It’s so hard to pick what to feature, when I find so much on the web to entertain me and distract me from my writing. (I won’t even get into Twitter & how many hours I lol at and respond to tweets instead of working.) I don’t know about you…
Month: September 2012
It’s true. I’m a firm believer that there’s a story in everyone, a story that will only be told the right way by that particular person. So, why am I saying that not everyone should write even if they want to write? When people hear that I’m an author, I…
One of my best things about YA books has to be the book boyfriends. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had many a literary crush on the dudes who fill my favorite adult romances, but boys in YA just seem to take it to another level. Maybe it’s because everything is…
What caught Shea Berkley’s eye as she surfed the net without a life vest I don’t think there is a person alive who listens to popular music who doesn’t know who Taylor Swift is. (I used three who words in that sentence, and it makes sense. Go figure.) Sorry, I’m…
Today for Publishing Talk I thought it would be fun to show the transformation of a query letter from one that was not gaining requests to one that led to offers. Sound fun? The first letter is the very first query that I sent out for my debut, Gravity. You’ll…
Hi my name is Lea. I’m a purse-aholic. It’s been a several months since I bought my last purse. I’m seriously jonesing for a fix. Except I’m not here for your help in abstaining from my obsession, I’m here to share it. I LOVE bags. Totes, satchels, bowlers, duffels, purses,…
At Entangled, the editors take our acquisition choices extremely seriously. A lot of time and dedication is put into each book we publish, so we want to make sure the ones we choose have the best possible chances at success. In this monthly feature, scheduled on each book’s release date,…
I don’t know if you’ve heard…but it’s hard being a writer, guys. Like, the writing is really hard, the editing is really hard, and sometimes it seems like people are calculating exactly how to crush your dreams. Also there is so, so much waiting. But we’ve gotta get through it! And…
People are a jealous lot, probably because we can think. In the wild, if an animal has something another animal wants and that animal is bigger they just take it. If it’s smaller sometimes they pee on it, so the bigger animal doesn’t want it anymore. But people, we think,…
English, Scottish, French, Boston, New York, Australian, Spanish, it doesn’t matter. A guy with an accent makes my heart go all wibbley-wobbley. I love the sound of rolling Rs, “Aye” instead of “Yeah,” or “mate” instead of “bro.” To me, an accent plants the promise of far off places and…