It's been three years since Murphy led the Hipster uprising. For three years, Jay has been by his side. All that's about to change. It starts with the beautifully intense Prisoner Forty-Seven... and a loaded gun.Hope you all had a great July 4th for those that celebrate it. We stayed home with our cats - but fireworks went off all day around the neighborhood (which personally doesn't make a whole lot of sense, seeing as how you can't see them in the middle of the day). But hey, whatever makes you happy!
Hipstopia is the first book in Young Adult Dystopian duet, The Uprising.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Hipstopia Goodreads Giveaway Live!
As promised, the Goodreads Giveaway went live, and you guys are being informed! There's five paperback copies up for grabs, so head on over and check it out :)
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Hipstopia Cover Reveal!
The month has finally come when my next novelette/novella is released (is 110 pages a novelette or a novella? Whatever, it’s 110 pages, you decide)!
Hipstopia is 20 days away from release – TWENTY! All the exclamation points!
Since we’re 20 days away, it was only appropriate to finally reveal the cover. I’m not going to take away from Jaclyn’s thunder at JC’s Book Haven – which means you guys should take the trek over to her blog and see the cover :)
Expect another blog post when the goodreads giveaway goes live!
Hipstopia will be out in paperback and available on Kindle on July 22, 2013.
Hipstopia is 20 days away from release – TWENTY! All the exclamation points!
Since we’re 20 days away, it was only appropriate to finally reveal the cover. I’m not going to take away from Jaclyn’s thunder at JC’s Book Haven – which means you guys should take the trek over to her blog and see the cover :)
Expect another blog post when the goodreads giveaway goes live!
Hipstopia will be out in paperback and available on Kindle on July 22, 2013.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Rearranging Goals
Self-motivation is tough. I find that it gets harder the hotter it is outside - I'm personally a dreary day kind of gal. Give me some rolling thunder and a few bolts of lightning and suddenly, words pour out of my fingertips.
Scheduling a release date smack in the middle of summer was probably the worst idea ever, but I am still aiming for a July release. I will not be deterred by the sun.
I came up short on my goals for May (who knew editing a 20,000 word novelette would take up a whole month? Or that I would be so completely unmotivated post-vacation?) I had to rearrange my whole goal list for the year.
This month is insanity, but it should get me in good shape for The Unanswerable and keep me on track for Hipstopia.
June Goals:
Oh, and this goal list doesn't even include my work on the anthology (September publication). Shenanigans, I'll have to explain more about that later!
Stay tuned - Hipstopia's cover reveal will happen this month!
Scheduling a release date smack in the middle of summer was probably the worst idea ever, but I am still aiming for a July release. I will not be deterred by the sun.
I came up short on my goals for May (who knew editing a 20,000 word novelette would take up a whole month? Or that I would be so completely unmotivated post-vacation?) I had to rearrange my whole goal list for the year.
This month is insanity, but it should get me in good shape for The Unanswerable and keep me on track for Hipstopia.
June Goals:
- Hipstopia
Deliver to beta readers (receive feedback by June 26)
Cover Reveal
Interview all the things with the two bloggers
Marketing things - The Unanswerable
First complete edit (BE BRUTAL - that's my pep talk to myself)
IndieGogo
Finish cover
Oh, and this goal list doesn't even include my work on the anthology (September publication). Shenanigans, I'll have to explain more about that later!
Stay tuned - Hipstopia's cover reveal will happen this month!
Monday, May 20, 2013
July Book Release Announcement
Hey guys! I was interviewed over on Examiner - and I announced my upcoming project. Which means, I am super crazy excited to finally announce my super top secret project here!
I'm well on my way to having my novelette fully edited by the end of this month, which means it will get into the hands of beta readers on time, which means the release date will officially be sometime in July! I'll announce the date when we get closer. But for now, the project!
Why on earth did I write something with such a silly concept? I blame @courtney_s. My good friend Sarah pointed out a tweet by Courtney that said, "still waiting on a hipster dystopia YA because my god that would be chilling." I replied with, "We don't do this because it's right or wrong. We don't do this for justice. We do this because it's fashionable."
I know, I know, it was a joke, and I probably should have let it die. But I couldn't, I just couldn't. All of a sudden I had this Murphy character floating around in my brain, then came Jay, and... well, I had to tell the story.
It will be a little over 100 pages. It's a fun concept that came out of a silly tweet, but I took the writing seriously. It ended up being satirical with a little political commentary. It's definitely dystopian, and because it is so fast-paced, it might also appeal to people who love adventure stories.
As always, because my books cannot seem to live without it, it has just a little bit of romance.
I will reveal the cover in June - so stay tuned for that. I'll announce the release date as soon as I have it finalized. And I'll be running a giveaway once it's published for ebooks and (possibly) paperback copies of the book. Exciting things!!
