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Comment on How to Write a Pitch that’s More than a Pitch by Making Your Pitch Carry Your Novel | maybeso

Making Your Pitch Carry Your Novel | maybeso — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:39:50 +0000

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Comment on Contact by Marcie W

Marcie W — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:20:50 +0000

I am so thrilled to have opened your website!! My desire to write children’s books has now been made possible by finding your “How to Think Sideways” series. Can’t wait to get into the lessons, they are the “help” I’ve been searching for .

Thank You for sharing your treasure!

Marcie

Comment on Adults Reading YA by Why is Paranormal Popular? – Part 2 | maybeso

Why is Paranormal Popular? – Part 2 | maybeso — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:35:15 +0000

[...] 6. We adults are expressing our own adult angst. Most of the writers of YA paranormal are adults. As I reported in a blog last fall, according to a study by Bowker Market Research, over half the buyers of YA books (for ages 12-18) are 18 or older, and most are 30-44. (For my theories about that, see my blog, Adults Reading YA.) [...]

Comment on Different Books, Same Title by Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:23:10 +0000

Checking online is a great thing to do. The problem comes when, months after you’ve begun the publishing process, someone else’s book goes live. I’m about to launch my second novel, Omega Rising. I did online checks to make sure I wasn’t going to be confused with anyone else. Unfortunately, less than a month ago, another author just launched a novel on Kindle with the same title. By now it’s too late for me to change my title.

Comment on Hearing Your Own Voice by What’s “Style” in Writing? | maybeso

What’s “Style” in Writing? | maybeso — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:00:04 +0000

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Comment on If You’re Not Happy Now . . . by Sheri

Sheri — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:48:09 +0000

Great quotes and thoughts, Karyn. It’s a satisfying moment when I get an idea and can’t wait to write it down, and then carve out a little window of time just so I can spend time with my new idea friend. It’s a marvelous process. Sometimes I forget. Thank you for the reminder!

Comment on Adults Reading YA by Barry Hoffman

Barry Hoffman — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:09:37 +0000

Labels are created by publishers and other marketers to hell draw a particular audience to their product. The YA label was created to draw adolescents and teens to a particular section of the bookstore. Prior to their being a YA section you would find YA books in general fiction or the genre it represented (fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi). I’m not arguing that it was a bad idea to create a specific section for the teen audience, but let’s get real here. Just because a book features a teenager or might be written for teens doesn’t mean adults can’t enjoy them as well. And, going a step further there are any number of adult books that teens do enjoy. Hell, I’ve got an eleven-year old granddaughter who has read Stephen King. There’s no reason to scoff at adults who enjoy The Hunger Games and other YA titles. If adults enjoy YA books and they continue to read rather than update their Facebook page, that’s something to cheer.

Comment on Adults Reading YA by Kathrese McKee

Kathrese McKee — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:06:32 +0000

Well said. We are all coming of age no matter where we fall on the continuum of life. Thanks for a great post.

Comment on Old Beliefs Die Hard by Sheri Bertolini

Sheri Bertolini — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:07:53 +0000

God love you, my friend. I keep pushing all the social media buttons, looking for the magic formula, trying to build my audience, then on a whim, post a comment on how I crave a corn dog… and get dozens of comments and responses. There is no logic.

I write because I love to write. I write because I’m processing things that are a mystery, profound, or meaningful… to me. That is enough.

Thank you for reminding me.

Comment on Contact by Karyn Henley

Karyn Henley — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:45:46 +0000

The novel I’m currently working on does not include angels, but angels are still an interest of mine. However, I’m not an expert on the subject.

I would recommend three books to you. A Book of Angels by Sophy Burnham would be an excellent place to start to get an overview of the subject as well as read about some modern day experiences with angels. For specifics, I would go to A Dictionary of Angels by Gustav Davidson. He has a great introduction. Then there is The Encyclopedia of Angels by Rosemary Ellen Guiley.

I hope this is of some help to you.

Wishing you the best of angels!
Karyn Henley

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