Sorry I’ve been so quiet! My generous Czech publisher, CooBoo, flew me into Prague for the fabulous #Humbook festival last week. Here are highlights, scrapbook style (click images to enlarge).
To see more pictures of the architecture, shops, and food I sampled, follow this link to my Prague pinterest board.
Now, I’m going dark a while longer. I've less than 2 months to finish Stain, my gothic Princess and the Pea fairytale retelling. Have an awesome Halloween, and I’ll see you when I come up for air!
There's less than a month (24 days!) until RoseBlood hits shelves, so it's time for a giveaway. And I'm not the only one who's pulling out all the stops to celebrate. My publisher's YA website, Pique, is offering a beautiful limited edition Thorn postcard (crafted by Nathalia Suellen and signed by me!) to anyone who preorders the book (domestic). Follow this link for details.
Now, onto my personal INTL giveaway. To celebrate RoseBlood's imminent birthday, I'm offering up the following prizes:
1 Signed RoseBlood hardback and collector's mask
1- signed German Unhinged w/unique foreign cover
(in celebration of RoseBlood's recent foreign sales)
1- Phantom/music themed mask
1 - signed RoseBlood tote
1 skeleton key necklace
(representing the skeleton dorm keys in RoseBlood)
1 - RoseBlood themed charm bracelet
(representing details from the book)
I still have so much to do to get ready for the launch, but I can't wait for readers to meet Thorn and Rune, and to become reacquainted with Erik! If you missed the virtual tour, you can go back and find all the character / music / book posts and reveals here.
Use the rafflecopter below to enter, and good luck to everyone.
Happy Holidays, and don't forget to look for RoseBloodon shelves January 10, 2017!
Before I get to today's trailer, I have a quick publishing update. I got the news from Agent Goddess last week that Splintered has sold to Taiwan, which means I'll one day be translated in both German and Chinese. YAY!
So "谢谢" and "Danke" to these lovely territories for believing in my story! ♥˘⌣˘♥
Now, onto the Skary misspelling of my title...
Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow is my trailer highlight for today.
Not only does the story itself sound dark and unique, but so are the illustrations drawn by the author. Here's a sneak peak of her talent:
This one is for young readers, ages 8 and up, but it's so visually appealing, it's now on my TBR pile just so I can indulge in the artwork.
As you can see on my calendar, I won't be blogging anymore this month (other than poetry Mondays). I'm on blog-cation over the holiday to work on edits. But Pat McDonald, the founder and moderator of Query Tracker, is coming by the first Friday in December for an interview, so I hope to see you all then.
Oh, and one last thing, have a SPECTACULAR and safe Thanksgiving holiday. (◕‿◕)
I'm concentrating on my WIP today, so we'll make this short and sweet...
If you've ever wondered about the importance of foreign rights to a writer's career, there's an intriguing and surprising post about that here. AJ Hartley is a USA Today and NYT best-selling author whose savvy agent sold his first book to foreign countries while the US was trying to decide whether or not they even wanted it. I love stories like this that both inspire and teach you a thing or two about the biz.
Also, please join Rachel Harris for an interview with successful YA author, Holly Schindler, who talks about trying her hand at Middle Grade books. Rachel is having a giveaway, so if you like freebies, head over there to have a look.
Hope everyone has a productive Tuesday! I'm off to write.
