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Eleven-Year-Old’s Review of “The Three Thorns”: Brotherhood and the shield by @Michael_Gibney @chapterxchapter @tantrumbooks @month9books
I figured a middle-grade review would be best coming from a middle-grader. Here is what he had to say, in his own words: . What was the book about? It was about three orphans who band together when a bunch of guys tried to kill them. They end up traveling to a new magical world… Read more
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Taking a deep breath and admitting “I can’t do it.”
“I can’t do it.” Wow… coming from a neurotic, over-achiever-based upbringing, you would not believe how hard it was for me to type those words … or how hard it was for me to contact my publisher and ask for an extension. When I was offered a three-book-deal for FIRE IN THE WOODS, I knew… Read more
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Lesson Twenty-Nine from a Manuscript Red Line: How’s your synopsis?
The publisher talked a lot about the synopsis in the closing comments of the Red-line. I found this really strange, but I thought it had merit to mention it. For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine? You can also click… Read more
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Sometimes the best laid plans go awry
Gah! Today was supposed to be the cover reveal for ASHES IN THE SKY. But my publisher called me to say it would be postponed. I don’t have a date yet. I guess lesson learned that no matter how well you plan and publicize, something can always happen at the last minute to pull the… Read more
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Lesson Nineteen from a Manuscript Red Line: Don’t annoy the reader
I giggled when I typed out this heading. Everyone knows not to annoy their readers, RIGHT? But can you tell when you might be doing just that? For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine? You can also click “Rant Worthy… Read more
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You don’t need to be extraordinary to do extraordinary things. Fire in the Woods @month9books
One of the things I do on Instagram is pop out a message of good will from time to time. In this particular one, I picked out one of the themes for Fire in the Woods and combined it into a promo video. This is ten seconds long. What do you think? Read more
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Jennifer M Eaton 