really any novel), how the romantically-involved characters first meet is dictated very much by the type of romance you want to create. For example, what’s wrong with this picture: Scene 1: Boy meets girl. They meet eyes; their hearts skip a beat. He comes over and is […]
First up, I need to announce the contest winners from last week’s PARISIAN GIVEAWAY. The lucky winner of Anna and the French Kiss and a small (don’t expect much!) Parisian souvenir is: ♥ Erica! ♥ Email me your snail-mail address, Madame, and I shall send you this petit gift right away! (My email is susan […]
5 out of 5 stars. I swear, I have been reading some of the most amazing MG in the past few weeks, and Fablehaven is just one more to add to the list. Brandon Mull has created a very, very cool world–the sort of world I would have desperately wanted to be part of as […]
It’s that day again–time for Sooz’s YA and MG Publishing Industry Lowdow. The general idea is that I share the biggest news in the young adult and middle grade publishing world each Friday–big deal*, important changes, etc. Note: My source for deal news is Publishers Marketplace, which requires a paid subscription. As such I’m only […]
One book to rule them in all, and in the greatness bind them! So, I got this idea from Molly O’Neill’s blog, and it’s such a COOL thing to think about, I wanted to share it here. That is: If you could only ever publish one book (or one more), what would that book be […]
As you can guess, the trip to Paris involved a great many croissants and macarons–not to mention all the espressos, baguettes, madeleines, and occasional wines. We (the Frenchman and I) rented a tiny, studio apartment in Montmartre that was next to the most AMAZING bakery–the best in Paris, quite literally. This bakery had the distinction […]
5 out of 5 stars. After seeing Shawn Thomas Odyssey read the prologue (embedded below!) to The Wizard of Dark Street, I knew I had to read this book. The deliciously sinister feel to the magical world mixed with a 12-year-old solving mysteries plus the simple fact that Oona (the MC) has a raven for […]
It’s that day again–time for Sooz’s YA and MG Publishing Industry Lowdow. The general idea is that I share the biggest news in the young adult and middle grade publishing world each Friday–big deal*, important changes, etc. Note: My source for deal news is Publishers Marketplace, which requires a paid subscription. As such I’m only […]
As Sarah said Monday, the casual idea of coauthoring a book didn’t become a REAL idea for months. And then the actual world-building and novel-writing happened in a matter of weeks. We were pushing out two to three scenes a day and letting go of our egos (because how else can you let someone read […]
Yes, that’s right: I’m headed back in the City of Lights. This time, it’s a purely business, research-oriented trip. I’ve finished most of the first (And rough–oh it’s rough!) draft of Something Strange and Deadly book 2 (which is being tentatively titled A DARKNESS STRANGE AND LOVELY), and now it’s time to fill in all […]
