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UNPREDICTABLE by Eileen Cook (adult chick lit)
Well, as predicted, this was a very funny read. Yeah, I know...Eileen is one of my best friends and you might just think I'm plugging her book because I'm so proud of her, and maybe I am giving her a little extra press, but I also really enjoyed this very fun read. I...
MERCY UNBOUND by Kim Antieau
I have to admit, that at the beginning it was a little hard for me to get into this book because so much of it is in italics. This was to show where the character was journaling vs. what was actually happening, but it made me a little crazy to read. This book also...
MERCY UNBOUND by Kim Antieau
I'm on a great book reading roll. Click here to find out why I loved this one.
Hook ’em With Your Cover
Whether you call it the pitch, the hook, or simply your query, the blurb you write in your cover letter that tells an agent or editor what you’re trying to sell them, is one of the single most important things you’ll ever write. When trying your hand at it, think...
Hook ’em With Your Cover
Read the article here.
Writing the hook
I suppose this is old news to any of the members of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, but I get my bulletin very late, so I've just seen it. I have a new article published in the Jan/Feb bulletin about writing your manuscript hook for your cover...
THE CELEBUTANTES ON THE AVENUE by Antonio Pagliarulo
Read all about my new favorite bubble bath series here (I call it a bubble bath series because you really should sink into a tub with some yummy snack and this book).
THE CELEBUTANTES ON THE AVENUE by Antonio Pagliarulo
I'll just say up front that I never would've picked this book up if someone hadn't recommended it to me. No offense, but I've read too many of those rich girls who go to private schools, shop, party, spend their summers at the Hamptons and generally bore me to...
BEIGE by Cecil Castellucci
This is a fabulous book that I almost didn't read. Here's why and also why I'm glad I didn't judge a book by its cover.
EGGS by Jerry Spinelli and SAVING GRACE by Darlene Ryan
Well, I just read two books in a row with where the main character's mother was dead. I think that's #12 on my list of most overused things and sometimes I wonder if it shouldn't be moved up. I'm partly bugged by the dead mother syndrome because how many kids did you...
EGGS by Jerry Spinelli & SAVING GRACE by Darlene Ryan
I just read two books in a row with dead mothers.
But I Don’t Want To Be A Movie Star by Margaret Pinder
I really liked this book a lot. It was really funny with a great voice and a nice quirky plot. The main character is an American/Brit who normally lives in England, but is visiting her grandmother in the US, so it's a nice combo of American and British humour. I...
My Fave Fifteen of 2007
It's that time of year again... My Fave Fifteen of 2007 They are listed in the order I read them, not the order I loved them. If you're the author, feel free to make some stickers for your book saying, "Endorsed by Joëlle Anthony". I'm cool with that. Amazing Grace by...
What I’ve been reading
Rules For Life by Darlene Ryan How to Take the Ex out of Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison A new YA by my friend Eileen Cook that's not out yet...I got a sneak peek. You're gonna love it when it's out next year. Knots In My Yo-yo String by Jerry Spinelli Terms of...
It’s that sort of year
Reading Is Less Fundamental in Bush Budget CEO of Reading Is Fundamental Carol Rasco issued a statement warning that "President Bush's proposed budget calling for the elimination of Reading Is Fundamental's (RIF) Inexpensive Book Distribution...
Need To Read updated
I am on a writing hiatus after realizing that I worked nonstop for most of November, all of December, and three weeks of January. I don't have writer's block, it's more like Writer Bashing Into a Wall. It's good though, because it's giving me lots of time to read....
Benny and Babe by Eoin Colfer
The nice thing about this sequel is if you accidentally pick it up and read it before you read Benny and Omar, it doesn't matter at all. Which is good, because it doesn't say anywhere on it that it's the sequel. This book is really funny and a great adventure. Set in...
Letter to my congressman
NOTE: I put "[my state] congressman" into google and it took me to a page where I could email both of my senators. It was great. It only took me about three minutes to email them both. It may not change anything, but I thought you should know how easy it is! Hello. I...