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YA Sunday Morning News: This Week for Writers 6/11/17
Hello, writers! June is in full swing and hopefully the longer days have provided you with extra time to work on your writing. This week’s links should help you on your journey!If there’s a news story or blog post you found particularly interesting, or you want to share your thoughts on an article, send me a tweet. Or just stop by to say hello!
Enjoy!
BookExpo and BookCon News and Interviews:
- We Went To BookCon 2017 and It Was *Epic* via Epic Reads: A round-up of happenings at last week’s BookCon event.
Writing for Publication—Queries and Submissions:
- Query Critique Tuesday: Focus on your protagonist's journey via Nathan Bransford: A sample query and a focus on showing events from your protagonist’s view.
- What Is Your Book Comparable To? via Babbles from Scott Eagan: The best way to use comp titles in your query letter.
- How to research a literary agent via Nathan Bransford: Tips on choosing a list of agents to query.
- How to personalize a query via Nathan Bransford: Guest post on tips to personalize your query to a specific agent.
- Cold requerying via Janet Reid: Can you requery an agent who has already rejected your manuscript?
- Literary Agent Intern Tracy Gold's Step-Through of an Agent's Revise and Resubmit Request via Adventures in YA Publishing: We welcome Tracy Gold back to the blog with a fabulously detailed step-by-step post on how to handle R&Rs (revise and resubmit requests) from literary agents.
Writing for Publication—Book Marketing and Social Media:
- How to Create and Market your Author Platform FREE via BadRedhead Media: Free options to get you started creating and marketing your brand.
- 3 Steps To Know Your Audience For Increased Book Sales via Digital Book World: Authors who take the time to get to know who they are writing for are able to engage with them genuinely.
- Author Safety via Books & Such: Not quite a post on social media, but just as important is your safety as a public person; see these tips to protect yourself.
Author Interviews:
- Author Chat with J.C. Geiger (Wildman), Plus Giveaway! via YA Books Central: Interview with J.C. Geiger on his novel, Wildman.
- The Life-Changing Reading Habit Sarah Dessen Discovered As a Teen via Goodreads: Goodreads asked Sarah Dessen to share her thoughts on the importance of stories and escapism.
- Author Of The Week: Chat with Cora Carmack (Roar), Plus Giveaway!! via YA Books Central: Interview with Cora Carmack on her novel, Roar.
- Author Of The Week: Chat with Veronica Rossi (Seeker), Plus Giveaway!! via YA Books Central: Interview with Veronica Rossi on her novel, Seeker.
- Four Questions with Sarah Dessen via Publishers Weekly: Sarah Dessen shares her thoughts about on the ways YA has changed over the last two decades, and what inspires her to keep writing for teens.
- Author Chat with Kayla Olson, Plus Giveaway! via YA Books Central: A chat with Kayla Olson, author of The Sandcastle Empire.
Adventures in YA Publishing Author Interviews:
- Sarah Tolcser, author of SONG OF THE CURRENT, on the only way out being through
- Cath Crowley, author of WORDS IN DEEP BLUE, on books and ideas connecting and helping us
- A.V. Geiger, author of FOLLOW ME BACK, on balancing your navigation through social media
- Kayla Olson, author of THE SANDCASTLE EMPIRE, on projects that serve different purposes during your journey
- Natalka Burian, author of WELCOME TO THE SLIPSTREAM, on telling the story waiting to be told by you
- A.J. Hartley, author of FIREBRAND, on being bolder in what he is doing
Literary Agent News and Interviews:
- Get to Know Agent Rachel Brooks via BookEnds Literary: Short interview with literary agent Rachel Brooks.
- Agent Alyssa Jennette Looking for Clients via Kathy Temean: Information about Alyssa Jennette of Stonesong Literary.
- New Literary Agent Alert: Connor Eck of Lucinda Literary LLC via Writer’s Digest: Information about Connor Eck, who I interviewed last month for AYAP.
Writing and Pitch Contests:
- Helen Sheehan Book Prize via Elephant Rock Books: Elephant Rock’s Sheehan YA Book Prize is awarded to the strongest full-length YA novel; winners receive a monetary prize and publication with Elephant Rock Books.
Writing Craft:
- 14 Keys to Revising Your Manuscript by David Lubar via Kathy Temean: A guest post on 14 things to look for when revising.
- How to Treat Mentally Ill Characters When Writing a Novel via Writer’s Digest: Writing characters with mental illness without resorting to caricature.
- The Real Problem With Passive Voice in Fiction via Fiction University: Understanding passive voice so you can correct it.
Writing Inspiration:
- Writing Inspiration: Do You Really Need It to Write? via The Write Practice: Is it possible to write anytime, whether you’re inspired or not?
- Real Writers Persist. Always. via Laura Sapala: Persistence, without exception, is what you must do as a writer.
Publishing News & Trends:
- Harper Lee estate endorses To Kill a Mockingbird graphic novel via The Guardian: The new comic is the latest in a number of posthumous projects based on the work of Harper Lee.
- Month in Review: May 2017 via The Hub: A quick round up of featured posts about YA featured on The Hub.
- The Well-Read Black Girl Festival Is On via Electric Lit: After exceeding its $15,000 fundraising goal this weekend, the Well-Read Black Girl Writers’ Conference and Festival is on for September 9th in Brooklyn.
- Lauren Graham Picks Up YA Novel ‘Windfall’ And Will Adapt As Feature via Deadline: Jennifer E. Smith’s latest novel, Windfall, is getting the big screen treatment.
New YA E-Book Deals:
New YA Book Giveaways:
- Adventures in YA Publishing Giveaways
- Epic Reads Giveaways
- Goodreads Giveaways
- RivetedLit Giveaways
- YA Books Central Giveaways
YA Book Awards and Congratulations:
- 2017 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Award Winners Announced via Publishers Weekly: The winners of the 2017 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards were announced on May 31 at BookExpo in New York City.
YA New Book Deals and Releases:
- New Releases this week 06/05-06/11 plus 4 Giveaways via Adventures in YA Publishing: Our weekly picks and giveaways!
- What's New in YA ~ June 6th, 2017 via YA Books Central: A featured list of new YA books hitting shelves this week.
Just for Fun:
- What to Do With Used Books via Book Riot: The best ways to de-clutter your bookshelves.
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