Sunday, August 24, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! August 20 - September 10
I'm celebrating the final countdown to the launch of LARK RISING!
Enter to win an autographed hardcover here:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/104454-lark-rising
Good luck! Happy August!
Enter to win an autographed hardcover here:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/104454-lark-rising
Good luck! Happy August!
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Publishers Weekly's LOVELY Review!
Well, this is pretty cool. My first review. I'm so happy to announce that Lark is a "formidable heroine"!
Publishers Weekly
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Supermoon
Last night was the 'super' full moon (14% larger! 30% brighter!). I insisted to my husband that we go out and look. So we trudge down the drive to the point where the moon has just crested the trees and stand for a moment, considering. And it's all 'hmm' 'what do you think?' 'is it brighter?' 'doesn't seem so much bigger' and... sigh... we start to trudge back. I stop and point to the grass, saying 'it's definitely brighter, look at our shadows.' We are two bits of charcoal against silver. We stare. My husband pokes an arm out; I try bunny ears; he waves; I shake my leg. And then suddenly we are silly-dancing in the moonlight, flailing limbs and trailing laughter.
Children unleashed.
So yeah... pretty super, moon! Thank you :)
Thursday, June 5, 2014
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY!
Hello! Just a quick post to let you know that I'm doing a Goodreads giveaway June 5-June 13 (yay!).
An autographed ARC of LARK RISING is up for grabs (and some swag).
Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/95321-lark-risingGood luck!
(I just keep falling in love with this cover!)
Monday, May 19, 2014
My Writing Process Blog Tour/Hop
It's been a while since I've stopped by my blog. Writing new and revising old have taken up a lot of winter space. But it's spring and, on top of everything (including me) coming back to life, I've been tagged to participate in the 'Writing Process Blog Hop'... so, hello again!
The lovely, talented, kind, and coolest-named YA fantasy author Sabaa Tahir, did said tagging. (Follow Sabaa on Twitter!) Her acclaimed debut, AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, releases Spring 2015 from Razorbill/Penguin. The buzz is very exciting--Romeo and Juliet meets Game of Thrones. A must on every Goodreads To Read list!
Here are the Blog Hop questions jumping around the writing universe:
1. What am I Working On? Currently I am doing final revisions on Book 2 of the Guardians of Tarnec series (Book 2 was titled FALLING RAIN, but I've just learned that will change, so now it is simply 'Book 2' following Book 1 debut, LARK RISING). I've just seen and commented on the second pass of LARK (kind of scary to know that this tale will finally be written in stone--I think I would forever tinker). I am revising a YA contemporary (dark paranormal) and trying my hand as well at an adult (also dark) and a Middle Grade story (not as dark) which I am co-writing with an author friend. Oh, yes, am devising Guardians Book 3.
2. How Does My Work Differ From Others of its Genre? Well, as yet there are no dragons.
But, honestly, I'm not looking to be so very different. Rather, I hope the Guardians of Tarnec books follow fantasy in its most classic tradition: a quest, a battle of good versus evil, an unlikely hero/heroine, and, of course, a true love. I can hope that they might hold space in the beautiful company of other series--those whose worlds can be dived into deeply and unforgettably.
3. Why Do I Write What I Do? I think for the same reason I said above--I've cherished the books that I've dived into, where I've lived in worlds built from extraordinary imaginations. Fairy tales and fantasy formed my growing up, they are closest to my heart.
4. How Does Your Writing Process Work? I'm trying to figure out what my process is, exactly. I wrote the first pages of LARK based on a moment with a hawk, with no idea where the story would lead. Book 2's structure was in place--in my mind--when I began it, and this time I am actually writing a synopsis for Book 3 prior to facing the blank page. So: very different, and, hopefully, growth-displaying methods! That said, I do aim for certain beats in any story--things I imagine/want/need to happen (not that they won't, possibly, get axed later). It's sort of like choosing the stepping stones you will use to cross a river. The challenge is in the leap to each one.
On a more practical level, you can find me clearest and most attuned in early morning, sitting in my favorite chair, feet on footstool, laptop on knees and teacup at hand.
And now I shall pass these questions on to two other authors, whose terrific-sounding books are debuting in 2015:
Mike Grosso's, I AM DRUMS, Egmont USA, was pitched as "an anthem for band kids everywhere"! Check out his website follow him on Twitter.
Jackie Lea Sommers' TRUEST, HarperCollins is a story of summer love, small-town secrets, and the darker side of philosophy. Here are links to her Blog and Twitter!
Tag, guys, you're it!
Their insights on the writing process will be posted on May 26th! Until then--happy reading, happy writing, happy dreaming...
The lovely, talented, kind, and coolest-named YA fantasy author Sabaa Tahir, did said tagging. (Follow Sabaa on Twitter!) Her acclaimed debut, AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, releases Spring 2015 from Razorbill/Penguin. The buzz is very exciting--Romeo and Juliet meets Game of Thrones. A must on every Goodreads To Read list!
