We've all heard the cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words," right? Well, sometimes, a beautiful, well-written sentence can inspire a picture in your mind that trumps a physical picture any day of the week. Here's a favorite of mine from Shiver (p. 8), by Maggie Stiefvater: As the hours crept by, the afternoon... Continue Reading →
We've all heard the cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words," right? Well, sometimes, a beautiful, well-written sentence can inspire a picture in your mind that trumps a physical picture any day of the week. Here's a favorite of mine from Shiver (p. 8), by Maggie Stiefvater: As the hours crept by, the afternoon... Continue Reading →
Apparently, the secret (or rather, not-so-secret) key to making your e-book a best-seller is to simply give it away. Well, not forever. But by making an e-book available for free for a limited time, authors seem to be finding success making big sales when the e-book finally does tack on a price tag. YA author... Continue Reading →
Since Novel Novice is centered around teen literature, you'd think we'd have a teen on staff, right? Uhm ... no. That's where YOU come in! Novel Novice is looking for a teen contributor to give his or her perspective on the world of YA lit. Possible contributions include (but certainly not limited to): Writing book reviews E-mail... Continue Reading →
Young Adult author Scott Westerfeld took home the award for Best Young Adult Novel for Leviathan at the Aurelius Awards last night. He even tweeted this photo of the award: The Aurelius Awards recognize the best writing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror from Australian writers. You can view the complete list of winners online.... Continue Reading →
We're excited to welcome a new staff member to Novel Novice today -- everyone welcome Rosie! Here's a bit more about her: Rosie is a student at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR. She is currently studying Business and Computer Science with an emphasis in Interactive Marketing and E-Commerce, and is a member of the... Continue Reading →
Best-selling YA author Libba Bray writes on her blog today about winning the Michael L. Printz Award from the ALA earlier this week for her book Going Bovine. Here's some of what she had to say: We all have them—the pie-in-the-sky dreams. The end-of-Purple Rain moment when everyone realizes that Prince is the baddest bad-ass... Continue Reading →
Author Kimberly Pauly has revealed the cover for her upcoming new book Still Sucks to Be Me, which is the sequel to Sucks to Be Me (The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)). Check it out: You can also read an excerpt from Still Suck to Be Me on Kimberly's website. The book... Continue Reading →
Author Kimberly Pauly has revealed the cover for her upcoming new book Still Sucks to Be Me, which is the sequel to Sucks to Be Me (The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)). Check it out: You can also read an excerpt from Still Suck to Be Me on Kimberly's website. The book... Continue Reading →
Apparently, it is unofficially Elizabeth Eulberg day here at Novel Novice. Earlier we unveiled our super-fun Lonely Hearts Club Valentines ... now, CosmoGirl shares 5 Questions with Elizabeth Eulberg: CG: Since this is your first novel, what was the writing process like? EE: I made a lot of mistakes with my first book. I had... Continue Reading →
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