Also, I will be 22 this year. In about 7 months time. Sheesh, I’m getting old *clutches on to youthful self*
To be honest, I feel like this:
Also, I will be 22 this year. In about 7 months time. Sheesh, I’m getting old *clutches on to youthful self*
To be honest, I feel like this:
So, yesterday I posted 6 covers I re-made for Holly Cupala’s new book Don’t Breathe A Word. And I asked for your opinions regarding which you thought would make the best entry (for the contest, ie). If you have no idea what I’m talking about, refer here. Well, THANK YOU for your suggestions! I really appreciated it 🙂
Anyway, based on what you said, I narrowed it down to the top three. I reworked one, tweaked another and let one just be. And now I need you to tell me which ONE you think should be my contest entry, okay?
So, here’s the actual book cover:
In Holly’s own words, these are visual ideas from the book:
Streets, darkness, light (I love the bokeh lights in the final official cover!). Asher, the abusive boyfriend, is obsessed with crows, and Joy feels like she is trapped like one. He gives her a Tiffany I.D. bracelet with a crow dangling from the edge. At the beginning of the novel, Joy cuts off her long, dark hair and bleaches it to disguise herself on the streets. There is a romance, too, with Creed—a talented musician who is on the streets for reasons of his own.
Taken from here.
And here are the ones that I made:
Cover#1
Cover #2
Cover #3
Please choose just ONE cover. It would make my job easier AND I will love you forever. For reals.
Yeah that.
Well, guess what?
If you help STRING BRIDGE get to the amazon bestseller list (by purchasing a copy, of course), you get to receive the all-original soundtrack, (aptly titled) Melody Hill: On The Other Side, written and performed by Jessica (naturally) for free. Did you get that? For FREE.
And all YOU have to do is purchase a copy of STRING BRIDGE (paperback or ebook) today. Yes, TODAY, ie, November 11th. And then email the receipt to jessica.carmen.bell(at)gmail(dot)com
You will then be emailed the link to download the album at no extra cost! How cool is that!
You can purchase the book on Amazon.
And you can listen to samples of the songs on iTunes
And just so you remember what book and what music I’m talking about, have a look at the trailer, which combines the best of both.
Personally, I think having a soundtrack (that too the soundtrack of the MC herself) to listen to before/while/after reading a book makes for a particularly, um, wholesome experience. So I REALLY REALLY think you’d want to check it out. And, also, you know, generosity goes a long way. So help STRING BRIDGE and Jessica 🙂
Jessica Bell String Bridge Goodreads Jessica’s Blog Jessica’s Twitter Jessica’s Facebook
Also, if you like you can check out reader reviews of String Bridge and mine, too.
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And because you guys are all very generous and kind and listen to my rants so patiently, I will direct you to some really squeal-worthy awesomeness. Ready?
A good blogger friend of mine, Michelle from Windowpane Memoirs is holding a contest where she is giving away 50 books. YES, 50.
Do you realise how totally amazing she is?
And do you know what you have to do to, you know, win? All you have to do is follow her. Yes, that is all. Just follow her. And if you’re nice enough to comment on her posts as well, she will be giving away ARCs all throughout November.
Some of the stash 🙂
Excited enough?
Go give her some love, and she’ll give you some too.
I thought this particular news might interest you if you have a manuscript complete and polished, ready to be shipped off for querying. Or for that one that has battled the query wars and needs some new love. Whatever you’re writing about, as long as you have a finished manuscript, this might just be your call.
Because, have you heard of this thing called the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award?
This one’s a gamble which, if all goes well, will fetch you the reward of your dreams. Because then, you can go from this
To this:
Because, there’s a contract with Penguin on the line. Oh yes.
Here’s an extract straight from the website announcement:
So yes, there’s not much time. And there are official rules, which you need to check out. But give it a shot, and even if lady luck isn’t shinning on you, there’s the chance of you doing something like this:
See, good things happen.
Not always however. The bad things always drop in unexpectedly. Which brings me to the tragedy the entire writing community has been heartbroken by. L. K. Madigan, author of Flash Burnout and The Mermaid’s Mirror, has been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer and she has shared a very brave and heartrending post about it.
I have yet to read her books but Flash Burnout is on my list. Also, she’s a friend on Facebook and Twitter.
For all the losses I’ve experienced in the last two years, I cannot for the life of me imagine what she’s going through. We all die and we all know it. But it’s not something that’s at the back of our mind every waking second. Losing someone close breaks that invincibility we build around us and when that someone is you, it’s just something I cannot fathom dealing with. Which is what makes me want to salute Lisa for her courage and the eloquence with which she painted her words at such a difficult time.
It’s a terrible thing. But perhaps it makes us realise how important every moment of this life is because inevitably there are things we regret, things we wish we’d done another way but wishing to change the past frankly doesn’t change anything. Which is why it is necessary to hold on to the important things that make us happy. I’m rambling, really, but sudden bouts of epiphany does that to me.
I hope you will keep Lisa in your prayers and send her some love.
And I hope good things happen to you.
Yes, this book is hard because the author isn’t afraid to hold back anything. She bluntly talks about cutting, overdoses and death. It’s dark and probably difficult for some but the little hopes and dreams of this gaggle of disillusioned teens shine through occasionally and make this powerhouse of a book, a luminous and coming-of-age tale.
Nothing I say can sum up how much this book affected me but Stephenie Kuehnert is officially my hero now and I can only thank her for writing it.
How have you been doing with your WiPs?
For being here. For sticking around. For making me stick around 🙂