Here are the Blog Hop questions jumping around the writing universe:
1. What am I Working On? Currently I am doing final revisions on Book 2 of the Guardians of Tarnec series (Book 2 was titled FALLING RAIN, but I've just learned that will change, so now it is simply 'Book 2' following Book 1 debut, LARK RISING). I've just seen and commented on the second pass of LARK (kind of scary to know that this tale will finally be written in stone--I think I would forever tinker). I am revising a YA contemporary (dark paranormal) and trying my hand as well at an adult (also dark) and a Middle Grade story (not as dark) which I am co-writing with an author friend. Oh, yes, am devising Guardians Book 3.
2. How Does My Work Differ From Others of its Genre? Well, as yet there are no dragons.
But, honestly, I'm not looking to be so very different. Rather, I hope the Guardians of Tarnec books follow fantasy in its most classic tradition: a quest, a battle of good versus evil, an unlikely hero/heroine, and, of course, a true love. I can hope that they might hold space in the beautiful company of other series--those whose worlds can be dived into deeply and unforgettably.
3. Why Do I Write What I Do? I think for the same reason I said above--I've cherished the books that I've dived into, where I've lived in worlds built from extraordinary imaginations. Fairy tales and fantasy formed my growing up, they are closest to my heart.
4. How Does Your Writing Process Work? I'm trying to figure out what my process is, exactly. I wrote the first pages of LARK based on a moment with a hawk, with no idea where the story would lead. Book 2's structure was in place--in my mind--when I began it, and this time I am actually writing a synopsis for Book 3 prior to facing the blank page. So: very different, and, hopefully, growth-displaying methods! That said, I do aim for certain beats in any story--things I imagine/want/need to happen (not that they won't, possibly, get axed later). It's sort of like choosing the stepping stones you will use to cross a river. The challenge is in the leap to each one.
On a more practical level, you can find me clearest and most attuned in early morning, sitting in my favorite chair, feet on footstool, laptop on knees and teacup at hand.
And now I shall pass these questions on to two other authors, whose terrific-sounding books are debuting in 2015:
Mike Grosso's, I AM DRUMS, Egmont USA, was pitched as "an anthem for band kids everywhere"! Check out his website follow him on Twitter.
Jackie Lea Sommers' TRUEST, HarperCollins is a story of summer love, small-town secrets, and the darker side of philosophy. Here are links to her Blog and Twitter!
Tag, guys, you're it!
Their insights on the writing process will be posted on May 26th! Until then--happy reading, happy writing, happy dreaming...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
LARK RISING Cover Reveal!
I am so excited to reveal the cover for LARK RISING! It's beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that I'm going to do this reveal in bits and pieces so you get to see the exquisite detail...
That's just a portion from the back of the jacket. I love how the bits of light trail from Lark's fingers! A hint of Dark Wood, a hint of Lark's connection with Earth...
And here is Lark. There was a bit of discussion about how much of Lark's face should be shown. Personally, I've always loved those book covers which leave the heroine to the imagination, that I might put myself into her journey. So... yay for the hint of profile!
Okay... not the most exciting part, but honestly this is a wrap-around cover, so I'm including this. Also I have to point to the "1"--because LARK is the first in the (also note) Guardians of Tarnec series :)
Those are Myr Mountains in the distance...
Now to reveal who designed the cover: Marcela Bolivar
She is an amazing digital artist who is currently located in Cali, Colombia (how incredible is that?). You can check out her portfolio here: http://www.marcelabolivar.com/
Gulp and wow! And now look close:
Dark Wood spreads along the back of the jacket.
Those are all the pieces. So now I'll put them all together:
The front:
The entire jacket:
Lush, haunting. I am SO excited!! (I already said that, but I am!). Thank you, thank you, Marcela! And thank you, Random House, for such an inspired choice of artists!
Now... to wait until September 23, 2014!
That's just a portion from the back of the jacket. I love how the bits of light trail from Lark's fingers! A hint of Dark Wood, a hint of Lark's connection with Earth...
And here is Lark. There was a bit of discussion about how much of Lark's face should be shown. Personally, I've always loved those book covers which leave the heroine to the imagination, that I might put myself into her journey. So... yay for the hint of profile!
Those are Myr Mountains in the distance...
Now to reveal who designed the cover: Marcela Bolivar
She is an amazing digital artist who is currently located in Cali, Colombia (how incredible is that?). You can check out her portfolio here: http://www.marcelabolivar.com/
Gulp and wow! And now look close:
Dark Wood spreads along the back of the jacket.
Those are all the pieces. So now I'll put them all together:
The front:
The entire jacket:
Lush, haunting. I am SO excited!! (I already said that, but I am!). Thank you, thank you, Marcela! And thank you, Random House, for such an inspired choice of artists!
Now... to wait until September 23, 2014!
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