So you know: I’m leaving for a short writing retreat at the Hambidge Center in Georgia at crazy-o’clock tomorrow morning. I won’t have internet in my cabin, my cell phone won’t work, and I have a writing deadline to meet, so please know I’ll be slow responding to messages while I’m away, if I respond … Continue reading »
Author Archives: Nova Ren Suma
A New Book (In Fact, Two New Books!)
I have been so excited to share this news with you… and now I can! This announcement just ran in Publishers Weekly: Elise Howard at Algonquin Young Readers has bought world rights to two new YA novels from Nova Ren Suma, author of Imaginary Girls and 17 & Gone. The Walls Around Us, the first book, is the story of girls bound … Continue reading »
confessions / fiction / first-drafting / inspirations / novels / writing
The Writing That Comes Before All the Writing: On Outlining
I used to be a dedicated outliner. My outlines for novels would take up dozens and dozens of pages, come with color-coded notes to myself (this has been written and you don’t need to worry about it anymore = blue ; not sure of this, but you’ll come up with something better when you write … Continue reading »
About the Quiet
You may or may not have noticed that things have gone a little quiet in the past few weeks on this blog. I intended to make a post far sooner than this to explain. I’ve stopped the features and the guest posts and the interviews, and initially I wasn’t sure if I’d return with content … Continue reading »
17 & GONE in Australia: Cover Reveal!
I’m really excited to tell you that 17 & Gone is coming out in Australia and New Zealand in July 2013 from Hardie Grant Egmont—and the book will have its own cover there! And oh, wow, do I love this cover image. It’s the kind of image I envisioned while I was writing this book… … Continue reading »
Hudson Valley YA Society Event Sunday!
If you’re in the Hudson Valley, come see me tomorrow, Sunday, April 28, at 4pm for a Hudson Valley YA Society event at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck! Here’s more about the event featuring me, Lauren Morrill, Lauren Oliver, and Jess Rothenberg! RSVP via Facebook or email to the store. And if you can’t make the … Continue reading »
Beyond the Buzz: Guest Post by Kimberly Francisco
This week I have the last posts in the Beyond the (Latest) Buzz series, where I’ve asked YA & kidlit librarians as well as book bloggers to share books they think deserve more attention. Read on to see which book librarian Kimberly Francisco from STACKED wants to share… Guest post by Kimberly Francisco When I was … Continue reading »
Beyond the Buzz: Overactive Imaginations
This week I have a couple last posts in the Beyond the (Latest) Buzz series, where I’m asking YA & kidlit librarians as well as book bloggers to share books they think deserve more attention. Here’s a different take on this question from librarian Amber Couch… Guest post by Amber Couch My name is Amber Couch, … Continue reading »
Beyond the Buzz: The Re-Shelf Take
This week I have a couple last posts in the Beyond the (Latest) Buzz series, where I’m asking YA & kidlit librarians as well as book bloggers to share books they think deserve more attention. Read on to see which books Kellie from the Re-Shelf wants to share… Guest post by Kellie When Nova contacted me about … Continue reading »
fiction / inspirations / novels / other writers / writing
Turning Points: Guest Post by Erin Bowman
This guest post is part of the Turning Points blog series here on distraction no. 99—in which I asked authors the question: What was your turning point as a writer? Here is Erin Bowman, debut author of Taken and one of my Anticipated Debuts for April 2013, sharing her turning point… And be sure to enter the giveaway before … Continue reading »