Oh yeah, and between now and then? Try to stay fashionable ;)
I'm well on my way to having my novelette fully edited by the end of this month, which means it will get into the hands of beta readers on time, which means the release date will officially be sometime in July! I'll announce the date when we get closer. But for now, the project!
Hipstopia - YA Dystopian
It's been three years since Murphy led the Hipster uprising. For three years, Jay has been by his side. All that's about to change. It starts with the beautifully intense Prisoner Forty-Seven... and a loaded gun.
Why on earth did I write something with such a silly concept? I blame @courtney_s. My good friend Sarah pointed out a tweet by Courtney that said, "still waiting on a hipster dystopia YA because my god that would be chilling." I replied with, "We don't do this because it's right or wrong. We don't do this for justice. We do this because it's fashionable."
I know, I know, it was a joke, and I probably should have let it die. But I couldn't, I just couldn't. All of a sudden I had this Murphy character floating around in my brain, then came Jay, and... well, I had to tell the story.
It will be a little over 100 pages. It's a fun concept that came out of a silly tweet, but I took the writing seriously. It ended up being satirical with a little political commentary. It's definitely dystopian, and because it is so fast-paced, it might also appeal to people who love adventure stories.
As always, because my books cannot seem to live without it, it has just a little bit of romance.
I will reveal the cover in June - so stay tuned for that. I'll announce the release date as soon as I have it finalized. And I'll be running a giveaway once it's published for ebooks and (possibly) paperback copies of the book. Exciting things!!
Oh yeah, and between now and then? Try to stay fashionable ;)
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monthly Goal Update
I am happy to start this post with:
I know I don't normally get this excited about my projects when I finish them, but deciding to self-publish a few of my titles makes me insanely happy. I have a deadline (February 2014) and a goal to work towards. It's tangible. There's a light at the end of the tunnel!
It stands at 47,000 words. I was aiming for 50,000, but usually more descriptive meat gets added during editing. My first draft is always in gray scale, so-to-speak, and the second draft gets painted with color.
So! With that announcement being done, I have several other goals to touch upon.
May is going to be a busy month, but I'm ready, and excited, for it. I have a trip back to New Hampshire to visit the family (much needed, since I haven't met my youngest nephew yet) and then I have all these shenanigans that I've set out for myself.
Before leaving: finish the first and second edit of my top secret novelette project. Deliver a copy to my husband, one of my awesome critique partners, and my roommate.
After getting back: Do another edit based on feedback of top secret novelette project. Get it to my beta readers. Edit The Unanswerable. Create mock-cover for The Unanswerable. Start the IndieGogo for The Unanswerable.
I took a look at my finished projects, and I was shocked to see how many of them are lying around right now. I have four sitting, not actively being worked on, and one temporarily abandoned (until I feel like rewriting it into a darker NA story). That's five projects that are doing nothing.
I look at that and think, "What am I doing?!" I keep starting new, shinier projects and leaving my old ones behind. It's daunting, looking at that back list, and thinking of how many edits, changes, etc. I have in my future. But knowing I have plenty of things to work on feels good.
For the rest of this year, with the exception of NaNo, I will be trying to finish what I started.
I finished writing No Sugar Coating!
I know I don't normally get this excited about my projects when I finish them, but deciding to self-publish a few of my titles makes me insanely happy. I have a deadline (February 2014) and a goal to work towards. It's tangible. There's a light at the end of the tunnel!
It stands at 47,000 words. I was aiming for 50,000, but usually more descriptive meat gets added during editing. My first draft is always in gray scale, so-to-speak, and the second draft gets painted with color.
So! With that announcement being done, I have several other goals to touch upon.
May is going to be a busy month, but I'm ready, and excited, for it. I have a trip back to New Hampshire to visit the family (much needed, since I haven't met my youngest nephew yet) and then I have all these shenanigans that I've set out for myself.
Before leaving: finish the first and second edit of my top secret novelette project. Deliver a copy to my husband, one of my awesome critique partners, and my roommate.
After getting back: Do another edit based on feedback of top secret novelette project. Get it to my beta readers. Edit The Unanswerable. Create mock-cover for The Unanswerable. Start the IndieGogo for The Unanswerable.
I took a look at my finished projects, and I was shocked to see how many of them are lying around right now. I have four sitting, not actively being worked on, and one temporarily abandoned (until I feel like rewriting it into a darker NA story). That's five projects that are doing nothing.
I look at that and think, "What am I doing?!" I keep starting new, shinier projects and leaving my old ones behind. It's daunting, looking at that back list, and thinking of how many edits, changes, etc. I have in my future. But knowing I have plenty of things to work on feels good.
For the rest of this year, with the exception of NaNo, I will be trying to finish what I started.
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