Because today is The Day. Submissions for Writing for Young Adults go live at 5 PM eastern time (which is EDT, and this is what time it is FOR ME RIGHT NOW). You can try to figure out your own time zone here. And remember: we’re only taking the FIRST SIX APPLICANTS. (For more info […]
5 out of 5 stars. Wow, just wow. I don’t know why it took me so long to pick up this book–I really regret not starting Armstrong’s The Summoning sooner. The book opens with a darn GOOD prologue that officially scared the willies out of me, and the story just builds and builds after that. […]
I thought I’d start a new feature: Sooz’s YA Publishing Industry Lowdow. The general idea is that I’d share the biggest news in the young adult and middle grade publishing world each Friday–big deals, important changes, etc. Why am I doing this? In the recent polls, that was one of the most requested things. Not […]
♥ Time for some community feedback! ♥ It’s that time again!! For June’s Query Day, we have our first lucky “winner”, Sharon Bayliss. Her shiny, revised query is now ready for some group feedback! As always, be HELPFUL, be gentle, and leave your comments below. ~~~ Dear Ms. Agent, I’ve read in interviews that you […]
I’m back, my friends! Did you miss me? I missed you! (Though please be patient if you emailed me… It’ll take some time to get through them all.) So, I believe I promised some exciting news today. ::clears throat:: Oh! Wait… First, I’ve got a post on Let the Words Flow explaining some revelations I […]
I have to take a break from the internet. There is no other way I can possibly accomplish all that needs to be accomplished in the next week. And so, I’m taking a plunge that kinda scares the willies out of me, but that ultimately has to happen. The internet and I are separating. It’s […]
ALRIGHT, MY FRIENDS… I have received 10 query letters, so I’m closing submissions! ♥ Thank you, everyone!! ♥ Be sure to check back for the next QUERY DAY in July!
Query Day for June starts TODAY 6/6/11 at 5:00 PM EDT. DON’T MISS IT! Once I get 10 queries, I’m closing submissions! ♥♥ Don’t know what Query Day is? Head here.
Because Something Strange and Deadly has ghosts and walking corpses, I was recently asked, “How do you write a scary scene?” So I sat down and thought about what makes a scene scary–how I crafted the frightening bits and what I find scariest in movies/books. I’m sure there are better posts out there that discuss […]
5 out of 5 stars. Let me preface this by saying I’m not usually a fan of true-love/love-at-first-sight stories. Nor am I usually a fan of stories where the romance is the focal point. Then I got an ARC of debut author Tara Hudson’s Hereafter, and she pretty much flipped my expectations around. Maybe it […]
